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God-talk, the Gospel and the Pub

By Luke Midena, first published in Compass Winter edition 2020 Friday afternoons at the ANU campus are a highlight of every week – I get to meet with a group of believing and unbelieving students at a pub, to  discuss life’s big questions around meaning, suffering, belief, freedom and ...

2023 Conf. Message 2 - Community in Discipleship

Mutua Mahiaini

2023 Conf. Message 4 - Generational Ministry

Mutua Mahiaini

2023 Conf. Message 3 - Among the Lost in Discipleship

Mutua Mahiaini

2023 Conf. Message 1 - The One Who Calls

Mutua Mahiaini

The God Who Calls - 2023 Conf Message 1

Community in Discipleship - 2023 Conf Message 2

Generational Ministry - 2023 Conf Message 4

Being Among the Lost in Discipleship - 2023 Conf Message 3

National Conference 2019

Neighbours to Nations Embracing God’s Vision for His Kingdom "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have ...

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 ...

Staff Retreat 2024

Registration Now Open! Location: Elkanah Lodge and Conference Centre, 975 Buxton-Marysville Rd, Marysville VIC 3779 Timings: Arrive by 2pm on Monday 25 Nov (no lunch on Monday), depart from Elkanah Lodge after lunch on Friday 29 Nov. Costs: National Funds will cover all costs for staff ...

God's Work in Conversations

By Cynthia Mitchell We have a number of Staff who are involved in Conversational English Classes as part of their ministry with Australian Navigators. One of them is Peter.* While Peter has been helping mainly Chinese people learn to speak with confidence, he helps whoever comes through the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Special Feature: God Bless You, Karen!

Our Time With Karen ... “Good morning, The Australian Navigators. Karen speaking!” For the last 35 years, Karen Woolley has been the face and the voice of The Australian Navigators. Like the Queen of England who has seen her nation through many Prime Ministers, Karen has worked with ...

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 ...

Discipling Men

By Thomas Bielenberg, Canberra Labouring Community Here's what's been happening in the ADFA/RMC Community recently: Caleb is discipling Eddy and leading a Bible study Caleb* will be discipling Eddy* this week while I’m away. We have been meeting Eddy together most weeks as I hand him over ...

Going Deeper in the Essentials

God must be the focus of all that we do. We want to deepen our relationship with Him by growing our understanding of the Scriptures and through prayer. We want to encounter God; to know Him, not only to know about Him. "Going Deeper in the Essentials" is a series of seven comprehensive Bible ...

Canberra Fundraising Afternoon Tea

You are invited to a fundraising afternoon tea for the Canberra Navigators. You will hear what's happening within the Canberra Navigator ministries. Our keynote speaker is Stowe Campbell (Navigator Campus Director, University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ) who will talk on the topic "The Impact of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

Small Initiatives

By June Sparks, first published in Compass Winter edition 2020 At the Neighbours to Nations Conference, I was reminded once again and encouraged to continue taking small step-by-step initiatives in the lives of those around me in the process of pointing them to Jesus. Jesus said the greatest ...

From a Conference First-Timer...

By Jaye Cox, Compass, Winter 2018 I knew in my heart that my family needed to attend the conference, but there was still that feeling of being “newbies in a well-established village.” Got there and - BOOM! - you get the impression from Mike Treneer that he has really lived what ...

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 ...

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 ...

Identifying as a Labourer

By Robin Dennis, from Compass, Spring 2018 The Navigators define a labourer as: “Ordinary people who are growing in their intimacy with Jesus and who are working in the harvest (living and discipling among the lost) with a generational mindset.” To work in the harvest (living and ...

Jordan got baptised!

By Andrew Oldfield, Canberra Labouring Community. One of the highlights of this year's ministry at ADFA was seeing one of the cadets, Jordan, get baptised. I’d met Jordan for the first time at the start of the year as I started with Navigators at ADFA. Before this he had met with Thomas, ...

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 ...

A Life Transformed by the Gospel

By Phil McMaster I first met 'Derek', a trainee Army cadet, in January at a voluntary church service during Year One Familiarisation Training (YOFT) at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). He came from a small regional town in Victoria. It wasn't clear whether he had any sort of faith ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Heart for the Nations

By Julie, Short-Term Missions Team, first published in Compass, Spring 2019 My husband and I have always had a deep burden for the nations and a longing to see labourers for the Kingdom next door to everywhere. One thing this burden has prompted us to do is to lead a number of short-term ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shaping Our Faith Directions

By Grant Dibden "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept.  I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth." Isaiah 49:6 Jeanette and I, along with 85 ...

The Bridge

Step 1 – God’s Love and His plan God created us in His own image to be His friend and to experience a full life assured of his love, abundant and eternal. Jesus said, “…I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10b) “…we have peace with God through ...

