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Thank You for Time Out!

Your partnership has enabled our staff to take some time away to retreat to the beautiful Blue Mountains, just outside of Sydney, in November 2018. While we had no formal meetings or teaching sessions, the Staff Retreat was a time to slow down and individually reflect on the glory of God, ...

The Transforming Power of the Gospel - currently out of stock

Jerry Bridges - currently out of stock For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 DISCOVER THE REAL POWER BEHIND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. The apostle Paul wrote that we are to be transformed, but for many ...

Living Out Of Brokenness

Living out of Brokenness from The Australian Navigators on Vimeo.

Calling Drawn Out

Calling Drawn Out from The Australian Navigators on Vimeo.

Transforming Grace - currently out of stock

TRANSFORMING GRACE - Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love Jerry Bridges GRACE. IT’S NOT JUST FOR BEGINNERS. Funny how the exceeding riches of God’s grace seem to run out the moment we’re saved. From then on, we tend to base our relationship with Him on our performance rather ...

A Place Called ... Navigators

A pictorial update by Grant Dibden Jeanette and I recently had a week in Victoria, part holiday and part work. Most of our time was in Melbourne, but we were coming home via Ballarat when we discovered that there was a place nearby called Navigators. Of course, we had to visit! First of ...

Who are the Navigators?

The Navigators is a global discipleship movement of people who want to move forward in their relationship with Jesus and impact the world for Him. We invest deeply in people to see their lives transformed. Our heart is to lead wherever God asks so that, together, we can see the Gospel spread and ...

How is Navigators supported?

How is the Navigators funded? The Navigators is funded by gifts from individuals, churches and businesses. The impact of this ministry is significantly made possible by your financial generosity, prayers and sacrifice of time. Thank you! How can I support Navigators’ work? You can ...

International Navigators

The Navigators is an international inter-denominational Christian Mission Organisation. We are a global movement. Stats for Navigators don't really capture what we do, but they may give you an idea of the breadth of the ministry. We have over 5000 staff in 110 Countries. Click here to go to our ...

Navigators Passion - Transforming Lives Through The Word of God

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Navigators Passion - Loving Communities

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Navigators Passion - The Truth and Power of God's Word

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Congo Ministry of the Navigators

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Navigators’ Solid Rock Retreat 2017

On 5-7 May, 15 ladies from our Women’s Military Ministry got together for the Annual Solid Rock Retreat. It was a beautiful Autumn weekend and God richly blessed us. We spent extended time in God’s word, took a real cruise around Lake Burley Griffin and had lots of time deepening ...

The Great Commission: The Mission of The Navigators

by Lorne Sanny (former President of The Navigators), reprinted from "The Compass", September 1981 Just before Jesus left earth and ascended into heaven He gave some last instructions. These were in the form of a commission, which we call the "Great Commission" . . . words to be obeyed by all ...

"You Teach Him!" — The Beginning of The Navigators

First published in The Compass, Volume 3 No. 4, July, 1980 Some years ago, there was a sailor on the U.S.S. West Virginia who had joined the navy with the idea of saving up enough money in order to enter Bible seminary after his period of service was ended. In the navy he lost track of his ...

Celebrating 50 years of Navigators

Navigators Vision Interview

Grant Dibden

An Intimate Relationship

By Frank Tully Workplace Ministry - Sydney An intimate relationship with another person often begins with a conversation, a sharing of heartfelt words in honest dialogue. Developing intimacy with the Lord is no different, as we seek to hear and be heard by our Loving Father. Yet we may often ...

How to break the binding cable of habit

By Robert Boardman, first published in The Compass, Volume 2 No. 2, March, 1979 The cold in Japan anywhere in December penetrates your bones, but this was northern Japan and I could feel it even through my long underwear. The Japaneses with the ancient wisdom of Northeast Asia build with a ...

New Beginning ... New Opportunities

By Tim Mapperson, Melbourne Labouring Community, Student Ministry. First published in Compass, Autumn 2022. What do you do when your ministry is pulled out from under your feet? When you watch the community that you have strived to build over the years slowly diminish until it vanishes, nothing ...

Constitution

    THE AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATORS LIMITED ACN 001 294 677 ABN 26 001 294 677 A PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL   CONSTITUTION   Adopted 30 November 2016 with effect from 30 November 2016 PART 1 – Preliminary 1. The name of the ...

