Christians for Biblical Equality

“Because of its success growing the reach of cbe's website, cbe made its online celebration of 30 years of cbe ministry permanent. "the year of jubilee" grew the reach of cbe's website and our individual membership class was discontinued. Everyone, worldwide, will have access to cbe's most timely content, with all digital volumes of priscilla papers and mutuality offered free on our website. Cbe bylaws were amended by the directors at their august 2018 board meeting: article ii, section 2.1 classes. Decrease the number of membership classes in the corporation from three to two and remove "individual members" article ii, section 2.3 individual members. Remove section in its entirety. (church/institution members will continue.) article iii, section 3.2b. Qualifications. Remove board of director requirement to "be an individual member". Other changes: other minor changes were made to remove reverences to individual members, including article ii section 2.1 classes there shall be two classes of membership in the corporation, namely chapter members and church/institution members. Classes of membership may be added or discontinued by an affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors.(amended: added three <classes> and <church/institution members> added <classes...directors>; june 2001. Amended:<shall be two classes>; removed<individual members>;september 2018) section 2.3 individual members anyone who professes to be in harmony with the purpose, goals, core values and statement of faith of this corporation; who submits a membership application and makes annual payment of membership dues, may be an individual member.(amended:replaced <woman or man> with <anyone>;moved:<of this corporation>;added:<annual>payment;june 2001. Amended:this section was removed in its entirety; sept. 2018.) article iii section 3.2 number, qualifications and terms b. Qualifications each director shall profess jesus christ as savior and lord, bear a positive christian testimony, and show good judgment. Further, each director shall affirm the purpose, goals core values and statement of faith of this corporation. (amended: deleted <be a natural person...responsible moral conduct> added <profess jesus christ...shall be an individual member>; june 2001. Amended: removed and shall be an individual member.>; sept. 2018.)”

“The organization has members, but the members are all nonvoting.”

“The board of directors receives the completed 990 by email before it is filed. The board of directors meets twice annually in person, in march and october, and once by phone in august. The organization's president/ceo reviews and signs the form 990, and the organization's treasurer reviews form 990 and discusses it with the preparer, privately, after it is filed. The treasurer brings information from their private discussion with the preparer to the board meeting in october when the 990 and preparer's findings are discussed with and approved by the audit committee and full board.”

“Annually, all officers and directors disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts using form 402.1 in board manual. All employees review conflict of interest policy during annual performance review. All employee conflicts of interest noted during employee annual reviews are disclosed by ceo at annual board meetings.”

“Cbe's president/ceo undergoes a yearly performance review via an independent review by cbe's chair. This process is outlined in cbe's board manual section 208. The board chair discusses their findings with the full board at the march board meeting and any salary adjustments are determined at this time. The board holds executive sessions without the ceo each board meeting as a policy.”

“The conflict of interest policy, governing documents, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Christians for biblical equality (cbe), www.cbeinternational.org, is a 501c3 nonprofit organization comprised of individuals, churches, colleges, seminaries, and organizations, representing more than 100 different denominations in 65 countries. Cbe advances the biblical foundation for the equal dignity, authority, and leadership of males and females in church, home, and society. Cbe's events, publications, website, bookstore, local chapters, and partnerships educate global communities on the bible's call for all christians, male and female, to develop and exercise their god-given gifts for leadership with equal authority and responsibility and with the full support of their faith communities. Research shows that when a culture equally values and extends equal authority and opportunities to males and females, these communities experience lower incidents of female abuse and are more economically viable.”

“Because of its success growing the reach of cbe's website, cbe made its online celebration of 30 years of cbe ministry permanent. "the year of jubilee" grew the reach of cbe's website and our individual membership class was discontinued. Everyone, worldwide, will have access to cbe's most timely content, with all digital volumes of priscilla papers and mutuality offered free on our website.”

“The organization's audit committee, comprised of the board's executive committee, reviews the financial statements. The audit committee is also responsible for selecting the independent auditor at the october board meeting. This process is outlined in the board manual section 601.1.”