2023 NZYC Speakers
Pr. Jonathan Walter
An Austrian native, comes from an international family of pastors, evangelists, and church administrators. He is passionate about the message, identity, and prophetic calling of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. After feeling the call into full-time ministry he served as a missionary to the Marshall Islands. Graduating from Bogenhofen Theological Seminary in Austria, he received an invitation to serve in missionary work with C.A.M.P.U.S., a public campus ministry to Michigan State University, as well as joining the local University Seventh-day Adventist Church’s pastoral team.
Before accepting the call to the General Conference Ministerial Association he had been serving as a pastor in several churches in Michigan, as well as in various evangelistic endeavors around the world.
Pr. Mario Navarro
Pastor Mario Navarro is based in Bishop, CA, with his lovely family. Together with his God-fearing wife Cassie, they are raising 3 beautiful children - Maia, Mario III, and MyCaia. He is pastoring a 3-church district in the Nevada-Utah Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Apart from playing basketball and tennis which he loves so much, he is also passionate in sharing the gospel online through his Youtube channel, The Cutting Edge TV. His advice to the youth of this generation is to put God first, have integrity, and stay focused.
His favourite verse is found in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, “There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. So then, encourage one another with these words.”
Pr. Moise Ratsara
Moise Ratsara is a pastor in Kalamazoo, MI. He grew up in a missionary home, and lived in 9 countries. He has seen God deliver him and his family from 3 wars and 5 civil wars. Throughout all these experiences, he has gained a deeper respect for the Word of God, a passion for evangelism, and a desire for people to find Jesus Christ. He attended Southern Adventist University where he was involved with PATTEN Towers and SEYC.