Location United Kingdom Members 2000+ churches Founded 1989 Origins London, United Kingdom | Area served United Kingdom Founder Max Sinclair Number of employees 8 | |
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Type Evangelical Christian Movement Focus Evangelical Christianity Key people Rev Carl Beech, Nathan Blackaby Motto "connecting men to Jesus and the church to men" Profiles | ||
Christian vision for men
Christian Vision for Men (CVM) is a registered charity operating all over the United Kingdom based in Chesterfield. Its mission statement is to "connect men to Jesus and the church to men". It works with over 2,000 churches, mainly by having its materials used by the churches men's groups to achieve its aims.
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History
CVM was founded in 1989 by Max Sinclair. Until August 2006 it was known as Christian Viewpoint for Men, working alongside Christian Viewpoint for Women which is now known as Activate Your Life.
In 2006, Carl Beech took over the reins from Richard Meryon who went to work at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.
In recent years CVM has launched a series of initiatives and activities to further its aims. In 2009it launched talkinghead, a website to capture video testimonies. In 2010 it started codelife, a simple list of twelve guidelines to help men to live by Christian teachings.
CVM gained mainstream press coverage in 2010 when it recommended churches to invite men to showings of World Cup football matches.
CVM held a conference on a ferry crossing the Irish Sea followed in June 2011 by "The Gathering", a weekend camp with 500 attendees near Highworth, and "Kingdom Warriors", a conference at Southport.
About
Under Carl Beech's leadership CVM has aimed at a more lower middle and working class constituency. Unlike many Christian events in the UK, there is a beer tent at their camp. The Codelife system is also aimed at giving a simpler message than the intellectual sermons of most evangelical churches.
CVM is a member of the UK Evangelical Alliance.