An early meeting of CCI consultants
IN THE EARLY 1980s, a series of high profile missionary kidnappings prompted the faith-based sending community to begin seeking out specialized training in the area of crisis management. In 1985 Crisis Consulting International (originally named Contingency Preparation Consultants) was founded to meet this need. CCI’s founders included Bob Klamser and the late Dr. Chester Quarles, among others.
In the early 1990s, Contingency Preparation Consultants changed its name to Crisis Consulting International. New trainers and consultants were added to the CCI team. Throughout the decade, the ministry of CCI expanded from crisis management training to other areas, including leadership consultations, risk and security assessments, protective services, and specialized crisis response and support services.
CCI team at Lausanne 89 in Manila
Into the 2000s, the ministry of CCI regularly took place on all major continents. Additional training seminars were added, such as the Field Security Seminar and the Security Orientation Workshop.
By the 2010s, CCI had conducted hundreds of training and consultation sessions, trained thousands of faith-based workers, worked with over 100 organizations in more than 50 countries, and supported or managed more than 100 critical incidents for partner organizations.
To this day, CCI remains one of the very few organizations that offers a faith-based worldview approach to crisis management and security training and consultation services.