- Christian Vision for Men
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CVM (Christian Vision for Men) 
Founder(s) Max Sinclair Type Evangelical Christian Movement Founded 1989[citation needed] Location United Kingdom Origins 
London, UKKey people Rev Carl Beech Area served United Kingdom Focus Evangelical Christianity Volunteers 100s Employees 8 Members 2000+ churches Motto "connecting men to Jesus and the church to men" Website http://www.cvm.org.uk/ Registered Charity number: 1071663 Christian Vision for Men (CVM) is a registered charity[1] 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 2000 churches mainly by having its materials used by the churches mens' 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 [2] and working alongside Christian Viewpoint for Women which is now known as Activate Your Life[3].
In 2006, Rev Carl Beech took over the reins from Richard Meryon[4] who went to work at the Garden Tomb.
In recent years CVM has launched a series of initiatives and activities to further its aims. In 2009, talkinghead a website to capture video testemonies was launched. In 2010, the codelife[5] movement was launched which is a simple list of twelve guidelines to enable Christian men to lead Godly lives.
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.
About
Under Carl Beech's leadership CVM has aimed at a more lower middle and working class constituancy. Unlike many Christian events in the UK there is a beer tent at their camp. Carl and Andy Wilmot produce self parodying podcasts with idioms and accents that would be appropriate for their intended audience. The codelife system also is aimed at giving a simpler message than the intelectual sermons of most evangelical churches.
It is a member of the UK Evangelical Alliance[6].
References
- ^ "English Charity Commission page on CVmen". http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1071663&SubsidiaryNumber=0.
- ^ "CDRex companies information - CVMen". http://www.cdrex.com/christian-vision-for-men-1381091.html. Retrieved 2001-11-15.
- ^ "About Activate". http://activateyourlife.org.uk/page/about-activate. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "BBC interview with Richard Meryton is currently Executive Director of Christian View Point for men". 2006-01-30. http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2006/01/30/ss_richard_meryton_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ The codelife website
- ^ "Evangelical Alliance membership page - CVmen". http://www.eauk.org/orgsearch/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.Result&StartRow=1&EndRow=150&CaseStatement=1&OrganisationName=Christian%20Vision%20for%20men. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
External links
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