A few years ago an Orthodox priest named Father Jonah said to me: Do you think that The Navigators could help us reach the lost? I discovered that, although we disagree about many things, this priest really knows and loves Jesus.
Read MoreI love to teach and preach the Word. But in recent years I have become increasingly aware of how desperately dependent on God I am whenever I try to convey His Word to others in a Life-giving way.
Read MoreI serve on the board of a sister organization that has been on the ropes financially. This group pursues our Navigator calling, but does so as a development agency in very challenging contexts where others cannot go.
Read MoreStarting and sustaining movements of the Gospel requires 4 contributions: pioneers, local workers, local leaders, and alongsiders. The alongsiders help to sustain the others. My team and I are alongsiders.
Read MoreYour prayers played a crucial part. That’s what Paul said to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 1:11, and that¹s what I would like to say to each one who prays for us.
Read MoreMatèriaux Ministère is French for ministry materials. Eighty years ago The Navigators was a mono-cultural, monolingual group.
Read MoreI just got off the phone with Ralph and Tim, two Navigator missionaries from the UK who will be going into an Eritrean refugee camp in Ethiopia this weekend. I told them that what they are doing is a model of Navigators at their best.
Read MoreThere are hard places in the harvest. There are places where hard ground is being plowed. There are places where the ground is fertile but dangerous, where Gospel workers risk their lives every day.
Read MoreApparently, according to Matthew 17:21, there are some things that generally don’t happen except by serious prayer and fasting. Several members of my family have become quite serious about the spiritual discipline of fasting. This has been a strong pattern among the people of God down through the ages.
Read MoreThere’s nothing like friendships that are deep and lasting, especially friendships with those who are working with us for the progress of the Gospel. The Apostle Paul felt that.
Read MoreToday I have a number of things to do that seem both urgent and important. But I sense that mobilizing prayer is more urgent and important than anything else on my plate. So, I am writing to you.
Read MoreBusiness leaders know that it’s hard to make money. It’s even harder to make money and make disciples. It’s exponentially harder to add making a difference in the community.