What is Catalyst?
We are a movement of churches building communities that raise disciples who change the world.
With our roots in Newfrontiers, we are around 300 churches connected together through genuine relationship and are served by a number of apostolic teams who aim to equip churches to raise pioneering disciples that see God’s kingdom fill the earth.
Though there isn’t a blueprint for all Catalyst churches, you’ll find that we all share the same vision and apostolic foundations, worked out differently in each church’s unique setting. The vision is clear to reveal and bring Jesus and His Kingdom to every environment in this nation and the nations. Catalyst churches are characterised by firstly the strength of our relationships with God and one another. Secondly, by the valuing of our different gifts and the understanding that as we come together we add to the whole of who we are. Finally, by a deep commitment to work together to reveal the wonder of who Jesus is.
How do we connect?
We stay connected on a micro and macro scale. On a micro scale, we gather together church leadership teams for prayer, encouragement and connection in multiple numbers of HUBs. These are smaller groups of churches connected relationally and served by apostolic teams who lead these HUBs. On a macro scale, we gather all Catalyst church leadership teams for prayer, connection, teaching and sharing a couple of times a year. We also gather all our churches bi-annually for our festival celebrating who we are and who we can be. Our churches are also connected together sending prayers, finance, teams and support to and for one another both in the UK and overseas.
We use these opportunities and events to help build family as a wider church; drawing on each other’s strengths, gifting, teachings and testimonies to challenge and encourage each of us to see God’s Kingdom fill the earth.
