Christian Men's Network

What Christian Men's Network does

Christian Men's Network (CMN) is a non-profit Christian discipleship ministry founded in 1977 by Dr. Edwin Louis Cole and headquartered in Grapevine, Texas. It serves church leaders and individual men globally through a structured men's discipleship curriculum, primarily the "Majoring in Men" nine-book series, with additional titles such as the 7 Keys book, Identity book, and the Men and Ladies of Honor program. As of the input data, the ministry reports operations across 138 nations with 86,000+ trained leaders and 8M+ men using its curriculum, delivered in 15+ languages.

The core offering is a curriculum-based platform delivered through printed books, workbooks, study guides, events, and a commissioned-leader training pathway; the curriculum also articulates with Christian Life School of Theology Global so that completion can count toward accredited college credit. AchieveLab Media Center operates as an in-house media production arm supporting curriculum and event content. Technology stack is conventional for a content-and-events ministry — web-based e-commerce, digital media production, and translation pipelines — with no described AI/ML, platform, or SaaS components.

The business model combines low-priced product sales (books and workbooks priced roughly $11.99–$200), event and conference registration fees, free or licensed distribution of curriculum to churches, and donor-funded ministry operations. Geographic reach is enabled through partnerships such as the Iran Alive Farsi distribution arrangement and a decentralized leader network rather than direct-to-consumer sales infrastructure. As a non-profit, CMN does not publish revenue, headcount trend data, or audited financials in the input material.

Name

Christian Men's Network

Legal name

Christian Men's Network

Website

https://cmn.men

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Christian Men's Network is a non-profit Christian discipleship ministry that develops and distributes the Majoring in Men curriculum and related books and events to church leaders and individual men across 138 nations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Discipleship Resources

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Information (51)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJAHAD

Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Religious & Spiritual Publishing

SECONDARYMPABALAA

Christian Broadcasting (TV & Radio)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Religious/Faith-Based Broadcasting

SECONDARYEDAHAKAF

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Religious & Theological Colleges

Keywords

• Christian discipleship curriculum
• Men's ministry resources
• Religious education materials
• Faith-based publications
• Christian leadership training

Headquarters

HQ city

Grapevine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: CMN generates revenue through the sale of books, workbooks, curriculum sets, DVDs, and launch kits. The Majoring in Men curriculum includes nine books with corresponding workbooks sold individually or as complete sets. Notable products include Maximized Manhood, Courage, Never Quit, and other titles.
2. Donations and Charitable Giving: CMN accepts donations through its GIVE page to support global mission work, including the Dangerous Nations initiative to reach men for Christ in underserved regions. Donations fund international expansion and resource distribution.
3. Event Registration: Revenue generated from event registrations including the CMN Global Summit, regional workshops, and training intensives held worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Christian Men's Network provides a 9-book discipleship curriculum called "Majoring in Men," along with workbooks, leader's guides, and pastors' launch kits for Christian men's ministry. The organization sells these resources directly through e-commerce, accepts donations, and hosts events including the CMN Global Summit. CMN operates globally across 138 nations, equipping pastors, small group leaders, and individual men with structured spiritual growth materials.

