A movement where Christ is named
The Navigators
Campus & students · Founded 1933 · by Dawson Trotman · Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Navigators is a Christian discipleship ministry founded in 1933 by Dawson Trotman. It began with his work helping sailors and service members grow in faith and Scripture memory, and its enduring emphasis is one-to-one discipleship: helping people know Christ, follow him, and help others do the same. The ministry now serves on campuses, in the military, in neighborhoods, and in workplaces.
What they do
The Navigators focuses on life-on-life discipleship, walking closely with individuals to help them grow in prayer, Scripture, and daily obedience to Jesus, and then to invest in others in turn.
Its ministries reach college students, military personnel, workplaces, and communities, emphasizing Bible study, Scripture memory, and personal spiritual growth.
The Navigators also produces Bible study materials and discipleship resources and is closely associated with the widely read New International Version, published through NavPress.
The Scripture behind the work
Where the door leads
The Navigators points people to Jesus through patient, personal relationships where the Bible is read and lived out together. A curious reader might ask a Christian friend to study a Gospel with them one on one, or pick up a simple Bible study, taking a small, steady step toward following Christ.
Connect to the real thing
The Living Bread is a door, not the destination. The life is with Christ and his people.
People also ask
What are The Navigators known for?
The Navigators are especially known for one-to-one discipleship and an emphasis on Scripture memory and personal Bible study, aiming to help each person grow and then help others grow too.
Is The Navigators only a campus ministry?
No. While it has a strong campus presence, its discipleship work also reaches the military, workplaces, neighborhoods, and communities around the world.