In 2001 and 2002, more than 80 leaders convened to join in a process of capturing and expressing our God-given calling. Led by General Director Jerry White and his International Executive Team, these leaders took the foundational lessons of God’s direction from the past and His promises for the future, and experienced God leading The Navigators together around a global calling: to advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the nations through spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost.

Also in this quarter of vibrant Navigator ministry . . .

1984—The Navigators launched Church Discipleship Ministry, partnering with church leaders to develop generations of disciples in everyday life—where they live, work, and play.

2000—One of the most important “retreats” in Navigator history brought together some 120 Navigator leaders to New York City to examine and address ethnic diversity. In the following years The Navigators expanded its ethnic staff, now reaching and discipling Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Asian communities across the nation.

2002—Launch of the Metro Mission enabled Navigators to respond to the mission field at our doorstep beginning with 12 U.S. Metro areas—and growing. In the Metro Mission is a commitment to living and ministering among the urban poor.

2005—Mike Treneer, who came to faith in Christ through the Navigator student ministry in England and served with The Navigators worldwide since 1971, became the fourth Navigators international president, the first born and raised outside the United States.

2008—Internationally, 4,628 Navigator staff of 69 nationalities are now ministering in 104 countries using 161 languages. Of the Navigator staff outside the United States, 37 percent are now ministering in 31 of the 59 countries within the 10/40 Window.