The Dynamic of Reproduction

By Ram Marrero, first published in The Discipler, Issue 21, Winter 2020, used with permission. The strategy is generations of disciples reproducing generations of reproducing disciple-makers. I can remember meeting [with] Jono early in the morning on Coolum Beach. He would bring his surfboard and ...

Prayer

Prayer Hand Many believers find that prayer, especially spending long amounts of time in prayer, can be one of the hardest parts of spiritual discipline. The Prayer Hand is an easy way to remember five essential aspects of prayer: confession, petition, intercession, thanksgiving and praise. Pray ...

God is Enough for Me

By Kendrea Dibden, Sydney Labouring Community As a teacher, I know the importance of intentional reflection and analysis to be aware of strengths and shortcomings. Reflexive practice in order to be constantly improving. As a believer this has been a vital part of my walk with the Lord as well. ...

What encourages you to be resilient?

In our Autumn 2022 edition of Compass, we asked YOU to answer some questions in our short survey. We asked: What sort of things help you be resilient and “bounce back” after challenges? - Community support - Specific Bible passages/verses - Encouraging/challenging books - Close friends ...

Christmas in the MER

A Christmas message from our National Director, Grant Dibden, from the Middle East Region (MER).   10 000 Afghanistan Army soldiers are killed each year that we know of. There’s probably more, and about half that number of civilians. And this doesn’t include the enemy. That was what ...

Update Winter 2017

Dear Friend, North India is a tough place … hot, humid, polluted, dirty, diseased, poor, and crowded. There are huge needs and so Navigators have sent a small team there to reach Muslims. I have a leadership role for this team, so I recently visited. North India is one of the most unreached ...

The Sacrifice

This is the transcript of the ANZAC talk given by Grant Dibden on 24 April, 2019, at Anglicare Residential Care, Lemon Grove Gardens, Penrith. ANZAC Day commemorates a great defeat which seems very strange to other nations.  Australia’s most hallowed day of military remembering doesn’t ...

Thank you!

Thank you so much for partnering with us to see workers for the Kingdom next door to everywhere.  Thank you for investing with us in leading individual lives into deeper relationship with Jesus and whole generations of disciples into His Kingdom!  Your gift makes it possible for this to happen, ...

A Double Miracle

The story of Jack and May Griffin as told to Margaret Mulholland Cooper, first printed in Decision Magazine, January, 1979 and reprinted in The Compass, Volume 2 No. 2, March, 1979.   ... we share a common birthday—April 12, 1959—when on a fine Sunday afternoon, we walked ...

Get to Know Dustyn and Hannah McLaren

Dustyn and Hannah are from our South East Queensland Labouring Community. Dustyn joined our Staff last year. We interviewed him for our Compass Newsletter Autumn 2023 issue. How did you come into relationship with Jesus? At the ripe age of five in October of 1987 I remember contemplating a ...

Your Questions Answered! - by Theresa

The abridged version of this interview was first published in Compass, Spring 2019. Being on mission looks different for each of us. Some are compelled to go to far-flung nations while others are called to stay right where they are. What does being a local missionary look like? Theresa Suan ...

Why Celebrate ANZAC Day?

By Grant Dibden A little over 100,000 Australians have died in wars. Several hundred thousand more were wounded and countless others suffered psychological damage. Of these casualties the vast majority were between 18 and 25 years old. Just think that if you had been born 100 years earlier it ...

Spurred on to Love Others

By Daryl Goh, International Student Ministry, first published in Compass, Winter 2019. I’ve been a part of the Navigators International Student Ministry (ISM) with “Aunty” Sharon and “Uncle” Andrew for the past year, along with other first-year international medical students at Monash ...

Meditation: Western Culture 10

Some of my strongest childhood memories come from the times I spent on my uncle’s dairy farm. The heat of summer, the cooling of the milk refrigeration room, the sound and smell of the cows.  I would seeing them constantly chewing and later learnt they had 4 stomachs and were often ...

How to Study the Bible

As we grow in Christ, it’s important that we learn to dig into the Word of God for ourselves and not depend solely on the instruction of others. Consider the challenge from the writer of Hebrews: Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about ...

