Pros
They do a very good job of helping children in poverty, along with their families. Sponsors also have the opportunity to give family gifts and then see pictures of how you're helped them, which is very rewarding. Their approach is unique and helps kids and their families get back on their feet, live instead of just surviving, and equip them with a fighting chance at real success in life and in Christ - you're not just throwing money at them. Compassion brings many children and families to Christ, and also helps any children from any religious background, which is great. Sponsors have a real, tangible relationship with the kids and it's very rewarding (please note there are many safeguards in place for the kids in case of dubious sponsors). I will absolutely continue to sponsor children from there. Other pros: Weekly Chapel. They also had wonderful, inspirational speakers during chapel. It was also a blessing to be able to pray out loud at will, before meals, and with and for your team. The compensation is above any other ministry I applied for. They were fair in the severance packages when they had to lay off 5% of the company due to upper mgmt.'s incompetence.
Cons
Everything else. I'm a Christian and thought I would love working with other Christians, but overall I found the culture bizarre, although I heard from my co-workers at the time it's better than the culture at most ministries. If you are someone who wants to get work done in an efficient, timely way, this place will drive you crazy. The upper mgmt. were/are all mostly "Good 'ole boys", and completely out of touch with the rest of the worker bees, not to to mention they grossly mismanaged their $, caused an unprecedented 5% lay off, while not one of them were laid off themselves. All the CEO does is cry. I was totally turned off to working with Christians and will never work in a ministry again because it wasn't for me, but it was a great learning experience even if it wasn't the right fit.
