Catalyst Sweden-Charles Kridiotis

A former architect from South Africa and a faith-based pioneer missionary in Sweden and the Nordic countries since 1992.

I live in Stockholm with my wife Carolyn who is a school principal. We have 4 adult children and 7 grandchildren.

I have, together with a team, started 2 new churches in Stockholm and served as pastor in both, one in the inner city, the other in a predominantly immigrant suburb. I have inspired and mentored others who started new churches and equipped pastors in established churches to minister to their communities with the gospel and acts of kindness.

In 2007, God led me in a new direction. To primarily focus on multiplying disciples and simple churches in the harvest field (Luke 10). Since then, I have pioneered, trained leaders, and inspired a disciple-making and simple church network/movement in Sweden. I have also been involved in a similar way in Finland and Latvia, and have ministered in gatherings in Norway, Iceland and Poland.

In 2016, together with friends and co-workers, Catalyst Sweden was formed to:

· catalyse and train believers for engagement amongst people where they live, work and play.

· Take new pioneering initiatives in the 25 provinces of Sweden involving evangelism, discipleship, starting simple churches and partnering with existing churches to do the same.

We have seen people come to faith and baptised, participate in discipleship groups and Simple churches have been started.

I am also involved as an unpaid advisor, mentor, and trainer in 5 networks, each with a different emphasis but needing apostolic input to become more effective.

The kind of people we and these networks minister to come from all walks of life, backgrounds, and circumstances.

I am the author of the book, “Simply Kingdom, Simple Church – multiplying disciples and churches” which has also been translated into Swedish and Latvian.

We are privileged to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. It is God’s work. We are thankful for faithful friends and saints whom God calls to partner with Him and us in Scandinavia