{"id":12,"date":"2023-01-04T05:27:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T05:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:45:44","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4234a1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4234a1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d54ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57d54ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6261ed6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6261ed6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d77333 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d77333\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c097231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c097231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oneeightcatalyst.org\/stg\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/family-rnkpdt2vn04sjflu11sq304tuwiqn3jgeqhbfo3ru4.png\" title=\"family\" alt=\"family\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607480c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"607480c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40704a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40704a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded by Mike Falkenstine in 2005, One Eight Catalyst exists to create resources and training that help Christians grow spiritually, strengthen churches, and reach others for Christ.<\/p><p>Our mission is to help believers move from simply hearing biblical truth to putting it into practice, so they grow into mature and fruitful disciples of Jesus Christ. 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