Around the Ministry
 Karen Warin, on Navigator staff in Albuquerque, is making good use of her connections—her Internet connections.  “Every month I e-mail a newsletter to more than 900 local business women,” she says. “In the newsletter I provide a link to my staff page on The Navigators’ website. Having my own staff page has been invaluable to me!”Navigator staff pages were launched in 2007. All new staff members get a page as one of their fundraising tools; existing staff members get pages upon request. Typically a staff page includes a photo, a brief description of the person’s ministry with The Navigators, a link to the staff person’s e-mail address, and a link to a page where you can donate to his or her ministry. Sometimes there are links to articles, newsletters, or prayer requests. Go to www.navigators.org/us/staff to find out if your favorite Navigators have their own pages. Let’s get connected! |
  “For some reason, Jesus upsets me. Whenever that name comes up in our conversations, I get defensive.”This comment came from Rob, a student at Miami University, talking to Navigator Trevor Holder. Rob attended a large group meeting last fall and afterward asked Trevor if they could get together. “That one encounter led to weekly meetings where we talk about life, God, ethics, and morality,” Trevor says. He describes Rob as one of the brightest young men he’s ever known and says Rob knows more about Scripture and the life of Jesus than some seminary students. Yet the idea that Jesus would want a personal relationship with him throws Rob for a loop. “Intellectual conversations about God’s love and grace can only go so far,” Trevor says. “I’m less concerned now about explaining Jesus and more concerned about being Him in Rob’s life.” Visit www.navigators.org/collegiate for more about what we’re doing on campuses across the country. |
 Three hundred men gathered in Greeley, Colorado, earlier this year for Dangerous Man Day, to consider how to “live dangerously for good, for God, as a champion who advances the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into enemy-occupied territory.” “My 32-year-old nephew Jason was on hand,” says Dean Ridings, the event’s emcee and one of the Navigators on the Dangerous Man Day leadership team. “He told me he’d never experienced anything like it. He said, ‘It was powerful to be with so many other men in a common purpose.’ ” Dangerous Man Day originated with Al Larson of The Navigators’ Church Discipleship Ministry. “We want to teach men to say ‘yes’ to God and ‘no’ to the world,” Al says. Go to www.dangerousman.org to learn more about these conferences. |
  Justin and Kelly Morgan applied this principle to Marriage GetAway, the marriage enrichment conferences at Glen Eyrie. The Morgans enjoyed Marriage GetAway in the fall of 2007 and returned home excited and rejuvenated. “Once home,” Kelly says, “the Lord kept placing our church ministry couples on my heart. After just a few phone calls, word of mouth took over and in two weeks our congregation donated enough money for our three ministry couples to attend Marriage GetAway.” One of the pastoral couples, Kent and Anne-Marie Rogers, attended a GetAway in the fall of 2008. “We had no idea what an amazing gift it was until we arrived at Glen Eyrie,” Kent says. Terry and Leah Green, who lead Marriage GetAway, report that 120 couples attended the conferences last year. “From the moment we arrived we were treated like royalty,” Kent says. “The GetAway offered lots of encouragement and challenged us to grow closer to God so we could grow closer together. We went home renewed in our commitment to each other, refreshed by other couples, and revived from our encounters with God.” If you would like to attend Marriage GetAway or sponsor your pastor and his wife, go to www.gleneyrie.org to get all the details. |
  A friend asked me recently, “Is it possible to be a Navigator but not be on staff?” It caused me to consider the question—what does it take to be “a Navigator”?Our longing is that hundreds of thousands of everyday people would join in our Navigator calling. The Navigators is not just an organization of paid professional ministry people, but rather a coalition of like-hearted friends—most of whom have regular jobs in the context of everyday life. While some men and women are called to serve in a unique way, such as coaching and equipping these “everyday people,” most Navigators are people from all walks of life who want to see God use them to impact someone else. What do these “everyday people” look like? They are men and women who:
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