Convenção Batista Mineira

Name

Convenção Batista Mineira

Legal name

Convenção Batista Mineira

Website

https://batistasmineiros.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1916

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Organization Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious denomination services
• Theological education
• Christian publishing
• Missionary programs
• Social action services

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings from Member Churches: The primary revenue stream consists of tithes, offerings, and contributions collected from affiliated Baptist churches and individual members across the state of Minas Gerais. Churches contribute a portion of their receipts to support the convention's operations, missionary activities, educational institutions, and social programs.
2. Editora CBM Bookstore Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of religious educational materials, books, curricula (Revista CBM, Vida na Vida), devotional resources, and other publications through the Livraria CBM (CBM Bookstore) at www.livrariacbm.com.br.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Convenção Batista Mineira (CBM) is a regional Baptist convention headquartered in Belo Horizonte that coordinates affiliated Baptist churches across the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its core offerings include denominational governance and pastoral credentialing, theological education through the Seminário Teológico Batista Mineiro, Christian education curricula and books via Editora CBM, in-person and online training programs (Capacitare, Academia de Líderes, Liderança Servidora, Academia Missionária), youth and children's missionary organizations (Embaixadores do Rei, Mensageiras do Rei, JUBAM), social outreach via the Vida na Estrada mobile unit, and a KAIROS digital platform for donations and church management.

Product overview

Convenção Batista Mineira is a religious denomination organization that operates as a platform offering religious education, training, missionary programs, youth organizations, and social action services. The core offerings include publishing (Editora CBM with Revista CBM and Vida na Vida curricula), training programs (Capacitare in-person and EAD, Academia de Líderes, Academia Missionária, Liderança Servidora), youth organizations (Embaixadores do Rei for boys 9-17, Mensageiras do Rei for girls), missionary programs (Radical Minas for youth, Campaign of State Missions), and social projects (Projeto Vida na Estrada mobile unit). Supporting infrastructure includes the Seminário Teológico Batista Mineiro for theological education, Rede Batista de Educação network of schools, and the internal KAIROS management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radical Minas: Youth missionary immersion program for young people ages 17-30
• Vida na Estrada
• Capacitare
• Academia de Líderes
• Embaixadores do Rei
• Mensageiras do Rei
• Espontânea Idade
• Kairos