ACTS Model

The ACTS model will be helpful to you as you learn how to pray. ACTS stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. Adoration means worship. We encourage you to begin your time of prayer by adoring and praising God. Praise Him for who He is and for all that He has done for ...

Vulnerable People and Privacy Policy

Vulnerable People One of the Navigators core values is the dignity and value of every person.  According to Scripture every one of us is made in the image of God. Indeed, God knitted us together in our mother’s womb and we were fearfully and wonderfully made the Bible says. More even than that, ...

The shocking call to discipleship

by Colin Duthie, first published in Compass, Spring 1997 Among the most threatening words in the Bible for me are those of Jesus in John 20:21, "As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." The fact of the commission is clear. The scary bit comes from reflecting on the underlying question, ...

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 ...

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 Springs, USA. I hoped it was true, but was guarded. People were talking about listening to God's voice. As a first year ...

"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 ...

Reinforcing our Relationship with God

By Ray Ewers, first published in The Compass, Volume 4 No. 5, September, 1981   One of the things that gripped me when I was first exposed to The Navigators was the motto: "To know Christ and to make Him known." I prayed over it. I preached on it and I shared it as the real purpose for ...

The Words of Eternal Life

By Phil McMaster (Military Community Leader) on behalf of the team, Thomas and Raylee Bielenberg (ADFA and RMC) and Julianne McMaster (Solid Rock) I don’t know about you but I love reading the Bible with children. It is a special moment as the words bring excitement, joy and amazement from ...

Expressive Individualism: Western Culture 6

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Rom 12:4,5 I was recently learning to play the song “You are Beautiful” by James Blunt. I ...

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, ...

Pointing People to the "Christ" in Christmas

By Paul Bailey, Melbourne Labouring Community. I met Jay on campus in first semester whilst playing basketball, before the lockdown. Since then, I have been meeting one-to-one with Jay, getting our weekly exercise by walking and talking about all aspects of life. In one of our earlier chats ...

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 ...

The God Who Saves

By Luke Midena, Canberra Labouring Community  I wonder, have you shared about Jesus with someone who seemed to recognise the good news for what it is, but never embraced the message? I’ve often wondered where the process has broken down. Was it me – did I overlook a vital element of the ...

Growing in Godliness

By Thomas Bielenberg, first published in Compass Summer issue 2023 What would you say if asked, “What is godliness?” You might think that godliness is good conduct, or bearing the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, etc. But godliness is more than that, as I thankfully ...

Living Proof

LIVING PROOF - Sharing the Gospel Naturally Jim Petersen Do you have a hard time sharing your faith with others? It’s no wonder. Our society has become more secular and more in opposition to all things Christian. But that doesn't mean that people are beyond the reach of the gospel-it just ...

201 Great Questions

Jerry D Jones One of the best ways to build friendships is to ask questions. This book helps you start conversations, stimulate discussions, lead small-group Bible studies, and strengthen existing relationships. "A MAN CANNOT ASK ANOTHER A QUESTION WITHOUT AT THE SAME TIME ANSWERING IT ...

30 Days to a More Dynamic Prayer Life

By John Franklin Making God Your Focus God created prayer as a personal, intimate way for us to connect to, talk to and listen to Him. But how many times have you felt like the prayer culture at your church is inconsistent at best? This thirty-day leaders resource ties solid biblical teaching ...

Your Work Matters to God

DOUG SHERMAN & WILLIAM HENDRICKS Your Work Matters to God demonstrates just how important secular work is to God. Whether you are a man or woman, once you realise how many different ways there are to influence your coworkers for Christ without preaching a word, you’ll be challenged to ...

What God Does When Men Pray

WC PEEL Written for men, this study challenges you to go deeper with God. Whether you are new to prayer or a veteran warrior, you will find encouragement, inspiration, and practical tips on how you can get together and affect your world through prayer. Discover: God’s open invitation to ...

How To Build a Small-Groups Ministry

NEAL McBRIDE BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL GROUPS. The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of small groups meeting within and around the local church. And the impact of these small groups on the local church has been just as dramatic. Small groups are where many people ...

Going Deeper in the Essentials Studies

Study 1 – God: Who Is He? God is the ultimate reality! Building His Kingdom is entirely His idea, for His purpose, using His power and for His glory! Therefore, we MUST be aligned with His heart, His mind and His Spirit. That means having a God-focused culture is essential. In this study we ...

2021 - June - Fundraising, Generosity & Joy of the Lord

Training Videos by Rob Mahon Power Points from above Videos. Conviction & Keys Generosity of God Joy of the Lord       Luke Midena's talks are not available.

