Connecting Christians Businesses,
Person to Person
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6 NIV
Christian Business Network is
Connecting Christians in the Workplace.
Christian life is relationships—to Christ and to the people we meet. Christian Business Network roundtables and events provide you with opportunities:
- to build meaningful connections with other Christians and Kingdom businesses and
- to develop your abilities as a Godly worker.
We can lift each other up—as Christian friends and as prayer partners for each others’ businesses.
We can transform our workplace by learning how to become Kingdom businesses, by duplicating what we hear in members’ testimonials, and by finding our Marketplace Coalitions (ways God has for us to partner with other Kingdom businesses and ministries.)
Our team roundtables are exciting, fruitful, and blessed with the fellowship of our being co-laborers to transform our world for Christ.
What a wonderful way to develop as a successful Christian business person!
Come find the divine connection God has for you!
Join us!
We are in store for some great times taking the steps toward:
Moving from just being a Christian in Business, existing until the weekend...
To Building Business Success Working by Biblical Principles
To Working in the Power of the Holy Spirit
To Transforming the Workplace!
(4 stages of a Biblical Worker, as taught by Ed Silvoso & Os Hillman)
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All Roundtables are on Thursdays:
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CLICK HERE to see Citywide CBN sponsored events.
CLICK HERE for Directions and Map links to Austin, TX meeting sites.
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Answers to Commonly-Asked Questions |
Christian Business Network is a non-profit organization for all Christian denominations.
Membership Applications
You must attend a roundtable to obtain a membership application to Christian Business Network.
Attendance is free
Both non-profit Christian ministries and for-profit businesses are allowed unlimited FREE visits to CBN team roundtables. If meals are scheduled for a meeting, attendees pay for the meal served at the roundtable through our RSVP system. To see if a date you are attending includes a meal, and to pay, click to visit our online reservation system.
Meeting Agenda
CLICK HERE to scroll down to see a standard CBN Team Roundtable agenda, at the end of this page.
RSVP Difficulties?
If you have questions about your RSVP,
email info@AustinCBN.org or call our voice mail (512) 498-9005.
Meal costs : Meals and payment method varies with meeting location:
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At ABA, APRC, Bethany United Methodist Church and Brethren Church, attendees bring their own meal if they wish to eat. No meals are regularly scheduled for our current meeting locations.
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The RSVP link will note if a meal is being offered for purchase at any CBN event.
Roundtable time: 2nd Thursdays
CBN meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at lunchtime , from 11:30 -1:00 PM.
Networking at lunch meetings is at 11:30-11:45 and 12:45-1:00. Opening prayer at 11:45.
Additional 30 minutes' networking time available at meeting sites after all meetings.
Please arrive during networking time to be seated by the opening prayer.
Each team meets at a set location; currently we have one downtown location and are preparing to start a Round Rock location. You may attend any or all of the locations as often as you like. Each team meets once each month; you are welcome to attend all teams.
1st Thursday - no meeting
2nd Thursday - DOWNTOWN
Lead On Team Roundtable
3rd Thursday - no meeting
4th Thursday - no meeting
5th Thursday - no meeting
Roundtable Locations:
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Forming New CBN Teams
When a CBN team forms, that team’s directors choose the following for their team:
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location
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meeting day
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how often each month that team will meet
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whether they will meet at breakfast time or noontime, and
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what food arrangements are made for the meeting.
Our vision is to have four to six CBN Teams in the Austin area, and spread throughout Texas and the USA.
Want a CBN team in your area? Contact Us about how to start one!
Each CBN roundtable provides attendees opportunities to connect with Kingdom activity in the workplace by connecting through:
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praying to our Lord Jesus Christ,
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hearing about area Christian events,
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getting to know attendees, their work and ministry,
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becoming energized by hearing what the attendees are seeing God doing in their workplace, and
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learning of marketplace ministry resources.
- At each lunchtime roundtable, the first 15 minutes provide individual networking time for those on tight schedules. For meetings at which we provide meals, we ask that those ordering meals arrive at 11:30 to get their meal and be seated by 11:45.
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There are two meeting formats:
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Breakfast meetings start with 30 minutes of networking; lunch meetings start with 15 minutes of networking and provide time for free networking afterward.
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The roundtable segment of both meeting formats lasts one hour.
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We start each meeting with prayer and with a scripture upon which CBN purposes are based.
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We pass around a book containing cards of CBN members.
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We announce and pass around info about citywide Christian events, with more detail about those sponsored by CBN or CBN members. (Get approval from team leadership if you want to announce an event at a roundtable.)
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We invite the Lord to join us as we open our time of sharing and prayer requests.
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INTRODUCTIONS: Each attendee had time a minute or more (depending on number present) to introduce him/herself and his/her business and/or ministry.
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TESTIMONIALS, PRAISES and PRAYER REQUESTS Each attendee is invited to tell us what God is doing in the workplace and what he/she would like to see God do in his/her workplace.
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We provide some info about marketplace ministry resources available for attendees.
- DOOR PRIZES We gather entries and draw winners' names. (All attendees are encouraged to bring a door prize if they wish.) At each roundtable, we have at least one door prize and often many more!
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The team directors close each roundtable with a prayer.
At lunchtime roundtable meetings, time after the closing prayer is available for additional networking..
Prayer Partners:
At Marketplace Lighthouse meetings or whenever designated by each team, we assign a monthly prayer partner for any interested attendees.