Easter in a Covid-19 Environment

Dear Nav Family, A little over 2000 years ago tonight, the disciples ate the Last Supper, and the next day Jesus was crucified. Jesus had told his disciples that he would be killed, that he could even be crucified, but the disciples didn’t really understand. They didn’t really get it. We know ...

Relational Resilience

By Ian McIntosh We can see relational conflict all around the world and throughout history. These conflicts have resulted in wars. We see this in the news today. These wars take place on a much larger scale, but I think I can say all of us have experienced relational conflict on a smaller scale. ...

Disciples in Prison

Matt’s life had been going pretty well. In his late 20s, he was a successful tradie and had a nice girlfriend and loving parents. Suddenly, one night, he found himself in jail charged with a serious violent crime, the result of a drunken fight he’d had. Soon convicted, life was no longer going ...

Meditation: The Missing Link

By R. B. Ewers, first published in "The Compass", November 1984 A Christian said to me recently, "I read my Bible each day, but it doesn't seem to make much difference to my life." This honest statement could be true for many Christians. When we consider all that the Word of God claims to do ...

An Easter Reflection

By Grant Dibden "To me it makes as much sense as bunny rabbits handing out chocolate eggs ..." Easter in Australian society is thought of as a holiday time.  And many – most? – people don’t understand the significance of Easter, and often they don’t want to. A local Eastern Sydney ...

Community-based Evangelism

By Fran Johnson, Melbourne Labouring Community, first published in Compass, Summer 2021 What if we prayed for 21 days for our city? What if twenty or so Navigators focused prayer for 21 days on their city? Do you think it would have an impact for theadvance of the Gospel? Wanting to seek the ...

John Ridgway - The Influence of One Man

A Tribute by Robin Dennis “The least one shall become a thousand and the smallest one a mighty nation” ~ Isaiah 60:22 I was working in Canberra at Parliament House and living in one of the many public servant hostels, Lawley House, which had two sections – the old and the new. Newcomers ...

What is ISM (International Student Ministry)?

Among our Communities is a strong International Students Ministry (ISM) within our universities. But what is ISM and how did it start? Compass interviewed Tim Mapperson for an insight. Tim, what is ISM and what is your involvement in this ministry? ISM is a door to the nations. Exciting ...

Born to Reproduce - A Story by Tony McLennan

First published in Compass, Autumn 2014. Dawson Trotman gave a signature message called "Born to Reproduce" which sets out the normal expectation that mature believers are to reproduce the spiritual life they have by bringing the Gospel to new people. The passion to be involved with the Holy ...

The Harvest is Plenty

By Paul Bailey, Ministry Apprentice, Monash University, Melbourne. “Paul!” my new friend "C" called to me. “I can't believe it! For three days, this kid has just been hanging around us. He has played some basketball and table tennis, but he is very cheeky. He won’t give his name or age, ...

Resilience in the Gospel

By Ian McIntosh, first published in Compass Winter issue 2022 What do you think about when you hear the word resilience? TV interviews with disaster victims or soldiers fighting a David and Goliath battle? Relational conflict? People battling their personal demons relating to themselves, others ...

Get To Know - Ian and Helen McIntosh

After ten years of providing counselling and training, and being on the Leadership Team among other things, with the US Navigators, Ian and Helen McIntosh have decided to return to Australia. With open arms, we welcomed them back and took the opportunity to catch up on what they are doing now. They ...

The Start of Generations

By Grant Dibden A number of years ago I met a young man at Macquarie University. Dan was a keen guy studying to become a primary school teacher. We met for a number of years one-to-one looking at how Jesus discipled His followers. We saw that Jesus worked deeply with a few, despite being able ...

Stories of "New" Life in 2020

The Lord continues to do great things in people's lives. Neither a pandemic, strict lockdowns, fires or other catastrophes have stopped our labourers from labouring in various circumstances despite the variables that were thrown at us this year. Precious young students in Melbourne and Sydney ...

Dustyn McLaren joins Navs

By Dustyn McLaren It is exciting to have joined the Navigators in response to the Lord’s call and leading to fulltime discipleship ministry, working one-to-one with faithful, available, teachable men who will be able to teach others also. Since meeting Ram [Marrero] and being introduced to ...

Caring Like Christ

By Grant Dibden “People are our most important asset.” I often hear that from organisations, but it’s a lot less common to see it actually being lived out. Of course, there has to be a balance with getting the task done, but the task and caring for the people can be symbiotic. Christian ...

