From a single leadership training in Lagos to a disciple-making movement reaching across Central Africa, CBMC Cameroon celebrates ten years of God’s faithfulness and Kingdom influence in the marketplace.
A decade ago, Kingsly Jini flew to Lagos for a leadership conference. He came home with a country on his heart.
What he saw in that training room would not let him go. Ordinary business leaders, briefcases and all, being commissioned as ambassadors for Christ inside the very offices where they earned a living. Within weeks, he had gathered a handful of professionals in Douala and put a dangerous question on the table. What if their offices and boardrooms were the mission field all along?
Ten years later, the answer filled a room.
Members, ministry partners, pastors, entrepreneurs, and professionals gathered in Douala this year to mark the 10th Anniversary of CBMC Cameroon. There was no IPO to toast, no product to launch, no quarterly windfall to applaud. Only ten years of quiet obedience that added up to something only God could have built.
“The story of CBMC Cameroon is ultimately a story of God’s faithfulness,” said Jini, National Director of CBMC Cameroon. “What began as a vision placed in the hearts of a few leaders has become a growing movement of men and women seeking to live out their faith where they work, lead, and serve.”
A Vision Born in a Training Room
The plane ticket was the easy part. In May 2016, Jini attended a CBMC West Africa Leadership Training in Lagos, Nigeria, and walked straight into a vision he could not shake. He watched the global CBMC mission take flesh in front of him: business and professional people mobilized, equipped, and sent.
He brought it home fast. On June 4, 2016, only weeks later, CBMC Cameroon launched in Douala with a small band of leaders who wanted Christ at the center of their work, not parked politely at the edges of it. Cameroon is often called “Africa in miniature” for its cultural and geographic diversity. That diversity is a gift and a grind. It hands you a wide field and a hard one. CBMC stepped in with its eyes open.
Betting on Relationships
From day one the ministry refused to mistake a busy calendar for a changed life. Events come and go. People are what remain. So CBMC Cameroon spent its first decade on the slow work: Connect3 teams, life-on-life discipleship, mentorship, prayer, retreats, and conventions.
The fruit can be counted. Eight active Connect3 teams now meet across the country. More than 24 leaders are walking with others in Paul-Timothy discipleship. Over 2,000 people have been reached through forums, training, outreach, retreats, and conventions, including two National Conventions and three National Retreats.
“One of the greatest lessons we have learned is that transformation happens through relationships,” Jini reflected.
“Programs have value, but lives are changed when people walk together, study God’s Word together, pray together, and intentionally invest in one another.”
Why Marketplace Leadership Matters
Underneath the strategy runs a conviction that ought to straighten the spine of every Christian professional. The future of Cameroon will not be decided by GDP or gadgets. It will be decided by the character of the men and women the marketplace sends into its offices, factories, and boardrooms.
“The world does not merely need smarter leaders,” Jini said. “It needs godly leaders. Competence without character is not enough. Through CBMC, we want to see leaders whose faith shapes their decisions, whose integrity earns trust, and whose influence points others to Christ.”
That is the whole aim.
CBMC was never in the business of polishing résumés. It exists to raise leaders whose competence is anchored in the Gospel, in integrity, humility, accountability, and a Christ-honoring towel-and-basin willingness to serve.
Influence Beyond the Border
A vision that size refuses to sit still inside one country’s lines. CBMC Cameroon has poured into leadership development and CBMC expansion across seven African nations, strengthening young ministries and regional partnerships along the way. Men and women once discipled have become those who disciple.
In 2025, the ministry crossed a real threshold and became a Chartered Nation of CBMC International. The charter was no trophy for the shelf. It was a trust to keep.
“Becoming a Chartered Nation was both an affirmation and a responsibility,” Jini explained. “It affirmed what God has done over the years, but it also challenged us to steward the ministry well for future generations. Strong governance and healthy leadership structures help ensure that the mission remains bigger than any individual.”
The Next Decade
For all the looking back, the room in Douala leaned forward. The talk turned to what comes next: more Connect3 teams, more cities, more disciple-makers, more young leaders handed a Bible and a mentor and pointed toward the narrow way.
“The first decade was about laying foundations,” Jini said.
“The next decade is about multiplication.”
“We want to see more leaders discipled, more workplaces influenced by biblical values, and more men and women discovering that their profession is a platform for ministry.”
There is the dream. Business owners known for integrity. Entrepreneurs creating jobs with purpose. Professionals chasing excellence as an act of worship. Faith made visible where people actually spend their days.
The numbers carry part of the weight. The people closest to it will tell you the real ledger never fits on a spreadsheet. Behind every figure stands a life changed, a leader formed, a family steadied, a soul drawn closer to Christ.
“Above all, we thank God,” Jini said. “Everything we celebrate today is ultimately a testimony to His faithfulness.”
Ten years in, CBMC Cameroon is only getting started.
