Currently offline. Christian Booksellers Association

The basic definition: CBA is the Association for Christian Retail.

But through the years, "CBA" has come to mean so much more.

"CBA" is sometimes used to describe a type of product or a type of store. At times "CBA" might be used as an adjective to describe an author, or artist, or musician. Through the years, "CBA" has also been shorthand for the main industry convention each summer, the largest annual gathering of Christian retailers and suppliers in the world.

Yet "CBA" is first and foremost a membership organization based in Colorado Springs. In fact, it's most accurate to say that CBA is our members, and that CBA is located wherever our members are.

CBA was formed as the "Christian Booksellers Association" in 1950 in Chicago, IL, within the same incredible 10-year span that saw the start of important evangelistic organizations like the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, The Navigators, World Vision, and Youth for Christ.

In this context, CBA was founded by visionary publishers and retailers who realized that working together was necessary to improve operations, consistency, and, most importantly, the spread of God's Word.