OUR VISION

Everyone won to Jesus

OUR AIM:

NBC is part of God's family helping people have a relationship with Jesus.

We are willing to let God use us to tell others about Jesus.

We believe lives are transformed and spiritually renewed through a relationship with Jesus.

We give God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit glory in everything we say and do.

 
 
 

NBC VALUES:

God deserves our worship so we:

Teach and learn from the Bible.

Tell people we can be spiritually saved through Jesus.

Accept the help of the Holy Spirit.

Pray, study and participate in church to develop our spiritual relationship.

Love and care for our local community and the world.

Model Jesus' love through loving service.

 
 

OUR STAFF

 
 

Leon Stead

Senior Pastor

Leon was born, bred and has never left the Northern Beaches. Not because he thinks this place is heaven, but because there is more than 260,000 people living here who need the gospel.

Leon came to faith in Jesus through the the ministry of his grandmother at a SUFM Beach Mission in Bulli when he was about 4 years old.

Leon joined the team at NBC as a Student Pastor in 1998 and since May 2007 he has served here as the senior pastor.

Leon is married to Heidi (June 1997) and they have four kids: Samuel (Jan ’01), Charlotte (Jun ’03), Madeleine (Dec ’04) and Jessica (Oct ’06). Life is fun & full!

Leon is passionate about sharing God’s Word with people in faithful, clear & creative ways. Discipleship and evangelism are the two things that excite him most in ministry.

Interests: Leon loves cooking, surfing, fishing & finding solitude on the back of a motorbike.

Travis Mundy

Associate Pastor

Travis joined the team at Narrabeen in July 2009 bringing with him many years of experience in youth ministry.  Travis received a BA in Biblical Studies from Azusa Pacific University, USA in 2002 and further completed his Master of Divinity degree through Fuller Theological Seminary in 2008.

Travis is married to Shauna (May 2005), has three daughters, Ellie, Hope and Skyla, all who make his life adventurous and fun!

Travis is passionate to see people get excited about participating in God's Kingdom life. He is committed to developing relationships and loves hanging out with people.  Travis is a gifted communicator of God's Word, seeking to make it clear and relevant to today's culture.

Interests: Leading worship, being mediocre at sports, drinking Mountain Dew (instead of coffee), all things Star Wars and being invited over for dinner.

 
 
 

Kieran Degan

Associate Pastor (Children and Families)

Kieran started in this role in 2018. He has spent over a decade in ministry, serving as a fulltime Scripture teacher and youth pastor.

Kieran is married to the amazing Jacqui and they have 2 daughters, Imogen and Ashleigh.

Kieran is passionate about seeing kids love Jesus, strengthening marriages and helping families live out God’s mission in a hectic stage of life.

Interests: Kieran loves preaching God’s word in a real and accessible way and may be spotted running, cycling or eating.

Daniel Leach

Youth Pastor

Daniel is the youth pastor at Narrabeen Baptist Church where he has worked for the past 8 years. Prior to this, his work experience included high school teaching and flipping burgers at Maccas, but he soon realised his passion was sharing the good news of Jesus with young people.

Daniel is married to Mia, his lovely and patient wife, and they have a bubbly one year old daughter, Audrey.

Interests: For enjoyment Daniel sifts through denim at as many op-shops as he can. Other hobbies include running, the beach, learning French (oui ! oui!), and scabbing free coffee from his brothers’ cafe.


 
 
 

Russell Matthews

Operations Manager

Monday & Thursday

Annabel Robinson

Administration Officer

Wednesday & Thursday

 

 

OUR CHURCH COUNCIL

 

Church Elders:

Kit Barker (Chair of Church Council) - Alan Brocklebank - Kieran Degan - Daniel Leach - Peter Lees - Travis Mundy - Tim Osborne - Leon Stead

Church Deacons:

Mitch Adermann (Treasurer) - Vanessa Ereaux - Matt Ginn - Jan Lees - Dave Simpfendorfer (Secretary) - Russell Matthews (Minute taker)