We currently have three Fellowship Groups in operation - one in Westlake and the other on the eastern edge of Cleveland. The Westlake group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:00 am. It is hosted by Rick Chelko of Chelko Consulting Group at his firm’s offices: The Chelko Consulting Group LLC, The Carnegie Center, 27500 Detroit Rd. Suite 201, Westlake, 44145 (440) 892-2600.
The format for each session generally consists of viewing a 20 minute video on the applicable topic and then discussing what we’ve heard and its applicability to our businesses. The content is all Scripture-based.
The group currently is following a Strategic Faith Planning series led by speaker Bruce Cook. Using Gideon's call in Judges 6 and 7, Bruce outlines the steps a Christian Business leader should take in planning for the future. he also shows "Why Good Plans Fail" and why man's time honored methods of planning and management may actually be barriers to achieving God's results.
The East Side group meets on at 6:45 am on Monday mornings and is hosted by Bill Ryan. The address is 26650 Renaissance Parkway Suite #7, Warrensville Heights. Bill can be reached at 216-292-1587.
The Southwest group meets 7:00 to 8:00 am the 2nd and 4th Wednesday morning of each month at Zion Industries and is hosted by Bobby Puls at 6229 Grafton Road, Valley City 44280. Bobby can be reached at 330-225-3246.
Our September dinner meeting featured Dr. Henry Blackaby, author of Experiencing God and other inspiring books. Dr. Blackaby really challenged the attendees to see where God is working in northeast Ohio and join Him in that work.
Upcoming Events
CBOF is excited to announce that Leigh Gerstenberger will be the keynote speaker at a dinner event on Thursday evening, February 2, 2012, from 6:15 to 8:30 pm at the DoubleTree Hotel in Independence.
A native of western Pennsylvania, Leigh is Senior Vice President and Regional Wealth Executive for FirstMerit Bank, NA. Prior to joining FirstMerit he spent 16 years as Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Sales for PNC Bank's Wealth Management Division based in Pittsburgh.
In addition to being active in his church, Leigh presently serves as the volunteer area coordinator for Christian Leadership Concepts (CLC), a Nashville, TN faith-based organization committed to helping men become stronger leaders in their family, community, church and business. Leigh is currently the President of The Akron Roundtable and a board member of the United Way of Summit County. He and his wife Mim have two adult children and reside in the Hudson are where they are active members of the leadership committee for Young Life of the Western Reserve.
For questions/registration, contact Randy Vesco (440.333.1900)/rvesco@vescoconsulting.com The cost of the dinner is $35.00. Please come and fellowship with us and feel free to bring a guest(s) (spouse or other business owners). God bless you!
