The Navigators (organization)
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| Founded | April, 1933 |
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| Founder | Dawson E. Trotman |
| Type | Christian discipleship ministry |
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Area served
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103 countries |
| Product | (NavPress) books and Bible studies |
| Method | one-to-one mentoring and small groups |
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International President
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Mutua Mahiani |
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U.S. President
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Doug Nuenke |
| Subsidiaries | NavPress, Glen Eyrie Group, Eagle Lake Camps |
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Employees
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4,628 staff of 69 nationalities |
| Slogan | To know Christ and to make Him known |
| Website | http://www.navigators.org |
The Navigators is a worldwide Christian para-church organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its purpose is the discipling (training) of Christians with a particular emphasis on enabling them to share their faith with others. The organization's calling statement is "to advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom into the nations through spiritual generations of laborers living and discipling among the lost."
The Navigators works alongside local churches by providing resources such as Bible study booklets and study aid materials, Scripture memory aids, and Christian-oriented books. These are produced through the organization's NavPress publishing group, which also offers The Message Bible paraphrase. It also supports full-time workers who work mostly within local communities. Currently, more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 69 nationalities minister to college students, military personnel, business and professional people, communities, and churches in 103 countries.
On January 1, 2005, Michael W. Treneer succeeded Dr. Jerry White as The Navigators' international president. White had served in that capacity for the previous 18 years. On April 18, 2015, Mutua Mahiani succeeded Michael Treneer as the fifth International President of The Navigators.
The Navigators was founded in 1933 by Dawson Trotman. As a result of mentoring United States Navy sailor Lester Spencer aboard USS West Virginia, 135 additional Sailors on Spencer's ship became Christians before it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. By the end of World War II, thousands of men on ships and bases around the world were learning the principles of Christian discipleship.
The collegiate ministry of The Navigators was founded in 1951 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The organization was established by a group of students in the Sigma Nu fraternity house who along with Trotman decided to spread the organization onto the college campus. The Navigators has since spread to nearly 200 college campuses in the U.S. and more worldwide.
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