Christian CEO’s getting together is powerful!
By Raoul Davis

Today I had the opportunity to get together with a great group of people. It was a meeting of Christian CEO’s in the Wilmington, DE/Philadelphia, PA area. We had roundtable discussion about our key issues for our businesses as well as talk about how God should be driving your business. The importance of what Solomon says in Proverbs of having wise counsel. For anyone that is able. I highly recommend you search it out. The web site is www.convenenow.com. Here is some information about them below. Again all I can say is wow!

How it works

ConveneTM members are CEOs, Business Owners, and Executives who desire to be and do more. They want to take their businesses to the next level and honor God in the way they lead and run them.

...John came in the room full of fellow successful business owners and said, "I've got this big decision to make and I'm stuck. What am I missing?" How can a successful CEO make that statement and ask that question? He knows he's surrounded by fellow believers who accept him and have the competency and experience to help him...

Led by skilled facilitators with solid business backgrounds and a mature faith, Convene groups meet monthly to work on their businesses, and make a bigger impact in the lives of the people they touch. Each member also meets individually with their group leader (Chair) in a One2OneTM session to work on implementing the new ideas and changes that will produce more results for the member and his or her business.

Convene members benefit from two distinct interdependent environments, Convene Forum DayTM and One2OneTM executive coaching sessions, which lead to a third environment, the Convene Community™.

Convene Forum Days™ are local gatherings of up to 16 CEOs, presidents and business owners who intentionally work ON the most important areas of their businesses and lives.

One2One™ is a personal executive coaching session Convene members have with their Chair. During this highly productive monthly time, barriers to success are explored and removed.

Convene Community™ is the connections, resources and camaraderie that result from trusted relationships with fellow Convene members who live similar lives and face similar challenges.

"He who walks with the wise grows wise."

This page is all about discussing issues relevant to Christian business owners. Our first discussion is about a piece ABC did a few years ago. Looking forward to your comments.

Christian Businesses Making a Profit While Saving Souls

But Are Business Owners Spreading or Exploiting Their Faith?

At Irene Trammell's Christian fitness club in California, you can work your thighs while you proselytize.

"They would be able to have the Lord's help to lose weight and get in shape because he does want that for us," said Trammel, owner of This Is It! Christian Fitness.

Mark Gadow's Christian Faith Driving School in Maryland gives new meaning to the old bumper sticker "Jesus is My Co-Pilot."

"I'm teaching them a lot about driving and a little about Christianity," Gadow said. Go online, and you'll find scores of Christian lending companies.

Search through the Good Shepherd Yellow Pages and you'll find Christian plumbers, real estate agents, even Christian used car salesmen.

Faith-based businesses are not new, but Christian business owners say they've become increasingly vocal about their faith in recent years.

It's part of a growing evangelical assertiveness -- from entertainment to politics.

Buyer Should Still Beware

But while Christian businesses say they give to charity and treat their customers according to Biblical principles, there are some hucksters out there.

"There is no doubt that the majority of our business owners are honest, but at the same time we ask our customers to do their due diligence," said Bill Cooper, founder of christiannet.com, an online Christian business directory.

There are those who believe Christian businesses exploit religion to get customers. "I'm not sure Jesus Christ would have done that," said Boston College professor Alan Wolfe, who studies religion in public life.

He says Christian businesses both hurt democracy -- because they segregate people -- and are bad for Christianity.

"Because their Christianity requires that they go out and save the souls of other people -- people not like themselves," Wolfe said.

Trammell says 26 people have been born again at her gym.

"We welcome people who are not Christian coming in," she said. "In fact, I love it. It gives us an opportunity to show them we are normal people."

She says starting a business is a way for Christians to go beyond the church walls to promote faith -- and fitness.

ABC News' Dan Harris filed this report for "World News Tonight."