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Events
We would love to have you join us at our gatherings. If you are unable to make it, we would appreciate your prayers! National National Training Weekend 18-20 June - Elkanah Conference Centre, Marysville, VIC Students and Workers Conference - Engaging Well with God Through His Word 24-27 June ...
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Events and Resources
We would love to have you join us at our gatherings. Please visit our events page to know what is coming up in your city. If you are interested in exploring our resources, including books or bible study materials please visit our bookshop or free materials under downloads, articles and posts, ...
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National Leadership
The Navigators have a National Leadership Team and a National Council that leads the work. Each Member brings a perspective from their local ministry and their own gifting and heart to feed into discussions. National Leadership Team Robert Bolton leads the work to pioneer a Brisbane City ...
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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 ...
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National Training
Please see all the resources associated with our National Training days over the years.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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2023 National Conference Feedback Form
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National Conference 2023
Being a Disciple and Making Disciples Who Make Disciples MESSAGES & TESTIMONIES "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 ...
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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 ...
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2024 - January - Authority of Scripture & Biblical Interpretation
It is important to build confidence in the authority and inspiration of the Bible, and to anchor our story within the Biblical meta-narrative. Developing good Biblical interpretation practices and enriching theology in the central aspects of the Gospel will enhance a correct view of God and ...
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Mark Bible Study
By Luke Midena, with Scott Brown, for the National Council In our Staff Bible studies this year, we continued to explore how Jesus made disciples in Mark’s gospel. Here are a few insights. Jesus was not simply teaching his disciples but training them, and a core focus of their training was ...
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Mark's Gospel
By Luke Midena and Frank Mapperson, for the National Council The National Council takes seriously the need to keep God’s Word central. Together, we studied the first eight chapters of Mark’s gospel. Mark draws on the first-hand experience of Peter, and his Gospel is a fast-paced account of ...
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How Do You... ?
With Dan Pass, first published in Compass, Autumn 2020 Q&A with Dan & Beth Pass From Gingerbread House-making to Ping-Pong-athon ... we get the insight on howDan and Beth Pass "do" their engaging and interacting with both Christians and pre-believers, living out their Christian identity ...
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Living the Story: Western Culture 11
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.1 Jn 1:1 We were staying in Lake Louise village and decided to go on a walk through the forest when we heard ...
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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 ...
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Importing Gift Income & Contacts
1. How to import your Gift Income each month After your gift income is imported with no errors continue to step two to fix any items needing your attention. (If the MPDX email gives you an import error message then follow instructions in the email.) Note: Each monthly import file sent with ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Partners! Together!
Labouring Together! The partnership of believers all over the world is a testament to God’s grace at work. Through our worldwide partnerships, we are able to help our Navigator brothers and sisters to advance the gospel in various contexts amongst the nations. At the National Conference ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Next Door to Everywhere ... in Brisbane!
By Luke Midena, National Leadership Team The National Leadership Team met with the National Council on the first weekend of April to hear from God's Word, pray, study Job, and plan and discuss this year's priorities. Luke gives us a glimpse into what's happening in one of our communities – ...
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Get To Know Doug and Geneve Utley
Doug and Geneve Utley are lifelong labourers from our Melbourne community. Doug has served previously as National Director, and he and Geneve have worked with many students and graduates, couples and emerging leaders over the years. He has produced resources such as the Enriching Your Marriage ...
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Update June 2016
Last year, as the National Leadership Team and the Board prayed and planned, God reaffirmed for us the calling He has given to us. Indeed, current events make clear that now more than ever this world needs Jesus. God wants to see the gospel advance; to see His kingdom spread into all ...
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Lest We Forget - Anzac Day 2022
By Grant Dibden You can learn a lot about a country from the people or events they celebrate in their monuments. In the USA there’s a great bronzed statue of Abraham Lincoln sitting in his mighty marble temple in Washington. Down the street is a thirty foot statue of Thomas Jefferson. In ...
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2018 - January - Lifetime Labouring
Resources from 2018 National Training Lifetime Labouring Staff Training 2018_Document Lifetime Labouring Staff Training 2018_Zip Admin - National Training 2018
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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 ...
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From Grant to You
Dear Friend, Discipleship means many things to many people, and you can’t go to one verse and get the Bible’s definition of discipleship. Its root meaning is follower or pupil, a learner. Today we think of a learner as someone who wants to know what the teacher knows, but a biblical ...
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Lead Others
Jesus is the most effective and compelling leader in history. He took a handful of ordinary people, fishermen and tax collectors… and changed the world. His primary method was to work deeply with a few disciples, training them in the everyday events of life and instilling in them the heart to ...
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Conferences
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Conference Confirmation
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Thank you for partnering with us to advance the gospel!
As Navigators we are passionate about making disciples, and we know that as our partners you are too. We want to be and make disciples who will labour for a lifetime, not just for a season. But we can’t do this by ourselves. So we thank you. Thank you for partnering with us both prayerfully ...
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Jerry White Visits
American author, scientist and retired Major General Jerry White visited Australia in June this year. He was the third International President of The Navigators, serving for 18 years, and succeeded in 2005 by Mike Treneer. A respected and well-known Christian author, conference speaker and a ...
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From Grant To You
from Compass, Spring 2018 Dear Friend, As Navigators we are passionate about seeing lives, generations and — ultimately — nations transformed for the glory of God. We are committed and relentless in our drive to see the world won to Jesus! We want to play our part in seeing that "great ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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An Alien View of God: Western Culture 1
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now ...
