Christians for Biblical Equality

“April 2019 by laws revisions: board member terms of office (section 3.2 c) revised to read: the term of office of all directors shall be three years beginning at the annual board meeting. November 2019 by laws revisions: mission statement revised to read: cbe exists to promote the biblical message that god calls women and men of all cultures, races, and classes to share authority equally in service and leadership in the home, church and world. Our mission is to eliminate the power imbalance between men and women resulting from theological patriarchy. Section 2.5 termination of chapters or church/institution members revised to read: a membership in the corporation may be terminated by the ceo at any time. Any member may resign at any time.”

“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 or remotely, 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. 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. The 990 is then filed following the above procedure.”

“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.”

“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.”