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C12 membership requirements

Every criterion C12 publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it — plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

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Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Minimum employees	10 or more employees		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Minimum company revenue	Greater than US$2,000,000 in annual revenue	Stated in C12's FAQ; C12's apply-to-join page states the employee test without repeating a revenue minimum.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Role or title	CEO, business owner, president, managing partner, executive director or business-unit general manager	Key Player Forums exist separately for senior executives and managers below CEO level at member companies.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Must affirm the C12 doctrine statement and refrain from divisive behaviour	C12 is explicitly a community for Christian business leaders.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Invitation	Membership is available on an invitation-only basis	C12 describes membership as invitation-only while publishing the qualifying criteria openly.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Covenant to attend at least 10 of 12 Forums in a calendar year and never miss two consecutive months, plus monthly FOCUS60 meetings with a C12 Chair		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

How admission works

Application process

Candidates complete an application covering personal, business and financial information, and agree to a membership covenant on attendance and doctrine. C12 describes membership as invitation-only but open to any qualifying Christian CEO, owner or executive who meets the employee and revenue tests.

Invitation required

Yes

Sponsor required

— not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed. C12 publishes no acceptance rate.

Membership term

Dues paid monthly; C12 reports average member tenure of five to seven years

Primary audience

Christian chief executives, business owners and executives of growth-stage companies with at least ten employees and more than US$2 million in annual revenue.

Typical member

Members are Christian CEOs, owners, presidents, managing partners, executive directors and business-unit general managers. C12 reports an average member tenure of five to seven years, with some members of several decades' standing.

Do you appear to meet them?

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If not: alternatives to C12 — Vistage, Entrepreneurs' Organization, The Alternative Board, Chief Executive Network.

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

Christian Business Leadership Coaching — C12 Business Forums, C12 Business Forums. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Learn About C12 Forums for Christian Business Leaders, C12 Business Forums. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
C12 Celebrates 30 Years of Business with Christian CEOs, C12 Business Forums. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
FAQ about C12 Business Forums, C12 Business Forums. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
How to Join a C12 Christian Business Leadership Forum, C12 Business Forums. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 3
C12 Group Celebrates 20 Years and Launches Six New C12 Groups Across the US, River Cities' Reader, January 2012. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.