City Bible Forum

Name

City Bible Forum

Legal name

City Bible Forum Limited

Website

https://citybibleforum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-based workplace ministry services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Workplace ministry programs
• Christian discipleship services
• Faith-based training
• Workplace Christian communities
• Evangelism training resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney, NSW

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: One-off and monthly donations from supporters, processed via credit card (Stripe), PayPal, and EFT
2. Bequests: Legacy gifts left in wills to City Bible Forum Limited

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

City Bible Forum is a non-denominational Christian organization that operates a workplace ministry across Australia's major cities. It runs in-house Christian groups within companies and government departments, delivers training and assessment programs (e.g., Life@Work, EvQ, The Word One to One), produces podcasts and discussion-based programs, and provides a library of resources equipping Christians to share their faith at work.

Product overview

City Bible Forum is a non-denominational Christian organization founded in 1991 that serves the business community across Australia. The organization offers a comprehensive ecosystem of programs and resources centered on helping Christians live and share their faith in the workplace. The core offerings include Life@Work (discipleship networks), EvQ (evangelism assessment tool), The Word One to One (Bible reading program), and In House Groups (workplace Christian communities). Supporting programs include Bigger Questions and Deeper Questions podcasts, Reel Dialogue (film discussions), City Legal (legal profession network), Fellowship Beyond Numbers (finance professionals), Prayer Teams, Edge Events, training Courses, and an extensive Resources library. Third Space is a related initiative focused on creating third spaces for spiritual conversations. Together, these products serve Christians from CEOs to new graduates across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, and Hobart.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Third Space: An initiative of City Bible Forum focused on creating spaces and opportunities in the workplace to explore bigger questions of life, faith and culture.
• Life@Work
• EvQ
• The Word One to One
• Bigger Questions

Products and services

• City Bible Forum The core workplace ministry program of City Bible Forum — a non-denominational Christian organization founded in 1991 that creates spaces and opportunities in Australian workplaces to explore questions of life, faith, and culture, reaching thousands of city workers each year through networks, training, and resources.
• Life@Work A discipleship network specifically for Christians in the workplace, providing encouragement, resources, and community support to help working Christians grow in Christ-likeness and live out their faith at work.
• EvQ (Evangelism Quotient)

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of non-Christians reached with the gospel message annually

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Third SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird Space is an initiative of City Bible Forum, serving as a sister organization that creates third spaces for spiritual conversations and engagement with faith questions. It extends the ministry's reach into philosophical discussion groups and community building.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alpha International: Runs the globally deployed Alpha course series exploring the Christian faith in small-group settings, often hosted in workplaces, churches, and homes. Most directly comparable to City Bible Forum's Word One-to-One and broader evangelism/discipleship programs in mission and delivery model.
• Marketplace Chaplains: Provides chaplaincy and spiritual-care services inside workplaces across multiple countries. Comparable as another Christian organization operating inside enterprise workplaces, although delivery is chaplain-led rather than peer-group-led like City Bible Forum's in-house groups.
• Geneva Push: Australian gospel-centered ministry focused on equipping Christians to share their faith, with networks and training programs. Comparable as a fellow Australian organization with overlapping evangelism-training mission and resources, though not workplace-specific.
• Matthias Media: Australian Christian ministry producing Bible-reading courses and evangelism training material (e.g., Two Ways to Live, Understanding the Faith). Directly comparable in the Bible-engagement and evangelism-training product category.
• Christianity Explored: Operates a parallel Bible-reading evangelism course (often Mark's Gospel) designed for non-Christian enquirers, frequently run in workplace and informal settings. Closely comparable to City Bible Forum's Word One-to-One program in structure and audience.
• Corporate Chaplains of America: US-based workplace chaplaincy ministry serving corporate employees. Directly comparable mission of providing faith-based support inside workplaces, though US-focused and chaplaincy-delivered.

Broad incumbents

• Ridley College: Australian theological college offering ministry and theological education, including the Marketplace Institute referenced in City Bible Forum's management team background. Comparable as a faith-based training institution in Australia, though formal college rather than workplace-focused.
• CMS Australia: Faith-based mission and ministry organization active in Australia. Comparable as a fellow Christian nonprofit operating programs across Australian cities, though with a broader cross-cultural mission focus rather than workplace ministry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/city-bible-forum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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