WELCOME TO PHASE 1 OF THE CHURCH BUSINESS NETWORK... THE ENROLLMENT PHASE
(Since this is a "developing" website, some links may not be working yet and may become available at any time, so check back often for updated links)
THE CHURCH BUSINESS NETWORK DEBUTS FALL 2008
Our Mission: Develop a Network where Churches and Other Christian Non-Profit Organizations (Members of the Network) and Congregations (Customers of the Network) can go to order everything they need and Pastors & Music Ministers (Agents for the Network) can earn a residual income from signing up churches in their area to the network. In addition, each church will set-up a "fundraising" account into which the church will receive a % back from Merchants (Affiliates of the Network) from purchases made by the staff, congregation or even non-members of your church.
Who are we? See the Credentials of Our Founders at the link on the left.
PHASE 1 - ENROLLMENT & TESTING PHASE
At present, we are in PHASE 1 of our website development. During this Phase, our goal is to sign-up as many Agents as possible, who in turn will sign-up as many churches as possible to the network. In order to give each of our 10,000 Potential Agents (Music Ministers and Pastors from a Database of Customers of Christian Images & Slides since 1991) and 90,000 others (from a Postcard Mailing with Tri-Media Publications) an opportunity to build their network, before we introduce PHASE 2, we invite you to complete the forms available below AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a church has been enrolled, the Agent (Enroller) who signed up the church will be considered the Enrolling Agent in good standing as long as they maintain their qualifications (See Maintaining Your Qualifications under CBN Comp Plan on the left panel).
In addition, 1st Level Agents will be able to sign-up 2nd Level Agents to the network and receive additional residual income from their 2nd Level Agent's sales volume from their Member group's purchases (See CBN Compensation Plan link to the left.)
Click on the Form you want to complete:
AGENT ENROLLMENT FORM - For Qualified Music Ministers and Pastors who will earn a residual income from purchases made on the network.
MEMBER ENROLLMENT FORM - For Churches who sign up on the network to order everything they need and receive a % back from Merchants which is paid quarterly. See Fundraising on left panel for details.
AFFILIATE ENROLLMENT FORM - For Merchants and Professional Companies who sign up on the network to provide goods and services to churches nationwide and are willing to return to the network a % of the purchases made through the network, a portion (See CBN Compensation Plan link to left) of which will be shared by Agents in the form of residual income and Member Churches in the form of a tax-deductible donation to a fundraising account.
There are no enrollment fees during PHASE 1 which ends on December 31, 2008. If you enroll now, you will be notified later when fees go into effect and be asked to pay the annual fee via credit card. You can also opted out of Membership or Agent Status should you not want to pay the Annual Fee: PHASE 2 starting January 2009: Agent $29.95 per year / PHASE 3: Member $49.95 per year.
We are making every effort to present you with our entire spectrum of offers as soon as possible. At this point we can provide you with this development plan and general information regarding The Church Business Network. The details are being worked out during Phase 1 & Phase 2.
We are looking forward to your ENROLLMENT in PHASE 1.
PHASE 2 - PURCHASING AGENT AGREEMENT & AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPMENT
The Purchase Order Concept is now available in part, via email or phone. The Purchase Order Request Form will be available soon. Phase 2 will be fully functional online on or before January 2009.
PHASE 2 will be developing along with PHASE 1. As we add Affiliates and Merchants to our list, we will begin the relationship by having your church complete a "Purchase Order Request" first via email and phone but later ONLINE as the form becomes available. We will work with our Affiliates to get you the best price for the list of items on your Purchase Order Request or ONLINE Form (when available). Once we have the prices, we will present the request back to you for your approval. You can order ALL or as many items as you want from the Quote Return. Each completed purchase will then be "booked" and appropriate commissions to Agents and donation to Church Fundraising Accounts will be placed in the reserve accounts to be paid as shown in the CBN Compensation Plan. In some cases during PHASE 2, our affiliate relationship will allow you to link from CBN to the Affiliate and purchase directly from them and also receive your commissions and fundraising discounts through our program with the affiliates. This "linking" relationship does NOT however use the ONE Shopping Cart Concept which will be forthcoming in PHASE 3.