Products and services

• Editora CBM / Livraria CBM

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,000+ people served by Vida na Estrada social project in 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rede Batista de EducaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rede Batista de Educação is a network of Baptist schools affiliated with the CBM, including the Colégio Batista Mineiro with multiple campuses (Belo Horizonte Floresta, Buritis, and Uberlândia). The CBM provides denominational oversight, accreditation support, and educational governance to these institutions, which operate from early childhood to higher education levels.
• Seminário Teológico Batista Mineiro (STBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe STBM is the theological seminary operated by the CBM for the training of pastors and missionaries. The CBM oversees curriculum, faculty, and accreditation for the seminary, which offers presencial and online theological education leading to ministry credentials recognized within the convention.
• Editora CBM / Livraria CBMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEditora CBM is the publishing house of the Convenção Batista Mineira, producing the official Sunday School curriculum (Revista CBM), the children's curriculum Vida na Vida, devotional materials, and books by Baptist authors. Products are sold through the Livraria CBM e-commerce platform (livrariacbm.com.br).
• CBTL – Centro Batista de Treinamento e LazercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centro Batista de Treinamento e Lazer (CBTL) in Ravena, MG is a convention-owned training and leisure facility hosting camps, retreats, leadership academies, and the annual Acampamento dos Embaixadores do Rei. It serves as the primary venue for in-person CBM events and training programs.
• Embaixadores do Rei – MGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbaixadores do Rei (King's Ambassadors) is a missionary organization for boys aged 9–17 years, established in Brazil in 1948 by missionaries Alvin and D. Katie Hatton. It operates under the CBM's Evangelismo e Missões department and includes hundreds of local 'embaixadas' across Minas Gerais. Programs cover missions, stewardship, evangelism, recreation, and camps.
• Mensageiras do Rei – MGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMensageiras do Rei (King's Messengers) is a Baptist organization for girls similar to Embaixadores do Rei. The CBM coordinates the annual Espontânea Idade Congress and capacity events for this organization's leaders and participants.
• JUBAM – Juventude Batista MineiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUBAM is the youth organization of the CBM, coordinating youth mission projects, camps (CONJUBAM), conferences, and the Radical Minas missionary immersion program for young people aged 17–30.
• Associações Batistas de Minas GeraiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple regional Baptist associations affiliated with the CBM, including ABAVAÇO, ABCZOMA, ASSIBASUL, ABACERD, ABAME, AIBOM, and others. These associations serve as regional coordination bodies for affiliated churches, distributing CBM programs, training, and mission support across their respective territories.
• União Feminina Missionária Batista Mineira (UFMBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFMBM is the women's missionary organization of the CBM, with regional chapters across all associations. The organization celebrated 100 years in 2023 and conducts mission projects, women's congresses, and capacity events.
• União Missionária de Homens Batistas de Minas (UMHBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUMHBM coordinates men's ministry across affiliated churches, implementing the Projeto Neemias (church construction), leadership retreats, and men's congresses.
• Convenção Batista Brasileira (CBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CBB is the national-level Baptist convention of which the CBM is a constituent member. The CBM participates in CBB assemblies, council meetings, and national mission campaigns (such as Cruzadas Internacionais), aligning its programs with the broader Brazilian Baptist denomination.
• KAIROS PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationKAIROS is a web-based church management and donation processing platform used by the CBM (kairos2.batistasmineiros.org.br) for collecting tithes and offerings, managing church records, event registration, and donation campaigns. It serves as the digital financial and administrative backbone for the convention and affiliated churches.
• Aliança Batista Mundial (World Baptist Alliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe global Baptist alliance recognized the Vida na Estrada project and connects the CBM with the worldwide Baptist community, facilitating participation in international mission exchanges and the Cruzadas Internacionais program.
• Cristolândia Minas GeraisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCristolândia is a social mission initiative active in Minas Gerais focused on rescuing and transforming lives affected by prostitution and drug addiction. The CBM supports Cristolândia MG through mission coordination, volunteer deployment, and the appointment of coordinators.
• Missão IOCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMissão IOCO is a Baptist mission focused on children and adolescents through art, music, and sports. The CBM coordinates IOCO activities across affiliated churches, bringing mission experiences to schools and communities through creative programs.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Convenção Batista do Rio de Janeiro: State-level Baptist convention serving churches in Rio de Janeiro state. Mirrors CBM's structure of coordinating affiliated churches, pastoral training, and missionary programs within a single Brazilian state.
• Convenção Batista do Espírito Santo: Baptist state convention serving churches in Espírito Santo. Smaller in scale than CBM but operates the same state-level coordination model over affiliated churches, theological education, and missionary deployment.
• Convenção Batista Brasileira (CBB): National-level Baptist convention of which CBM is a constituent member. Operates the same denominational model — coordinating regional conventions, seminaries, and mission programs — but at the country level across all Brazilian states.
• Convenção Batista Baiana: Baptist state convention for Bahia, one of Brazil's most populous states. Provides a structural and operational benchmark comparable to CBM in coordinating affiliated churches, theological education, and regional missions.
• Convenção Batista do Paraná: Baptist state convention coordinating churches and institutions in Paraná. Closely comparable in operating model to CBM, including affiliated seminary, publishing arm, and missionary organizations.
• Convenção Batista Paulista: State-level Baptist convention for São Paulo state. Performs the same ecclesiastical governance, seminary oversight, publishing, and mission coordination role for Baptist churches in the country's most populous state.
• Convenção Batista Nacional: An alternative national Baptist convention in Brazil, parallel to the CBB system to which CBM belongs. Overlaps with CBM in mission but represents a distinct denominational polity with its own affiliated state conventions and institutions.

Others

• Aliança Batista Mundial (Baptist World Alliance): Global Baptist alliance that already partners with CBM (and awarded the Vida na Estrada project). Provides the worldwide denominational framework to which CBM belongs and offers a benchmark for governance, networking, and mission coordination at international scale.
• Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB): National governance body for the Catholic Church in Brazil. Analogous organizational role to CBM at the national level — coordinating regional dioceses, training clergy, and managing social and educational programs — but for a different denomination.

Broad incumbents

• Convenção Geral das Assembleias de Deus no Brasil (CGADB): Largest evangelical denomination in Brazil, operating through state-level conventions and churches. Directly competes for the same pool of Brazilian evangelical adherents, pastors, and donations as CBM, but at a vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/batistasmineiros
• Facebookfacebook.com/batistasmineiros
• Instagraminstagram.com/radicalminas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/batistasmineiros

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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