Product overview

Christian Men's Network offers a comprehensive men's ministry product portfolio centered on the Majoring in Men® curriculum system, which is the most widely used men's resource in the world. The core offering consists of nine books with corresponding workbooks covering topics such as Maximized Manhood, Courage, Communication Sex & Money, Never Quit, Real Man, Power of Potential, Sexual Integrity, Strong Men in Tough Times, and Treasure. Supporting products include the Majoring in Men Launch Kit (with MoMENtum Guide and Seven Keys book), the twelve-week online Majoring in Men Foundations course, and the Commissioning/Licensing program for men completing all nine books. Media offerings include the BraveMen Podcast, Monday Night Men video series, and AchieveLab platform. The organization also runs the CMN Global Summit (annual event), Global Fatherhood Initiative (human justice mission in 100+ nations), and Men and Ladies of Honor youth program. Materials are available in English and Spanish in multiple formats (books, workbooks, digital books, audio books, DVDs), with translations in 15+ additional languages. The Ed Cole Legacy Collection II provides comprehensive archival access to founder Edwin Louis Cole's teachings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Majoring in Men Curriculum Set A 9-book structured discipleship curriculum designed for Christian men's spiritual growth, available as a complete set for individual men, small groups, and church men's ministries.
• Majoring in Men Individual Books Individual books from the 9-book Majoring in Men series, sold separately for personal study by individual Christian men.
• Pastors Launch Kit A turn-key curriculum package designed for pastors and church leaders to launch or sustain men's discipleship programs in their congregations.
• CMN Global Summit An annual ministry conference and gathering hosted by Christian Men's Network for pastors, ministry leaders, and participants in the organization's global network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% average increase in church growth, volunteer participation, and financial giving
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Christian Life School of Theology GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMN has formed a special partnership with Christian Life School of Theology Global to offer college credit for commissioned men who have completed nine CMN books. Commissioned men can earn Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, or Masters of Theology through this partnership.
• Iran Alive MinistryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMN partners with Iran Alive to distribute Maximized Manhood translated into Farsi over the Internet, making inroads into underground churches in Iran.
• Biblical View Publishers (Russia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlexander Shaposhnikov publishes all Russian books through Biblical View Publishers, with Pastor Igor Sokolov translating workbooks, enabling distribution across Russia.
• GLOVIMO (Uganda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGLOVIMO is the Uganda ministry born from CMN's Maximized Manhood, founded by Alex Mitala. This grassroots movement helped reduce Uganda's AIDS rate from 33% to 6.4% and continues as an autonomous partner ministry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Focus on the Family: Focus on the Family is a major Christian media and resources organization publishing books, broadcasts, and family content, overlapping with CMN's fatherhood and men's resources as part of a much broader portfolio.
• FamilyLife (Cru): FamilyLife is a large, established Christian marriage and family ministry with curriculum, events (Weekend to Remember), and broadcast media; it overlaps with CMN on fatherhood and men's discipleship but operates across the broader family/marriage segment.
• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: BGEA is a long-established global evangelistic organization with mass media, events, and discipleship content, comparable to CMN in its global Christian outreach and publishing heritage though broader in mission.

Direct peers

• Authentic Manhood (Watermark Resources): Authentic Manhood produces a multi-volume men's discipleship curriculum and small-group studies used by churches, directly competing with CMN's Majoring in Men curriculum for church men's ministry budgets.
• Promise Keepers: Promise Keepers is a Christ-centered men's ministry that runs conferences and discipleship programs for pastors and men, directly overlapping with CMN's target audience of churches, pastors, and men seeking servant leadership training.
• Iron Sharpens Iron: Iron Sharpens Iron is a men's ministry network that runs regional conferences and provides church resources, serving a similar pastoral and lay-leader audience in the men's discipleship space.
• Every Man Ministries: Every Man Ministries offers men's conferences, Wild at Heart events, and church-based men's ministry resources, competing directly with CMN for pastor-led men's ministry programs and curriculum.
• Man in the Mirror: Man in the Mirror provides church-based men's ministry consulting, training events, and resources for pastors, directly comparable to CMN's church distribution and training motion.
• No Greater Love Ministries: No Greater Love Ministries focuses on men's ministry and family discipleship through events and resources, overlapping with CMN's mission to equip men as servant-leaders and address social issues from a Christian worldview.

Emerging players

• RightNow Media: RightNow Media is a digital streaming library of Christian video content widely used by churches, increasingly substituting for or competing with traditional publishers like CMN in church discipleship content distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cmnworld
• YouTubeyoutube.com/christianmensnetwork
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChristianMensNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/christianmensnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountaingateway

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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