Michael Katzenberger

Michael resides in Thousand Oaks, California. He says it’s to raise support for the ministries and churches he represents but with cold weather most months in Eastern Europe he is a bit suspect. Michael served with Saddleback and Calvary Community Churches before coming onto the Christian Associates International staff in 2004 where he is the Director of Eastern Europe Ministries. His passions include strategizing and development, being involved in social justice ministries, and training leaders. In addition to his leadership development and church planting work overseas, Michael currently sits on the Catalyst Team of Forge America as Executive Director where he enjoys influencing and training others in making disciples. Michael’s ministry covers all the former Soviet Union. His approach to ministry is to see an uncommon unity amongst Easter Europe churches as they devote themselves to furthering the Gospel of Jesus through discipleship, leadership development, caring for those in need and the establishing of new churches. Currently there are 12 churches in Russia, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, and Romania. He is excited for new opportunities in the Ukraine and Moldova. A little known fact about Michael is that he has never published a book, sang on a CD or performed on the silver screen but has had 6 books and 3 CD’s dedicated to him and was the influence for one character in a Hollywood Movie (and no it was not Tommy Boy).