Bringing believers together from across Devon to transform the marketplace.
We host business networking breakfasts in Exeter and Plymouth on a regular basis. See our online schedule for details. In Exeter we meet at the Toby Carvery, Middlemoor. These breakfasts often feature talks from Christian entrepreneurs and ministry leaders.
We host regular Zoom gatherings at 8am on a Friday. These are a good opportunity for our regional hubs to come together, pray for one another and share what God is doing in our lives and businesses. This often includes a guest speaker.
CTN Southwest is a place where businesspeople can connect with like-minded believers and encourage and support each other.
Our leaders, Barrie Townsend and Frank Bennett are available to chat and provide friendly support.
We share prayer requests amongst our members and pray for each other during our interim Zoom meetings, sometimes using breakout rooms.
CrossLife Testimony evenings are informal gatherings in a pub where you can invite friends to hear how God has transformed lives.
CTN has been a lifeline for me to engage with other like minded people and to chat about problems and share hopes for the future. As you can imagine I wasn't working in Lockdown! Having so much time on my hands made me realise how much I appreciate my Christian friends! Life has changed so much but now we’re able to be out, it's time to seize the day.
Thank you Barrie and Frank for your faithfulness to keep us joined together and for your commitment to everyone connected with CTN. The Kingdom of Heaven is advancing through the work you are doing. Your discipling and making friends with each of us will further advance the Kingdom here in the UK.
Chris Cole, broadcaster and businessman, shares a powerful and deeply personal testimony in this talk, Walking Through Job, recorded LIVE on Zoom. After being diagnosed with incurable blood cancer (myeloma) and facing months in hospital, severe pain, and life-threatening complications, Chris reflects on how God met him in the midst of suffering. Drawing from the …
Rick Cresswell shares his powerful journey from growing up in witchcraft to discovering faith in Christ, challenging Christian business leaders to align their identity, influence and enterprise with God’s purpose. At our Crosslink Exeter gathering on 13 February 2026, we were joined by media professional and author Rick Cresswell, a man whose life story is …
Cassie Roberts of ODILS Learning Centre shares how God led her to respond to the urgent needs resulting from increased UK immigration and provides a helpful Christian business perspective on this sensitive issue in our country today. We are living in a moment of deep cultural tension. Immigration dominates headlines. Opinions are strong. Emotions run …