WelcomeWelcome

Let’s Get Acquainted... Let’s Get Acquainted... – Name and BusinessName and Business– Describe your spiritual journeyDescribe your spiritual journey– Your interest in ForumsYour interest in Forums

Our Beginning:Our Beginning:

Chicago, 1930Chicago, 1930

Businessmen Businessmen reaching reaching

BusinessmenBusinessmen

•To present Jesus Christ as Savior and To present Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to business and professional Lord to business and professional men, and men, and

•To develop business and To develop business and professional men to carry out the professional men to carry out the Great Commission.Great Commission.

Seventy years of ministry Seventy years of ministry in the marketplace bring in the marketplace bring

•know-how know-how

•tools and tools and

•trainingtraining

to help businessmen be the best they to help businessmen be the best they can be for Jesus Christ.can be for Jesus Christ.

– 20,000 business men meeting weekly20,000 business men meeting weekly

– Small Groups and Teams Small Groups and Teams

– Evangelism and discipleshipEvangelism and discipleship

CBMC InternationalCBMC International

Ministry in 74 countriesMinistry in 74 countries

1986 – Business by 1986 – Business by

the Book the Book

Seminar in Chicago.Seminar in Chicago.

1987 – First CBMC 1987 – First CBMC

Forum Forum

1997 – National roll-1997 – National roll-

outout

2000 – 74 groups, 30 2000 – 74 groups, 30

areasareas

550 business 550 business

ownersowners

Kansas City

Chicago

LincolnOmaha

Phoenix

Santa Rosa

Fresno

So. CA

Portland

Santa Barbara

Anchorage

Mobile

Atlanta

Chattanooga

Milwaukee Detroit

Minneapolis

Aurora

IndianapolisColumbus

Cincinnati

Louisville

Pittsburgh

Ventura

Houston

New Orleans

Oklahoma City

Raleigh

Lansing

Erie

CBMCCBMCFORUM CitiesFORUM Cities

•550 members nationwide550 members nationwide•74 groups in 30 metro areas74 groups in 30 metro areas

Do you feel Do you feel

like you’re like you’re

going it going it

alone, alone,

facing the facing the

tough tough

problems of problems of

business?business?

– Downsizing, hiring, firing, Downsizing, hiring, firing,

– partnerships, cash flow, debt, competition, partnerships, cash flow, debt, competition, profits, losses, stress, loneliness…profits, losses, stress, loneliness…

– Juggling family needs.Juggling family needs.

– Church and personal ministry.Church and personal ministry.

– CompartmentalizationCompartmentalization

– Help solve difficult business issues Help solve difficult business issues from a biblical perspective. from a biblical perspective.

– Provide accountability to match Provide accountability to match policies and actions to God’s Word.policies and actions to God’s Word.

A group of peers to…A group of peers to…

““A A friendlyfriendly Board of Directors” Board of Directors”

The counsel and support of fellow executives.The counsel and support of fellow executives.

Vision:Vision:

– Businesses glorifying GodBusinesses glorifying GodPurpose:Purpose:

– To help Christian business owners better To help Christian business owners better glorify God through their businesses glorify God through their businesses and lives.and lives.

A FORUM is ...A FORUM is ...

– aa unique environment unique environment

– 6 to 8 Christian business owners6 to 8 Christian business owners

– meeting monthly for several hours meeting monthly for several hours

– apply God’s Word to the daily operation apply God’s Word to the daily operation of their businesses.of their businesses.

CORE VALUESCORE VALUES

– Godly CounselGodly Counsel

–Mutual SupportMutual Support

–AccountabilityAccountability

–PrayerPrayer

–ConfidentialityConfidentiality

– High priority business meeting High priority business meeting – 5 hours per month5 hours per month– Sharing business experiences and Sharing business experiences and

wisdomwisdom– Supporting other membersSupporting other members– Financial InvestmentFinancial Investment

Godly CounselGodly Counsel – drawing on the – drawing on the wisdom, giftedness and experience of wisdom, giftedness and experience of the men in your group.the men in your group.

Mutual SupportMutual Support – receiving and – receiving and giving understanding, empathy and giving understanding, empathy and encouragement when facing both encouragement when facing both difficulties and opportunities.difficulties and opportunities.

AccountabilityAccountability – gaining the courage – gaining the courage to follow through on tough decisions to follow through on tough decisions and issues as they arise. and issues as they arise.

PrayerPrayer – experiencing the power and – experiencing the power and ministry of prayer both as a group ministry of prayer both as a group and with individual members.and with individual members.

Confidentiality Confidentiality – gaining trust and – gaining trust and confidence in one another that comes confidence in one another that comes with honest and transparency in a with honest and transparency in a confidential environment.confidential environment.

Accumulated Years Accumulated Years Business Experience Business Experience and as a Christianand as a Christian

NameName Years in BusinessYears in Business as Christianas Christian– Bill P. Bill P. 2828 1414– Jim E.Jim E. 3030 1212– Dave L.Dave L. 1818 2020– James W.James W. 1616 1818– Dan K.Dan K. 3131 6 6– Steve M.Steve M. 1414 1010– Dale W.Dale W. 1515 2121 TOTALTOTAL 152 152 101 101

Typical Meeting Agenda - 3pm-8pmTypical Meeting Agenda - 3pm-8pm

3pm - Prayer 3pm - Prayer - - DevotionalDevotional

3:30 - Host Segment3:30 - Host Segment Business updateBusiness update

- Host Issues- Host Issues Problems/ Problems/

opportunitiesopportunities Review financialsReview financials Business as ministry Business as ministry

platform platform

5:30 - Meal5:30 - Meal 6:00 - Round-table 6:00 - Round-table

of of membersmembers

8:00 - Administrative 8:00 - Administrative

matters/Prayermatters/Prayer

3 Steps to Joining a FORUM3 Steps to Joining a FORUM

1.1. Complete the ApplicationComplete the Application

2.2. Attend the Initial MeetingAttend the Initial Meeting

3.3. Make the CommitmentMake the Commitment

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CBMCFORUMS.COMCBMCFORUMS.COM

A vision for ministry A vision for ministry

in the marketplacein the marketplace..