During PHASE 2 (Starting in January 2009), Agents will be charged an annual fee to build their network of churches and other Enrolled Agents on CBN. During PHASE 2, Member Churches and Customers (non-members) will be able to shop on the network with no membership fee.
We are currently offering the following products on a Purchasing Agent Agreement Basis (via email or phone):
- Christian/Patriotic Images, Video Clips & Countdowns for Church A/V Productions (Over 10,000 Images Available)
- Complete PowerPoint Presentations and Images Sets to Match Most Seasonal Christian Musicals (Over 450 available)
- Complete Programs, Planning & Consultation
- Printing, Banner and Sign Design and Services
- Bulletins, Brochures, Welcome Packets and Other Collateral Materials Printing & Design Services
- Direct Mail Marketing & Mailing List Services
- Advertising & Marketing Campaigns
- Marketing Consultation on a Retainer or Fee Basis
- Church Master Planning & Construction
- Retirement Marketing Ministry Services
- Church Remodeling & Construction Financing
- Christian Books & Videos
- Book Printing & Self-Publishing Services/Consultation
- Computer Networking & IT Services
- Music Evangelism - Revivals, Conferences, Harvest Day Sundays, Concerts, Retreats & Camps
- Music - Choral, Seasonal, Youth, Orchestrations, Octavas, Music Collections, Reheasal Tracks, Accompaniment CD's, & Drama Companions
Coming Soon...
REQUEST FOR QUOTE FORM - In the near future will be able to USE THIS FORM TO REQUEST A QUOTE FOR ANY OF THE SERVICES SHOWN ABOVE or request a quote for an item or items you would like to see available on CBN in the future.
PHASE 3 - ONE CLICK - ONE SOURCE - ONE BILL
In the NEAR future, EVERYTHING YOUR CHURCH NEEDS will be at ONE SOURCE (CBN) able to be added to ONE SHOPPING CART, pay ONE BILL and each affiliate will ship the items you ordered, directly to you, SAVING YOU TIME, MONEY and help your church build a FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT you can use however you see fit.
Members and Agents will be charged an annual fee to access the exclusive network. Customers (non-members) will be able to shop on the network with no membership fee.
As a Member, Customer or Agent you will be notified of each PHASE of development and will be sent an email announcing the beginning of these PHASES - During the completion of your enrollment form, be sure to leave the box checked “Include Me in CBN Weekly ENewsletter List". You will also be updated about New Affiliate Relationships, Products and Services and other News about CBN Website Development.
TO SIGN-UP AS A NETWORK AGENT OR MEMBER CHURCH or CHRISTIAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION , complete the forms above or For More Information, CALL:
MONTY BOUNDS, National Sales Director (940) 367-8011 mbounds@ChurchBusinessNetwork.com
TO JOIN THE NETWORK AS A MERCHANT/AFFILIATE, complete the Affiliate form above or For More Information, CALL:
TERRY MINKE, Founder & National Marketing Director (940) 464-3447 tminke@ChurchBusinessNetwork.com
You can also contact us at our customer service e-mail address: cs@ChurchBusinessNetwork.com
To review products soon available on CBN , please Visit our Merchants/Affiliates directly (a few are shown below):
www.ChristianImagesonline.com
www.SeniorSolutionsNow.com
www.cispublishing.com
www.iTRUST-IT.com
After reviewing our affiliate websites, be sure to use the REQUEST FOR QUOTE FORM so you and your church will receive credit for purchases through the network.
“It is vain for you to rise up early, retire late, to eat the bread of painful labors; for He giveth to His beloved even in his sleep.” Psalm 127:2
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