Dr. Mike Fabarez

Dr. Mike Fabarez is the founding pastor of Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, California, and has been in pastoral ministry for over 40 years. He is committed to clearly communicating God’s Word verse-by-verse and encourages his listeners to apply what they have learned to their daily lives. He is the president of Compass Bible Institute, at which he is also a professor, and recently launched Compass Press.

Mike and his wife, Carlynn, grew up in Long Beach, California, attending high school together and then the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Pastor Mike graduated from Moody with a bachelor’s degree in bible and theology, received his master’s degree from Talbot School of Theology, and earned a doctorate from Westminster Theological Seminary in California.

Mike is heard on hundreds of radio programs across the country on the Focal Point radio program and has authored over a dozen books, including Envy, 10 Mistakes People Make About Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife, Raising Men Not Boys, Lifelines for Tough Times, Preaching That Changes Lives, Getting It Right, Praying for Sunday, and Why the Bible?

Carlynn and Mike have three adult children—Matthew, John, and Stephanie—and have seven grandchildren.