Council Approves Special Project to Update the CABF Governance Structure
There has been a rapid expansion of the CABF in recent years, both with respect to the number and geographic distribution of individual members and member churches and the increase in the number of activities, such as the Cross Canada Conferences and contacts with other like-minded organizations within Canada and internationally. The time has come to review the Association's governance structure, including the amended By-Law #2 and the Policy and Procedures Manual, to identify places where it can be updated and meet evolving needs.
At its November 13, 2024 meeting, Council unanimously approved the following motion: "That the Constitution and Governance Committee be given a mandate to do a thorough review of the needs of the CABF organization with regard to structure and governance and any necessary changes to the By-Laws, to position us to move forward as a national organization."
A copy of a document providing background and introduction to the Special Project is available here.
A number of people have agreed to join the Special Project Team. The team has been meeting regularly and a number of tasks have been assigned to individuals or small groups. The team has had monthly meetings with Council to report on progress and to seek Council's approval of recommendations as discussion of individual topics/issues/opportunities for improvement are completed.
Draft Amendments--Council Approves Draft Amendments to By-Law#2 for Presenation to Membership for Vote as Special Resolution
A set of suggested amendments to the CABF By-Laws has now been developed by the Special Project Team and has been approved by Council at its meeting on March 12, 2024 for presentation to the Membership. Please follow these links to see detail of the proposed changes:
- a copy of the presently in-force By-Law#2 is available here;
- a copy of the suggested amendments to By-Law#2 (in MS Markup) is available here; and
- a "clean" copy of what the amended By-Law will look like when all the amedments have been approved by the membership is available here.
Next Steps
These proposals will be presented to the Membership for vote as a Special Resolution at the time of the upcoming Spring Rushton Lecture. Between now and the Meeting of Members, On-line (Zoom) "Town Hall" sessions will be planned for members to receive more information, ask questions and engage in discussion of what is being recommended. If you would like to suggest a date and time for a Town Hall session, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Plans are being implemented to make members aware of this project, the issues and opportunitied for improvement being considered, the proposed amendments to the By-Laws, and the Town Hall Information Sessions.
If you wish identify an issue or an opportunity for improvement, make suggestions, or make comments on the work completed to date, please contact the Special Project Team by using the Contact Us button for Constitution Chair at the right of this page or sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We look forward to your input!
For more information on the Special Project, please click here.
Letter to Members and Friends of the CABF
The January, 2025 Letter to Members and Friends is available here.
We encouraged you to share this with those who you feel might be interested and to post it on your Church bulletin board.
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--CABF Executive and Council
Council Meetings
The minutes from the Council Meetings may be found here (scroll down page). Please note that some historical minutes are still being added to this page.