Canadian Christian Business Federation

What Canadian Christian Business Federation does

The Canadian Christian Business Federation (CCBF) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that operates a national community for Christian business owners and workplace leaders. Its mission, stated as "Connecting Your Sunday Faith to Your Monday Work," centers on integrating Biblical Leadership Principles into professional practice. The organization serves a nationwide community of over 4,000 Christian business leaders, primarily small-to-medium business owners and non-profits seeking peer community and biblically-based leadership development.

CCBF's core offerings include BIZ Groups (in-person peer accountability groups hosted at five church locations across Canada), a searchable Christian Business Directory (print and digital, published annually each September), a monthly newsletter with 20-30% open rates, monthly Business Leadership Discussion events on Zoom, and a YouTube channel hosting on-demand recordings. Add-on monetization includes digital advertising across four email types, directory advertising, and a job posting service.

The business model combines recurring annual membership dues (for businesses, non-profits, and individuals), voluntary donations, annual directory advertising sales, and recurring digital newsletter advertising. The organization operates with a 6-person team led by Executive Director Thanh Campbell, with a board chaired by Pete Baran and including Lois Raats, Olasubomi Sofowora, and John Reiser. Corporate sponsorships with Living Water Resorts, Jent Consulting, and JD Smith Insurance provide supplementary marketing partnership revenue. No external investors, parent company, or funding rounds are disclosed; CCBF is community-owned through its membership structure.

Name

Canadian Christian Business Federation

Legal name

Canadian Christian Business Federation

Website

https://ccbf.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Canadian Christian Business Federation (CCBF) is a Canadian nonprofit that connects over 4,000 Christian business owners and workplace leaders nationwide through peer BIZ Groups, a searchable Christian Business Directory, monthly newsletters, and virtual leadership events built around Biblical Leadership Principles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Not disclosed

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Directory Advertising: Annual Christian Business Directory advertising, available in both print (5x8 inch handy-sized format) and digital formats. The directory is organized by name, location, type of business, and advertisers. Published first week of September.
2. Digital Newsletter Advertising: Monthly digital advertising opportunities across 4 email types: CCBF Newsletter, Business Leadership Discussion email, Job Posting Service email, and Special Events email. Open rate 20-30%.
3. Membership Dues: Annual membership for businesses, non-profits, and individuals providing access to BIZ Groups, events, directory listing, and monthly newsletter.
4. Donations: Voluntary contributions from supporters ('Get in touch' page includes donation option).

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CCBF is a national non-profit federation that connects Christian business owners and workplace leaders across Canada through peer-based BIZ Groups, a searchable Christian Business Directory, and recurring monthly programming including a newsletter and virtual Business Leadership Discussions. Its central offering is the BIZ Groups program, where members study a monthly Biblical Leadership Principle together and provide peer accountability, supplemented by membership, directory advertising, and event-based community engagement.

Product overview

CCBF offers a community platform connecting Christian business owners through peer-based BIZ Groups, a searchable Christian Business Directory, and monthly digital communications (newsletter, events, job postings). The core offering is the BIZ Groups program where members study Biblical Leadership Principles together, supplemented by the directory for business discovery and various email advertising opportunities for reaching the nationwide community of over 4000 Christian business leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BIZ Groups Small in-person peer accountability groups for Christian business owners and workplace leaders that meet at partner church locations (Creekside, Forward, Philpott, WMB, WPA) to study the monthly Biblical Leadership Principle together and provide mutual accountability in faith and business practices.
• Christian Business Directory
• Monthly Newsletter (The Monthly Leadership Resource)
• Business Leadership Discussion
• CCBF Membership
• Job Posting Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly newsletter reaches over 4000 Christian business leaders
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Living Water ResortsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor displayed on CCBF website. Living Water Resorts is a Christian-focused resort company that supports the CCBF mission financially in exchange for brand visibility to the Christian business community.
• Jent ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor displayed on CCBF website. Jent Consulting is a consulting firm that supports CCBF through sponsorship, gaining visibility among Christian business leaders across Canada.
• JD Smith InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor displayed on CCBF website. JD Smith Insurance provides business insurance services and supports CCBF as a corporate sponsor for brand exposure to the Christian business community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Christian Leadership Alliance: Christian Leadership Alliance is a membership-based association that equips Christian leaders through content, conferences, and peer learning — a comparable faith-leader membership and content engine to CCBF.
• Faith Driven Entrepreneur: Faith Driven Entrepreneur provides content, events, and a community platform for Christian entrepreneurs and business owners, comparable to CCBF in faith-and-business focus, content-led GTM, and event programming.
• Kingdom Advisors: Kingdom Advisors is a faith-based community of financial and business professionals that combines peer groups, content, and events — directly comparable in mission and member experience to CCBF.
• Marketplace Chaplains USA: Marketplace Chaplains provides faith-based chaplaincy, peer support, and workplace engagement for business owners and employees — a comparable faith-in-the-workplace service and community model.
• C12 Group: C12 Group runs structured peer advisory groups for Christian CEOs and business owners built around biblical principles and accountability — closely mirroring CCBF's BIZ Groups model with a deeper executive peer emphasis.
• CBMC (Christian Business Men's Connection): CBMC is a faith-based business networking organization that connects Christian business owners through peer groups, mentoring, and events — a near-direct functional analog to CCBF operating in North America.

Broad incumbents

• The Caux Round Table: The Caux Round Table is a global network promoting ethical leadership and moral capitalism through dialogue and content — adjacent to CCBF's faith-integrated business leadership mission.
• Watermark Resources: Watermark Resources offers faith-based leadership, workplace, and small-business resources including events and content; a broader incumbent in the faith-and-business space with overlap to CCBF's mission.

Emerging players

• Praxis: Praxis is a faith-driven entrepreneurship community and fund that combines peer learning, content, and events for Christian founders — overlapping CCBF's audience with a more venture-oriented angle.
• Christian Economic Forum: Christian Economic Forum convenes Christian business owners, executives, and investors around faith and economics through summits and community programming — comparable to CCBF in mission and event-driven engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ccbforganization1921
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccbfcan

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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