Christian Encounter Ministries, Inc.

Summary

Christian Encounter Ministries, Inc in Grass Valley, CA, have been restoring the lives of troubled young men and women between the ages of 16 and 25 since 1970.

Residents enter the program voluntarily. They experience a safe, loving environment on a semi-secluded 82-acre ranch where they are provided counseling, education, and spiritual direction. They also develop good attitudes, work habits and personal life-skills. They stay an average of one year. Funding for this work is from donations rather than tax-generated dollars.

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Christian Encounter Ministries, Inc. ("CEM") is a nondenominational, nonprofit organization founded in 1970, with membership in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

CEM is succinctly described in the phrase which accompanies their logo, "Tending lives... Training leaders." At the beautiful Christian Encounter Ranch, they have a residential counseling/discipleship ministry for troubled young people (male and female) ages 16-25. These young people come voluntarily. They have backgrounds which include all kinds of abuse, drugs, family problems, etc. Residents stay at the ranch three months to two years and receive professional Christian counseling, discipleship, schooling if necessary, fellowship, love, and plenty of one-on-one attention. They adhere to a disciplined schedule and are expected to work hard.

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Christian Encounter Ministries, Inc. uses the following to express its Statement of Faith:


• In God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
• Jesus is the Christ; He paid the penalty for our sins; He rose from the dead and is coming again.
• The Holy Spirit regenerates and transforms the Christian, who then demonstrates maturity by loving and serving God and others.
• The Bible is the only authoritative and inspired word of God, the infallible rule of faith and conduct for all Christians.
• God wants all Christians to cooperate with one another, in love, in order to accomplish His work on earth.

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Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		210 of 348	22 of 28
Fund Acquisition Decision		210 of 348	22 of 28
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	8 of 28
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	8 of 28