Community in Focus

By Grant Dibden, first published in Compass, Winter 2019 I used to play a lot of sport before I got injured and old. As a young man I did athletics training five days a week and competed on weekends with three colleagues and our coach. Later, I practiced squash four days a week and played in ...

Remembering Harvey Soderholm

Compiled by June Sparks, first published in Compass, Winter 2020 edition. Remembering Harvey Soderholm: A link in the Chain Harvey Soderholm was a lifelong labourer who served the Lord with The Navigators from the 1950s. He passed away on 11 June 2019, after suffering a cardiac arrest the ...

Latest news ...

Worldwide Partnership Day of Prayer “Each year, we Navigators from every corner of the globe have the privilege of joining together during our Worldwide Day of Prayer to spend time with the Lord. We may be physically separated by thousands of miles, but we could never be closer than we are on ...

Compass Feature: David Turner

Interview by June Sparks David Turner Reflects on Compass David Turner has been behind the scenes or at the helm of Compass for over 30 years. He’s seen its transition from no colour to two colour to four colour to full colour. Compass has always been about connecting with the Australian ...

Enriching Your Marriage

A course developed by Doug and Geneve Utley This is a five-part plan to help you and your partner enrich your marriage. Remaining married is hard enough; statistics show about 50% of marriages end in divorce. When there are additional stressors, such as COVID-19 restrictions, vulnerabilities ...

Lifetime Kingdom Labourers

By Frank Tully It was my first week living back in Australia when at the end of a Navigators conference I needed a ride back to my temporary home in Sydney. Mike & Siân said they lived near my friend’s house and would be glad to drop me along the way. Little did we know, that was ...

Your Questions Answered! - by Ian & Helen McIntosh

In this edition of Your Questions Answered!, Ian and Helen McIntosh tackle one of the big questions they've often been asked by other Navigator staff: How do we best care for ourselves while caring for others?  This is particularly relevant given our Covid-19 lock-down situation, both for us ...

Spiritual Generations

As we read our Bibles we see a loving God searching for and reaching out to people who have rebelled and lost their way. He reaches out to all peoples of all nations of all generations with the wonderful Gospel. The Gospel is a trust that is to be passed from one generation to the next. What is ...

Go And Make Disciples

By Grant Dibden Looking at the spiritual condition of our nation it’s easy to see a picture similar to that described in Matthew 9: When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The ...

An Everyday Labourer For God's Kingdom

Kristin Coulson, from Compass, Spring 2018 When you think of a labourer, do the words “manual work, dirty, and hard” come to mind? What is Jesus talking about when he calls us “labourers for the harvest fields” in Matthew 9? Belinda Krause and her husband, Nathan, live in Canberra and ...

A Link in the Chain

There are many gospel tracts and websites you may stumble upon today that ask that age-old question: "If you died today, where would you go: heaven or hell?" Perhaps you've asked yourself that question, too. Have you ever asked someone else? And if you did, what was their response? There ...

Ordinary People, Lifelong Labourers

By Bruce Clarke, first published in Compass, Summer 2020 There are only two examples in the New Testament when Jesus specifically told his disciples what to pray. The best known of these is often called the Lord’s Prayer, which includes God’s holiness, His kingdom, daily needs, forgiveness, ...

What or who is a Disciple?

By Robin Dennis Discipleship is nothing new. We find the concept of a disciple – that is, a person following a master – among Plato, Socrates and Herodotus; in ancient Hebrew culture, Elisha (2 Kings 4:38), Isaiah (8:16), Samuel (1 Sam 10:5), then we know that John the Baptist had ...

Vulnerable People Policy

Purpose The Australian Navigators is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment to all vulnerable people by ensuring Australian Navigators’ staff, associates and volunteers are screened and suitable to be engaged in the provision of services in work involving children and other ...

A Curious Journey

By Cynthia Hagen, first published in Compass, Spring 2015 Cynthia Hagen works in The Navigators People Resources Team with Ian and Helen McIntosh, and is based in Colorado Spring, USA. I hoped it was true, but was guarded. People were talking about listening to God's voice. As a first year ...

