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Board of Directors

Children's Bible Ministries is governed by a Board of Directors committed to ensuring that the ministry remains faithful to its mission, biblical convictions, and long-term calling — providing accountability, counsel, and oversight to help strengthen Gospel ministry for generations to come.

Governance

Faithful Oversight for Faithful Ministry

The Board serves as a steward of the ministry's mission, resources, and future direction, working alongside the Global Directors to help ensure that Children's Bible Ministries remains focused on teaching God's Word to children and youth while operating with integrity, transparency, and responsible stewardship.

Governance Throughout the CBM Family

Children's Bible Ministries is a network of ministry locations and camps that share a common mission, Statement of Faith, and organizational relationship with CBM Global. Some ministries maintain their own local Boards of Directors, responsible for local governance, ministry operations, staffing, fundraising, and property stewardship.

The CBM Global Board provides oversight for the ministry as a whole while partnering with local Boards to preserve the mission, doctrine, and long-term vision of CBM.

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Responsibilities

The Role of the Board

The Board of Directors is responsible for providing governance and oversight for the ministry as a whole. Key responsibilities include:

  • Protecting the mission and doctrinal integrity of the ministry
  • Providing strategic direction and organizational guidance
  • Supporting and evaluating executive leadership
  • Approving major policies and ministry initiatives
  • Ensuring responsible financial stewardship
  • Safeguarding the long-term health of the ministry
  • Strengthening accountability throughout the organization

A Commitment to Biblical Governance

CBM believes healthy ministry requires both strong leadership and meaningful accountability. The Board seeks to lead through biblical wisdom, prayerful decision-making, servant leadership, financial responsibility, doctrinal faithfulness, and long-term stewardship — values that have guided CBM since 1935.

Our Board

Meet the Board

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Greg Kain

Chair

Pastor of Vance Bible Church

Serves on the Global Board and East TN Board; volunteers with CBM. Travels annually to serve on mission with CBM of Honduras for Teen Camp.

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Myles Spetsios

Vice Chair

Retired Space Force • Real Estate • Tech

Former Camper and Summer Staffer at CBM of FL (Camp Gilead)

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Laura Edgar

Secretary

Executive Director (Latin America & Caribbean Region), ABWE, with her husband

Previously served in a summer leadership role at CBM of FL (Camp Gilead)

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Warren Yates

Treasurer

Retired

He and his wife have volunteered many hours with CBM.

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Kathy Patton

Member

CBM Prayer Coordinator (former local church Prayer Coordinator)

She and her husband have volunteered many hours with CBM.

Stewardship

Accountability & Stewardship

Children's Bible Ministries recognizes that every donation, prayer, volunteer effort, and ministry partnership represents a sacred trust. The Board works alongside the Global Directors to help ensure that resources entrusted to the ministry are managed responsibly and used effectively to advance the Gospel — through financial accountability, organizational transparency, policy oversight, mission alignment, and long-term stewardship.

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