Who are the Navigators?

by Joe Violi

I first met The Navigators as a freshman in college. I didn't know it at the time but that proved to be a pivotal point in my life and in my relationship with God. An interdenominational, nonprofit organization, The Navigators is dedicated to helping people navigate spiritually, to come alongside them one on one and in small groups, to study and apply the Bible, and to develop a deeper walk with God. High value is placed on the individual as the love of Christ is demonstrated in tangible ways. These are the things that attracted me to The Navigators as a student. And these are things that students still respond to today.

On the college campus, our mission is to reach, disciple, and equip college students to know Christ and to make Him known through successive generations in all the nations. We see lost college students in need of the hope that can only come from knowing Christ. We see students who need to grow in their walks with the Lord and develop into devoted followers of Jesus. And we see the incredible potential of young men and women living for Jesus to fulfill the Great Commission of making disciples in all nations.

Navigators have been investing our lives in people for over 75 years. The Lord used The Navigators in a powerful way in my life as a college student, and it is a privilege and pleasure to serve through The Navigators now.