Cries of the Soul

By Bruce Clarke, first printed in Compass, Spring 2015 All of us will experience suffering or adversity at some point in our lives. Some fall away when God does not deal with them in a way that they desire. But it is also true that many come to faith when adversity strikes. Adversity can ...

A Fund-Matching Opportunity

God's Heart - And Ours - For Every Nation: Bangladesh   This year, one of our partners in the mission of reaching the world for Jesus has generously offered to match your giving for this campaign - dollar for dollar! How fantastic is that! And we are on the way! Donations are ...

Conformity and Challenge: Western Culture 2

I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; ...

Expressive Individualism: Western Culture 7

An epic song in the movie “The Greatest Showman” called “This Is Me” has received almost universal praise in declaring the worth of all people. The movie, set within circus life, shows various “misfits” who have been rejected by society, made fun of, called unlovable and assaulted ...

Connected and Valued

by Rod Jolly, Melbourne Labouring Community, first published in Compass Winter 2021 edition. God made us to live in community. Hebrews 10:25 says it so clearly, “And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return ...

From Grant to You

Dear Friend, A man was travelling down a road with a friend who was an architect when the friend pointed out a house and said, “That’s my house there. I designed that one and am very proud of it.” The man admired its symmetry and style and drove on. A short while later he was again driving ...

Mission to the Philippines - Update

In January 2017 Dave & Julie McIntosh - Campus leaders at Macquarie Uni, Sydney - had the opportunity to lead a team of 8 on a missions trip to the Philippines.  It was a time of great community building and collaboration with Filipino Navigators. As Dave shares:  “We want the group ...

Your Questions Answered! – by Julianne McMaster

By Julianne McMaster, first published in Compass, Summer 2020 Julianne McMaster and her husband, Phil, are involved in the Military Ministry of the Australian Navigators. In particular, Julianne oversees the Solid Rock Ministry. We wanted her thoughts on Teaching and Leadership. “See One, ...

What Do You Do In Daily Devotions?

Our daily devotions should always begin with the Gospel. We must remember that the Gospel speaks to the entire Christian life. It is not solely for the non-believer, but has much to say to the mature believer. We should remind ourselves of the Gospel as we confess that although we have been ...

Leading Others to Faith

God loves people. He wants everyone to repent, to come to a saving faith in Him. The Creator and Sustainer of the universe has made it possible for each of us to be His child and heir through Jesus’ death on the cross in our place. Isn’t that the best news ever! How could we not share this ...

Why Do We Have Daily Devotions?

Christians are people who are in a relationship with God. He is the Creator, the sovereign Lord of the universe, all knowing, all powerful, gracious, good, loving, kind, compassionate, all wise, faithful, trustworthy, pure, holy, merciful, majestic, self-sufficient, always was and always will be, ...

They Gave Their Lives

By Scott Brown “They gave their lives”... That simple inscription sits above the door to the Australian War Memorial. These four words etched in stone reflect the legacy of countless soldiers whose names line the poppy-covered walls leading toward the entrance. Their sacrifices are ...

Lessons on Renewal

By James Broad, first printed in "The Compass", May 1987 Renewal is something God does at conversion (Titus 3:5). Renewal is something that is also to happen on a daily basis; something we are to participate in (Ephesians 4:22-24). Renewal is something which Jesus Christ is working at ...

In Jars of Clay

"... to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us." 2 Corinthians 4:7 Dear Friend, As an Army guy for 39 years, I find the story of Simpson and his donkey particularly moving. Simpson was a stretcher-bearer at Gallipoli. After landing on 25 April, he began using one of ...

Searchers not far from God at all

By Doug Utley, first printed in The Compass, Volume 13 No. 1, January 1990 Are Australians harder to reach now with the gospel than previously? Certainly it is taking longer to see people come to Christ, and the means of outreach effectively used in the past, such as crusades, missions, surveys ...

Community Evangelism

By Grant Dibden, first published in Compass, Autumn 2020 In our last Compass we talked about being a sent people (John 17:18; 20:21). And the question is, how do we live out that identity? We need to see that sharing the Gospel is not a task, but an identity. It’s not what Christians do, ...

2:7 Series, Book 2 Deepening Your Roots in God's Family

DEEPENING YOUR ROOTS IN GOD'S FAMILY - THE 2:7 SERIES Book 2  When a tree takes root, burrowing deep into the soil, it’s not long before the action is mirrored about ground. New branches shoot out. Green, healthy leaves appear. Even the trunk grows sturdier, more storm-resistant. And so it ...

