History
CBMC began in the  United States in 1930, when a group of Christian businessmen coordinated a  series of pre-Easter rallies. With the Great  Depression in its 2nd year, these men saw a need for a spiritual  revival in the Chicago area, and a six week evangelistic crusade was held  at the Garrick Theatre, located in downtown Chicago.    Today, CBMC has grown from a  small group of men in Chicago to over 18,000 members in 700 teams across the  United States. Worldwide, CBMC is active in over  70 countries  with over 50,000 members total. 

Core Values
Preeminence of Christ:   Intimacy with Christ is paramount; therefore we recognize that  ministry flows through spiritual leaders who are devoted to Christ and to  prayer. All that we do must emanate from our life in Christ and His life in  ours. 
Life-on-Life Relationships::  We value the process of committed one-on-one relationships for  evangelism and discipleship. 
Teams:   God calls us to work together in teams in order to multiply what  He wants to accomplish through us. 
Generational Spiritual Reproduction:   The goal of the discipleship process is spiritual reproduction to  the 3rd and 4th generations and beyond. 

Purpose
To PRESENT Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to business and  professional men, and, To DEVELOP Christian business and professional men to carry out the Great  Commission.