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Awaken
See your work as sacred
God invites us to engage with Him in all we do
About CPG
Faith, work, and life—integrated for the glory of God
We engage with leaders who follow Jesus anywhere in the workplace and help them see how much God cares about all we do. That then helps each of us to show respect for God in our actions and language wherever we go.
Our Mission
We awaken people to the sacred nature of their work, equip them to live purposefully through an integrated life, and unleash them to renew workplaces and communities throughout the world, all for the glory of God. We do this through thought leadership, redemptive teaching and our global community.
Awaken. Equip. Unleash.—the same sequence that shapes every cohort and community partnership.
Our guiding verse
“So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
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Equip
Equip you to live purposefully
See God’s purpose in all of life
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Unleash
Unleash you to transform your workplace
Work with God to activate His kingdom on earth as it is in heaven
Our Vision
Just as God intended
We see a world where Jesus-followers in every sphere of society live out their calling, transforming their workplaces and communities into flourishing centers, benefiting others while glorifying God.
Philosophy
The entire workplace needs to embrace sacred roles in every sphere.
Workplace leaders carry spiritual authority into arts, business, government, education, media, family, and religion—not as a Sunday add-on, but as Monday-morning vocation.
Spheres of society
Seven spheres. One calling. Empower people where they work—turning workplaces into influential centers of kingdom culture.
- Arts
- Business
- Religion
- Family
- Media
- Government
- Education
You don’t leave your sphere to serve God—you serve God through it.
Leadership
Built by practitioners who’ve lived the intersection
Serial entrepreneurship, city consulting, and decades of forming Christian marketplace leaders—shaped into one shared calling.
Bob Varney
President and Founder
Bob was a serial entrepreneur for 25 years. Prior to that, he received his Ph.D. in computer science from Penn State followed by research at Bell Laboratories for three years. During his business career he was invited to the White House under Pres. Clinton and testified on Capitol Hill for mid-sized companies in the USA. He appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Report on ABC television, and also chaired Washington Chapter of the Council of Growing Companies. For the last 20+ years he has done pro-bono work with Christian organizations. He was architect of Bill Bright’s transition out of presidency of CCC and Senior Advisor for new president, Steve Douglass and was Chairman of Table 71 a major partnering model.
Hugh Brandt
Chief Culture Officer
Hugh has lived in 3 global cities for 40 years and has experienced first-hand the major problems cities have. In his book “Why God Made Cities”, Timothy Keller says, “If sin has twisted the city as it’s twisted the family, and God invented the city, then we don’t abandon it – we build it.” He has experienced twisted problems of a city that can feel overwhelming and beyond repair. He has also experienced city leaders from different spheres of society successfully work together to address these problems when their collaborative efforts reflect a culture of love for one another. He believes in Isaiah 58:12: “You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.”
Board
Stewards of the mission
Board members who guide CPG with spiritual depth, marketplace experience, and a shared passion for community renewal.
Dr. Robert C. Varney
President and Founder
David Hamilton
Vice President for Strategic Innovation, University of the Nations
John Brady
Vice President, Global Engagement, IMB
Hugh Brandt
Chief Culture Officer
Advisory Board
Voices that sharpen our work
Seasoned leaders across film, higher education, missions, city metrics, law, and foster care who advise and champion the CPG vision.
Global reach
A global community of renewers
From Denver and Lima to Cairo, Lomé, Worcester, and Gabon—leaders across continents are bridging the sacred-secular divide in workplaces, neighborhoods, and the seven spheres of society.
- Denver, USA
- Washington DC, USA
- Worcester, South Africa
- Lima, Peru
- Cartagena, Colombia
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Milan, Italy
- Cairo, Egypt
- Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- Lomé, Togo
- Libreville, Gabon
- Port-Gentil, Gabon
- Franceville, Gabon
- Jinja, Uganda
- Central Asia (Russian-speaking)
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Denver
Washington DC
Worcester
Lima
Cartagena
São Paulo
Milan
Cairo
Abidjan
Lomé
Libreville
Port-Gentil
Franceville
Jinja
Central Asia (Russian-speaking)
Ulaanbaatar
In partnership with a global network across cities
Next step
Partnering to expand our mission
Join Christian marketplace leaders who are awakening vocation, equipping peers, and unleashing renewal in workplaces and communities—for the glory of God.