C12 Business Forums

09/07/2026

Work is worship when it's done with purpose.

Happy Labor Day to the CEOs, founders, and leaders building something that matters. Today, we're celebrating you and the teams you lead.

09/06/2026

Most retrospectives fail for a predictable reason: they turn into a performance recap instead of an honest review.

Our new article on strategic planning outlines three principles that separate a productive Look Back from a polite one.

Prepare before the conversation starts, since honest reflection rarely happens in the moment.

Facilitate for honesty rather than harmony, starting by naming one of your own assumptions that proved wrong.

Guard against recency bias by reviewing the year in order, so the last quarter doesn't drown out the lessons from the first three.

The standard for success is simple.

Read the full article.
https://www.joinc12.com/leadership/developing-a-biblically-based-compensation-strategy/

How to Build Employee Trust Through Fair Pay, Stewardship, and Kingdom-Centered Compensation Decisions

09/04/2026

CURRENT27 registration is picking up momentum.

Nearly 2,000 Christian CEOs will gather in Dallas, March 31 to April 2, 2027, for the world's largest gathering of Christian business leaders, with more than 20 speakers confirmed, including Patrick Lencioni.

If you've been waiting to commit, the agenda is filling in fast.
Register at c12current.com.

08/26/2026

Are you (or someone you know) considering the next season of your leadership career? Have you sensed a call to invest your business experience and spiritual gifts in strengthening and equipping other business leaders?

Every day, Christian CEOs and business owners carry the weight of leading people, stewarding resources, and making decisions that shape lives. But who walks with them, helping them align strategy, leadership, and faith? That’s the mission of a C12 Chair.

We are seeking experienced business leaders to serve as Chairs and launch C12 executive groups across Western New York!

https://www.joinc12.com/rochester

Join us for an exclusive informational dinner in Rochester on September 17th to explore how you can have an eternal impact as a C12 Chair.

Click below for details about this exclusive gathering, the C12 Chair role and candidate qualifications, and how to request your invitation. Seats are limited and filling fast!

https://www.joinc12.com/rochester

08/25/2026

Building a more valuable business and building a more well-run business are the same project.

Clean financials. Reduced owner dependence. Documented systems. A strong team. None of that is exit planning. It's what a healthy business looks like.

Which of your priorities would a serious buyer, or a serious steward, value most?

08/24/2026

What starts as a single Chair in a market often grows into a full team, because demand for peer accountability and Business as a Ministry principles keeps growing alongside the leaders already being served.

That is exactly what is happening this week.

We commissioned seven new Chairs, three of them longtime C12 Members who made the leap to lead, all joining teams in markets we already serve:

Jeff Kilpatrick — DFW
Josh Hood — DFW
Chris Seeger — St. Louis
Hal Diggs — Virginia Beach
Carlos Rodriguez — Virginia Beach
Alicia Hoey — Pittsburgh
Dan Weddle — Memphis

Being a C12 Chair is a calling, not a job title.

It means walking alongside Christian CEOs building great businesses for a greater purpose, helping advance the Gospel in the marketplace, one table at a time.

Please join us in congratulating them on joining the "cadre of the called"!

08/20/2026

Are you (or someone you know) considering the next season of your leadership career? Have you sensed a call to invest your business experience and spiritual gifts in strengthening and equipping other business leaders?

Every day, Christian CEOs and business owners carry the weight of leading people, stewarding resources, and making decisions that shape lives. But who walks with them, helping them align strategy, leadership, and faith? That’s the mission of a C12 Chair.

https://www.joinc12.com/switzerland

We are seeking experienced business leaders to serve as Chairs and launch C12 executive groups across Switzerland.

Join us for an exclusive informational dinner in Zürich on 17 September 2026 to explore how you can have a lasting impact as a C12 Chair.

If you have been praying about the next step in your career, click below for details about this exclusive gathering, the C12 Chair role and candidate qualifications, and how to request your invitation. Seats are limited.

https://www.joinc12.com/switzerland



Mike Sharrow PJ Smyth

08/20/2026

Are you the person other leaders call?

C12 Business Forums is seeking a Chair to lead a peer group of Christian CEOs and owners. You would run the group monthly, using C12's tools and curriculum, in a role other leaders will come to depend on.

The role involves leading a confidential group of business leaders month over month, bringing decades of experience into conversations that include faith rather than talk around it, and receiving support from C12 instead of starting cold.

Come hear more at an upcoming webinar.

https://bit.ly/4wEHbF7

08/19/2026

We are Unicorn Hunting in Western New York!

C12 Business Forums is looking for an exceptional business leader to serve as Chair in the region.

Join us for an exclusive dinner in Rochester, NY on September 17th to learn more about this rewarding calling: https://bit.ly/3U1WVUY

In this role, you will foster and cultivate peer groups where Kingdom-minded executives and owners find purpose, sharpen their skills, and are equipped to integrate Biblical values into their business decisions.

Seats are limited! Click below for details about this exclusive gathering, the C12 Chair role and candidate qualifications, and how to request your invitation.

https://bit.ly/3U1WVUY

08/18/2026

Here's an uncomfortable question worth sitting with: would your business survive without you?

Most high-performing owners have built profitable companies.

Fewer have built ones that can operate, scale, and generate profit without them at the center.

The gap between the two is often invisible until someone tries to buy or transfer the company.

By then, closing it can take two to five years of deliberate work.

What would break in your business if you stepped away for a month?