Jobst and Charlotte Bittner
Jobst and Charlotte Bittner are the founders and leaders of TOS. Together with the TOS International Board, the governing body of the overall organization with representatives from churches and ministries, they are responsible for the leadership of the entire work.
When they came to Tübingen as a young married couple more than 30 years ago to pursue their studies, they did not plan to settle in the city long term. However, God had other plans, and from shared prayer with other students a vibrant church ministry emerged. Over the years, they built what is now the work of TOS with its local, national, and international branches.
The vision of Jobst and Charlotte Bittner is to see cities and nations transformed by the power of God’s love. At the same time, they carry a deep burden to actively respond to the needs of individual people through both word and action. Through their ministry over the past decades, thousands of people beyond Tübingen have heard the Gospel, and 12 churches have been planted in Germany and abroad. Long-term aid projects for street children have been established in five Latin American countries, and successful rehabilitation programs for drug addicts have been launched in Belarus and Greece. In Argentina and Bolivia, Jobst Bittner initiated national prayer chains involving more than 60,000 intercessors from different churches and denominations.
At the heart of Jobst Bittner’s messages and sermons is the challenging proclamation of the transforming love of God, holiness, the authority of prayer, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Out of his engagement with the National Socialist past of families and the significance of Jewish roots for the Christian faith, Jobst Bittner wrote the book The Veil of Silence, which became a bestseller on the Christian market. In 2007, together with Charlotte, he launched the March of Life movement, through which events carrying the message “Remember – Reconcile – A Sign for Israel and Against Antisemitism” have been held in more than 20 nations and 400 cities.
Jobst Bittner studied theology at the University of Tübingen, where he earned an M.A. Charlotte is a historian with an M.A. in Ancient History. They have two sons and live near Tübingen.