Leadership, Partnership and Discipleship!

Next Gen Leadership Forum and Staff Finance Seminar By Levi Swartzentruber  We had the privilege of having Chee Hoe and Bit, Mike, and Glen from the Asia Pacific (AP) leadership team join us for a weekend of learning about “Leading Like Jesus”. We heard examples of other leaders in ...

History

Just an Ordinary Guy The Navigators ministry began in the 1930s, when a young California lumberyard worker caught a vision. After seeing the benefits of basic discipleship principles in his own life, Dawson Trotman wanted to teach them to others, echoing the call of 2 Timothy 2:2: "And the things ...

The Wheel

This simple but effective illustration has been used by Navigators for more than fifty years. It helps Christians understand what they are called to do as disciples of Christ. Each part of this illustration represents a crucially important component of a vital Christian life. Use this ...

A Purpose Greater Than Myself

By John Ridgway, first printed in "Compass" Autumn 2003 God's purposes and plans are brilliant, extensive, unique, lavish and exceedingly glorious beyond our comprehension. As a young teenager growing up in Sydney, my parents brought me up in the ways of God and we attended church every ...

Q & A with Russ Skelton

Russ Skelton is a member of our Board of Directors. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have been married for 48 years. They have four children and nine grandchildren. He has lived on the Central Coast of NSW since 1964, graduated from the University of New South Wales as an Engineer in 1973, and ...

Who is God and what is He like?

Is God the centre of your life? Would you like to know Him better? Love Him deeper? Grow to be more like His son, Jesus? We have many resources available to you here one our website. But if you're looking specifically for studies to help you not only to know about Him but to dive deeper in your ...

Resilience to Labour for a Lifetime

By Robert Bolton, Brisbane Labouring Community Resilience is the ability or capacity to recover quickly – to bounce back from difficulties and setbacks. Sometimes, everything in us wants to quit or at least slow down, it’s in these times that our need for a resilience outside ourselves is ...

Living with Christ as Lord

By Scott Brown, Sydney City Leader (first published in Compass Autumn 2023) From the earliest days of the Navigators, Dawson Trotman’s Wheel Illustration highlighted the importance of living with Christ as Lord, or as he termed it, with Christ the Centre. Galatians 2:20 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 ...

The Power of Investing in One

Imagine running the relay race for the Olympic team. As you pass the baton successfully to the final runner, you cheer on as they cross the finish line. This is what it felt like for Mike Treneer (former International President of the Navigators) to pass the baton of International President ...

Your Questions Answered about Mutua

Mutua Mahiaini is our current International President and was scheduled to be our keynote speaker at the upcoming National Conference in October. (While the conference itself has been cancelled, Mutua is still preparing to send us his messages.) But ... Who is Mutua Mahiaini? Prior to joining ...

A Trip to Marysville

By Paul Bailey, Monash Uni Student Ministry On Thursday June 23, the Monash Navigators organised our first ever road trip to Marysville with students: ten pre-believers and nine believers. We never thought we would get a place where we would be able to take students out for a trip. As we ...

Our Navigator Family in the UK

By Jeanette Dibden Grant and I lived in England in 1989 and on the way there we travelled to Kenya. We were going to go on a safari camping trip but found ourselves in Nairobi and unable to hire a sleeping bag. Grant’s solution was to ring the Navigators (listed in the phone book – remember ...

Nat. Conf. Workshop Notes 2017

  Forgiveness, Repentence, Reconciliation, Restitution in Disciplemaking This paper by Grant Dibden explores what the Scriptures say on the issues of forgiveness, seeking justice, loving your enemy, dealing with conflict, and more. Workshop with Grant Dibden   Getting Started, ...

SOAP Method

SOAP Method S.O.A.P. is a method of Bible reading and journaling. It can be used with any daily Bible reading plan. First of all, Pray for God to help you concentrate and learn what he has to say to you. S for Scripture Open your Bible to today’s reading. Take time reading and ...

National Conference 2017

Labouring for a Lifetime “The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out labourers into his harvest field.” (Matt 9:37-38) With all the resources of heaven at his disposal, Jesus looked over the helpless crowds and encouraged his ...