NKY NAVIGATORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steve Hall - Golf Chair
Shad Carnes -
Guy Domec - Leader Care
Rick Scherr - Director
BJ Sanders - Disability Friends Ministry
Jen Sanders - Friends Admin
Zach Payette - Chairperson
Jordan Turner
Mike Webster
Trish Payette - Admin
Sarah Beasey
Annie Baker - Admin
Nick Burns - River City
NKY Navigators Student Ministry Update: Feb 2025
"Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well." - 1Thess.2:8
Update on the exciting work the Lord has been doing in the lives of students in Northern Kentucky through our ministry.
Our emphasis on discipleship has been so great and healthy for everyone. Our staff and volunteers have been so encouraged by our emphasis on the Scriptures and discipleship. Please be praying for our specific ministry initiatives!
Nick and Emma Burns - River City schools, focus Ludlow HS
Cooper and Hannah Scherr - Indianapolis initiative, currently Cooper HS
Nicole and Sam Kaiser - Chicago initiative, currently Campbell County HS
Pat and Emily Flynn - Friends Disability ministry
Carter and Megan Herms - Detroit initiative, currently Cooper HS
Jen Sanders - Admin, Friends Disability ministry
Annie Baker and Trish Payette - Nav Admin associate staff
MINISTRY UPDATE NKY
God has been doing so much in so many lives. I wish that each of you could see and hear all the stories. Recently, a Connor HS student sought out a leader after hearing the gospel at a Navclub meeting, he decided it was time to change his life and begin to follow Christ. A Campbell County student was baptized just two weekends ago. He began his walk several weeks earlier with the help of his leaders. Hundreds of students are hearing the greatest news ever in basements all over NKY from leaders who have loved them and shown up in their lives as real friends. 113 students stood and professed a new relationship with Christ at the Winter weekends this December. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN.
14 new leaders were placed with us growing our leadership to 118 placed leaders, the most we’ve ever had in 28 years. There are 118 missionaries bringing the gospel everyday to NKY students, thank you for partnering with us in this mission. We could not do it without you.
THE FUTURE VISION
We are so blessed here by Gods work among teenagers. Every public high school in NKY has a team of missionaries bringing the gospel to its campus. But we have found out that things aren’t like this in most places. Cities like Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago have campus ministries in only 5-15% of the high schools in that city. There are literally hundreds of thousands of teenagers walking through THE MOST OPEN/RIPE time of their life without anyone bringing the good news to them in a way they understand. (Barna statistics report that 85% of Christians began their faith before they were 18). Our leaders' hearts break for these thousands of teens. So we are sending missionary teams to these cities with the specific purpose of starting campus ministry on campuses without work. One team will leave this fall for Detroit. And then in the summer of 2026 a team will head to Indianapolis and one team to Chicago.
Please PRAY for the work. Less than 8% of GenZ (teens) now believe the gospel - American teenagers are an incredibly lost people group. But they are also a searching group - please PRAY for our work here and future work in Detroit, Chicago and Indianapolis.
We are thankful for the last 28 years of ministry and all that God has done through all the leaders, and can’t wait to see what he has in store for the next 28. If you have any questions regarding this update, please reach out. We would love to hear from you! Lastly, if you feel led to, please pray for us and the leaders! There are 125 volunteer leaders sacrificing countless hours to reach and help thousands of NKY students everyday!
For God’s love,
Rick, Amy, all the leaders, and the NKY board of directors
What is High School Navigators Ministry?
NKY Navigator High School Student Ministry is a Christian ministry that reaches out to high school and at times middle school students. We have been active as a ministry in NKY for over 27 years. Volunteer leaders are recruited and trained to mentor and disciple others in the Christian faith. Our hope is to reach young people who need faith, help them walk in faith and then help them learn to help others.
The Navigators are in all 50 states of the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about the Navigators at navigators.org
Who are The Navigators?
The Navigators® is an international, interdenominational Christian ministry established in 1933. Navigators are people who love Jesus Christ and desire to help others know and grow in Him as they “navigate” through life.
Our slogan, “To Know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same®,” aptly describes what Navigators do. As we befriend those who don’t know Jesus or those just starting out in their relationship with Him, we show them how to grow and help others grow, too.
We help people “navigate” life by establishing Life-to-Life® mentoring—or discipling—relationships with them, equipping them to make an impact on those around them for God’s glory. These life-changing relationships are formed on college campuses, on military installations, in neighborhoods, churches, and even high-rise apartment buildings.
Our mission is based on the Bible, God’s Word. Desiring to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2, Navigators seek to forward the grace and teachings of Christ from one believer to the next—what we call “generational multiplication.”
Today, the Navigator staff family—4,600 strong—includes 70 nationalities, 130 languages, and numerous heritages and life experiences. The Navigator family also includes those who work alongside and support our staff, whose hearts beat with the passion of our motto, “To know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.”
Find even more information about The Navigators at navigators.org.