One-to-one: Matters of love and encouragement

By James Broad, first printed in Compass January 1986, Vol 9 No 1 The first seminar I ever attended on the subject of one-to-one ministry was in a car, in Derbyshire, on a rainy March day in 1967. There was only two of us in the car and the subjects covered were the importance of the individual ...

God's Word Impacting Young Hearts

By Rob Allen (with Angie Allen), Queensland Labouring Community, first published in Compass Winter 2024 issue. Angie and I thank God for having the opportunity to share God’s message of love and hope through His Word with young people over the decades. Many are under enormous social, ...

Developing a Taste for God's Word

By Lindsey Swartzentruber, Canberra Labouring Community I have been trying to think of an analogy to explain the newest development with our students and I realised that, really, the closest thing is liver and brussels sprouts. Let me explain… Seven or eight years ago, my research led ...

What the Bible Actually Says About Money

Scott Morton Does God Want You to be Wealthy? It is said that the Bible has over 2000 verses about money, but does it say you are out of God’s will if you are not wealthy? Most of us have strong opinions about money, but let’s admit our opinions originated from parents, church or our ...

How To Deal With Anger

LARRY CRABB Well-known author and psychologist Larry Crabb talks about the differences between goals and desires and what factors to weigh when deciding whether or not to express your feelings.

Karen's Retirement Gift

         Karen Woolley has just transitioned to semi-retirement and will only be working two days a month. She has been working in our Nav Office for 35 years and has moved with the Office from inner Sydney to Blaxland to Melbourne to Canberra and back to Sydney – now that is ...

Give at the Melbourne Fundraising Dinner

Thank you for coming to the Melbourne Fundraising dinner. We invite you to prayerfully consider giving to:   Jane Sheppard Paul Bailey Melbourne City Projects(Please select 'Melbourne City'from the 'Special Projects' list)  

Nurturing Those In Our Community

A story from one of our Melbourne Communities, first published in Compass, Autumn 2019 Cheny* (not her real name) first joined our group two and a half years ago. Reading Scripture was a first for her. She said, “If God exists, I’m afraid of Him and so I’ll ignore Him.” But Cheny loved ...

Kingdom Community

By Frank Tully, first published in Compass, Autumn 2019 In order to follow God’s calling in our lives – To advance the Gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom - we need to have a context. For Navigators, that context is authentic community deeply rooted in the Kingdom of God. We don’t consider ...

How do we care for international student graduates?

Caring for our co-labourers is a vital ingredient in keeping our communities strong. Kanini Mapperson and her husband, Tim, are community leaders in our International Student Ministry in Melbourne. June Sparks took the opportunity to sit with Kanini to get some tips on how to continue caring for ...

Thanks for growing with us!

Thank you to all our partners that have contributed over the past 2 years to our Growing Capacity appeal! We started this project with a goal of reaching $500,000 in order for our fund to reach perpetuity.  At the beginning of our 2017 appeal we needed $230,000 to reach this goal. Last year we ...

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 ...

"As the Father has sent me..."

By Bruce Clarke, first published in Compass, Spring 2019 The word “mission” has its origin from the Latin “mittere” used to translate the Greek “apostele”, giving us the word “apostle”. It has the meaning of God sending and people being sent for the purpose of salvation and ...

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 ...

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, ...

Get To Know - Paul Bailey

Paul Bailey is an Apprentice, serving with the Melbourne Labouring Community. He answered some questions for Compass so that we can get to know him better. What is your role with the Navigators? Currently I am a Ministry Apprentice at Monash University (Clayton Campus). This role is two-fold. ...

Why is Good Friday good?

By Grant Dibden I remember as a kid laughing at Christianity for calling the day that Jesus died Good Friday. Good – the day that Jesus died! I thought that was crazy. Good Friday, the day the supposed hero died? Surely, it should be Bad Friday! I really had no clue about Christianity. I had ...

Q & A with Gary Allan

GET TO KNOW GARY ALLAN, Senior Executive Ministry Gary Allan joined the Nav ministry while at RMC Duntroon in 1972. Since completing 27 years military service, he has worked in senior business roles. He has served as Chairman of the Australian Navigators Board and is currently the Board Chair ...

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. ...

Worldwide Partnership Day of Prayer

Every year, the Navigators set aside one day for prayer as a worldwide partnership. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to work together and fellowship with colleagues across our international partnership.  This year, our Worldwide Partnership Day of Prayer will be on Saturday, March 18. ...

How to Read the Bible Better

By Mike Johnson, Melbourne Labouring Community (First published in Compass Autumn 2024) Have you ever thought you understood what someone was saying but, without the full picture, made a complete muddle of their meaning? I have, and it’s embarrassing. God speaks through His Scriptures and, ...