CBA (Christian trade association) explained

CBA: The Association for Christian Retail
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Curtis Riskey
Vat Id:(for non-profit org) -->
Purpose:Collaboration between Christian retailers, suppliers, authors, artists, ministries, and media
Headquarters:Colorado Springs, CO
Formerly:Christian Booksellers Association

CBA (formerly known as the Christian Booksellers Association),[1] subtitled "The Association for Christian Retail since 1950", is a trade association that was established in 1950.[2]

History

The association was first organized by 219 Christian bookstores and, by 2011, had grown to include 1700 stores.[3] The number of member stores expanded considerably in the 1990s with the rise of online shopping.[4] Bill Anderson is president of the association[5] and Curtis Riskey is executive director.[6] By 2014, CBA had discontinued its winter trade fair in response to the closing of many of the association's member stores.[7]

CBA has guidelines for books sold by its member stores to prohibit offensive content including profanity, alcohol consumption, and references to luck.[8] When a significant minority of customers at CBA's member stores take offense to a book, CBA pressures all member stores to stop selling books by that book's publisher.[9] CBA purchases films from Pure Flix Entertainment.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Christian Post. New NIV Bible to Debut Amid Ongoing Concern. Phan, Katherine T.. March 13, 2011. September 5, 2015.
  2. News: Orlando Sentinel. Christian Retailers Use Fair-Trade Items to Balance Values with Capitalism. Kunerth, Jeff. July 17, 2012. September 5, 2015.
  3. News: Deseret News. Religious Books: Coming in from the Fringe. Choate-Nielsen, Amy. November 26, 2011. September 5, 2015.
  4. News: U.S. Catholic. Catholic Gift Stores See a (Papal) Bull Market. Gibson, David. August 2013. September 5, 2015.
  5. News: CNN. Best-Selling Author Shaped by Cannibals, Christianity. April 28, 2009. Marrapodi, Eric. September 5, 2015.
  6. News: Publishers Weekly. Christian Retail Show a Skip for Some, a Must for Others. Byle, Ann. May 9, 2011. September 5, 2015.
  7. News: The Tampa Tribune. Tampa Christian Supply Vows to Stay. McBride, Cliff. February 23, 2014. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113416/http://www.tbo.com/faith/tampa-christian-supply-vows-to-stay-20140223/. September 24, 2015. dead.
  8. News: The Blade. Barger, T.K.. Waterville Author Realizes Writing Dream, Gets Novel Published. April 12, 2015. September 5, 2015.
  9. News: Christian Today. How Can We Fix Christian Fiction?. Trimmer, Michael. April 7, 2014. September 5, 2015.
  10. News: Charisma. Laurio, Ben. Pure Flix Appoints New Chief Operating Officer. February 23, 2015. September 5, 2015.

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