How a business merger will aid the new evangelization mission of the Church

Two Catholic speaking bureaus are merging and the deal is expected to aid Catholic evangelization. According to Joe Condit, who is the founder of CMG Booking, "This acquisition will help us evangelize the Word of God more broadly."

The Catholic Speakers Organization is the new brand for the former CMG Booking and Catholic Speakers Association.

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By Marshall Connolly (Catholic Online)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
11/30/2017 (7 years ago)

Published in Living Faith

Keywords: Catholic Speakers Organization, CMG Booking, Catholic Speakers Association, merger, new evangelization

Two major Catholic speaking bureaus have merged to form a new association. CMG Booking has acquired Catholic Speakers Association, CatholicSpeakers.com. The arrangement is expected to improve efforts to spread Catholic evangelization and provide better value to those seeking Catholic speakers for their events. 

The mission of the New Evangelization is important, and it is critical to find speakers who can articulate with clarity in a manner that motivates others to participate fully in their faith. Catholic speakers do more than grab headlines and attract visitors. They stir people to a deeper contemplation of their faith and spur them to new life within their homes, workplaces and parish communities. They change lives. 

To underscore this point, the new organization is establishing a financial aid fund to help those parishes and events who face financial challenges. 

The merger was finalized in mid-November. The merged association is now the Catholic Speakers Organization. 

The following is a press release from CMG Booking. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the bureau using the information provided below. 

Dekalb, IL / Austin, TX: The two largest Catholic speaking bureaus are now one. CMG Booking, the Catholic speakers organization, today announced it has acquired Catholic Speakers Association, CatholicSpeakers.com. The arrangement commenced January of 2017 and was finalized mid-November of 2017. Both organizations agree this strategic deal will prove to be extremely advantageous for Catholic evangelization as a whole.

"I am thrilled about the opportunities this will unfold for advancing Catholic evangelization", said Joe Condit, Founder of CMG Booking. "This acquisition will help us evangelize the Word of God more broadly supporting our quest to perfect our service for the speakers we represent and clients we book events with."

"CMG Booking was the obvious choice to help take Catholic Speakers Association to the next level", said Jesse Ray, Director for Catholic Speakers Association. "Advancing Catholic evangelization was the core driver for this change and we believe we have done just that."

The acquisition presents a major opportunity for CMG Booking to maximize its evangelization efforts for the Catholic Faith, as well as solidify its global position as the leading resource for Catholic speaking. Founded in 2006, the now Texas-based company was the first ever Catholic-focused speakers bureau of its kind and post-acquisition will represent more Catholic speakers than any other Catholic organization. Over the last decade, CMG Booking has grown to control CMGbooking.com, CatholicSpeaking.com and now CatholicSpeakers.com.

Among many advancements, the company has announced a financial aid fund to provide financial assistance to event coordinators, parishes and conferences with budget challenges. â₏½We book hundreds of events annually and event coordinators from all over the world contact us year-after-year because of the many benefits we provide them," said Joe Higgins, Vice President Of Operations for CMG Booking.

CMG Booking has plans to rebrand itself post-acquisition. The CMG Booking name will be replaced with the new identity, The Catholic Speakers Organization, with www.CatholicSpeakers.com positioned as the main website. Financial terms of the acquisition are confidential and were not disclosed.

For more information / media and press inquiries / contact:
Joe Higgins, Catholic Speakers, LLCTel: (657) 777-2535
Websites: www.CMGbooking.com & www.CatholicSpeakers.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicSpeaking/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cmgbooking

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