Regional Organizations
Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) is operates collaboratively across our regions. A region is typically though not necessarily geographic, small enough to support in-person meets but large enough to include as many teams as possible. A region may include youth or adult leagues or a combination of leagues.
Regions may overlap their geographies, and they may merge or split in whatever ways they deem optimum to support the mission.
Regions are self-instantiating organizations and may be self-governing. Regions operate almost like CBQ franchises, though without any cost or fees required by CBQ. To self-instantiate, a region must either establish its own articles of incorporation and bylaws for self-governance or it may operate as a subsidiary of CBQ.
If a region elects to self-govern:
- Its articles of incorporation must include the CBQ mission: to encourage the most people to memorize the most verses of Scripture.
- It must enfrancise through its articles of incorporation only its adult participants who professes theologically traditional Christianity, meaning they are in alignment with the Nicene Creed (Symbolum Nicaenum), the English translation of the Armenian version.
- Its articles of incorporation must require it operate such that it qualifies as a 501(c)(3) non-profit if within the United States or similar tax-exempt non-profit status if within Canada.
- Its bylaws must explicitly encode an article of transparency.
If a region elects to operate as a subsidiary of CBQ:
Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) grants regions (once self-instantiated) license to use the CBQ system. CBQ obliges regions to remain accountable to their commitments to the terms of the license via annual leadership interviews.
If you have any questions about operating a CBQ region, please email us:
