Awana reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)
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Matt Markins

61% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Awana has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Awana employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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75 reviews
4.0
Apr 10, 2020
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Pros

Very friendly to employees with families Some departments are actually working on cutting-edge stuff

Cons

Reluctance to fully embrace technology There was a whole group that still believes KJV was the only legit Bible translation

5.0
Sep 14, 2017

Great Company to work for!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

staff members feel like family flexible work hours passion for direction of company

Cons

fast growing ministry sometimes hard to keep up with the demands. Can't hire staff quickly enough!

5.0
Jun 5, 2017

Cool Ministry! Moving Forward!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I've been here only a few years and compared to other ministries where I've served, this place has a pretty healthy culture, and they are working on making it better. Amazing mission. New, younger leadership with a fresh vision. Leadership is working hard to foster an environment where we can do our best work. Awana has a unified plan for working together as a global ministry and everyone is working hard to align. I'm blessed to serve here!

Cons

There are some people here who don't understand the business challenges we face in sales and donor ministry. This essentially means that leadership has to carry legacy dead weight. I think that our leadership is doing a good job of working through this. Some people here don't understand some of the challenges we are facing in a changing church ministry culture. I wish management and leaders would move a little faster. Lastly, I think the comments about "nepotism" toward Awana on this site are unfair. The nepotism that exists in this ministry is a result of legacy decisions that were made a long time ago. I don't see any evidence of leadership hiring family members. Those days seem to be gone and the nepotism that does exist is legacy that we are left with from previous leadership days. Keep going Awana - we are moving in the right direction!

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