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Viewing Human Achievement: Western Culture 4
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.” Is 6:3 Each day we are surrounded by people’s incredible achievements. We can purchase almost any food at any time of the year, we have social welfare systems that assist in times of need, medical ...
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The Good Life: Western Culture 8
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s ...
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Sharing Hope in Community
By Julie McIntosh, first printed in Compass, Summer 2021 Cancelled. Postponed. Online. In contrast to the event-oriented lifestyle many of us were previously accustomed to, these words seem to characterise our current schedules. Today, perhaps more than ever, we are faced with the truth that we ...
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The Rising Threat of War - and the Christian Response
“You will hear of wars and rumours of wars” (Matthew 24:6) How, as Christians, should we respond to war and threats of war? Grant Dibden has recently written for Eternity News regarding this very question. Deeply relevant for our times as we see and hear of conflict and devastation in ...
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Q & A with Katherine Halliday
Let's get to know Katherine Halliday, Ministry Apprentice at Macquarie University, Sydney. What is your role with the Navigators? I’m serving as a Ministry Apprentice with the Navigators at Macquarie University. I have committed at least 2022 and 2023 as an apprentice, and I am excited ...
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People of Passion
The early followers of Jesus were called ‘people of the way’. This was long before the term ‘Christian’ was coined. Perhaps it came from Jesus’ words ‘I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life' (John 14:6). People of Passion* is here to help you on your way, following Jesus, The Way. It ...
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Privacy Policy
The Australian Navigators is committed to complying with the National Privacy Principles. Collection and Use Names, contact details and other information provided by supporters and interested friends are collected on behalf of The Australian Navigators for the purpose of maintaining The ...
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Mission to the Philippines
Together with you, we’re committed to going wherever God leads … and doing whatever He asks to move people closer to Jesus and impact the world. Now, God is leading us to break new spiritual ground in the Philippines – through a mission trip to train new leaders how to grow students into ...
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Conference Talks
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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 ...
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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, ...
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2023 - January - The Gospel & Discipleship
What is the Gospel? (Grant Dibden) Audio (53 mins): What is the Gospel? (mp3) PowerPoint: What is the Gospel? (pptx) Discipleship Framework (Grant Dibden) Audio (27 mins): Disciple Definition and Discipleship Framework (mp3) PowerPoint: Disciple Definition and Discipleship Framework ...
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2024 - June Training
Our Mid-year Training is coming up quickly! Make sure to register straight away. Dates: Tuesday 18 (12 noon) to Thursday 20 June (3 pm) Location: Elkanah Lodge and Conference Centre 975 Buxton-Marysville Rd., Marysville VIC 3779 Speakers: Rev Dr Graham Cole and Rob and Karen Mahon At our ...
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From Grant To You
Dear Friend, One of my favourite verses of Scripture is: 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 harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Ask the Lord of the ...
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Mission to the Philippines
Together with you, we’re committed to going wherever God leads … and doing whatever He asks to move people closer to Jesus and impact the world. Now, God is leading us to break new spiritual ground in the Philippines – through a mission trip to train new leaders how to grow students into ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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I Heard the Voices of Angels
Earlier this month, our National Director, Grant Dibden, and his wife, Jeanette, joined the Tonga Conference and celebrated 40 years of Navigator Ministry there. Here is just a snippet of what happened as shared by Grant... What an inspiring experience our trip to Tonga was! Not only did we ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Director ... and Bishop! Servant and Labourer.
It is with a humble dependence on God that our National Director, Grant Dibden, has accepted the honour and challenge to be the new Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force. As many of us know, Grant is not unfamiliar with the military life, having been a soldier and then later an army chaplain. And ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Get to Know – David and June Sparks
Dave and June Sparks serve on staff with the Navigators in Sydney where they are involved in many different aspects of discipleship in their community including discipling businessmen and others from their church, doing neighbourhood outreach, and looking after the national website and software ...
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Giving thanks even during lockdown
By Levi Swartzentruber 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Let me share two reasons I have for giving thanks, even during COVID lockdowns. The first is the opportunity I have had to build into Aiden’s life. Aiden ...
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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 ...
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Remembering Dr John Ridgway
By Mike Swan I met John for the first time on 19 June 1972. In a few months, that will be fifty years ago. I know the date as well as I know my birthday, because it became my ‘new birth’ day. In the space of 48 momentous hours, I travelled ‘the road less travelled’ from unbelief to faith ...
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From Grant to You - Resilience of Joseph
A message from our National Director, Grant Dibden. This message also published in Compass Winter 2022 issue. Perhaps one of the greatest stories of resilience in the Scriptures is that of Joseph. As we think of Joseph’s life, we see that he experienced great extremes – he was his father’s ...
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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 ...
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Joy to the World!
A Christmas message from National Director, Grant Dibden It is a wonderful blessing to be grounded by the rhythm of each year, so as we approach the celebration of the birth of our Lord it is important to reflect and remember the most important things. Recently I saw a piece on Jonah being a ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Get to Know Janice Pasoquen
Janice Pasoquen joined Australian Navigators in May this year, working in Sydney with the Head Office Team. We interviewed her for the Summer 2023 issue of Compass. What is your role with Navigators? I provide administrative support to the Australian Navigators Staff, Associates, donors and ...