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For over 50 years, The Navigators of Canada have come alongside people who desire a deeper connection with God by offering a transformative and holistic mentoring relationship.

Navigator staff and volunteers across Canada engage people with the life-giving Word, equipping Christ followers to confidently pass along their faith. They choose to be faithfully present, intentionally and actively engaging in relational ministry with students on campus, with people in their neighbourhoods, partnering with the local church, working alongside business leaders and in global contexts beyond Canada.

The organization was founded in 1930 by a young man named Dawson Trotman who saw the value of coming alongside people to help them grow in their faith, one by one.

Dawson met U.S Navy sailor and friend, Les Spencer through one of his classmates at Biola University. He began to mentor Les, teaching him what it means to follow Jesus and how to dig deeper into the Bible to know God more intimately. Dawson encouraged Les to repeat this mentorship process with his fellow sailors.

This relationship began what is today, a worldwide movement. Guided by 2 Timothy 2:2, The Navigators have a strategic presence in more than 100 countries, with staff from 70 nationalities ministering around the world in 130 languages.

What does the movement look like in Canada? The Navigators of Canada are active in Canadian cities and university campuses, with staff serving internationally in many countries around the globe.

Tell Me About The Navigators

For over 50 years, The Navigators of Canada have come alongside people who desire a deeper connection with God by offering a transformative and holistic mentoring relationship.

Navigator staff and volunteers across Canada engage people with the life-giving Word, equipping Christ followers to confidently pass along their faith. They choose to be faithfully present, intentionally and actively engaging in relational ministry with students on campus, with people in their neighbourhoods, partnering with the local church, working alongside business leaders and in global contexts beyond Canada.

The organization was founded in 1930 by a young man named Dawson Trotman who saw the value of coming alongside people to help them grow in their faith, one by one.

Dawson met U.S Navy sailor and friend, Les Spencer through one of his classmates at Biola University. He began to mentor Les, teaching him what it means to follow Jesus and how to dig deeper into the Bible to know God more intimately. Dawson encouraged Les to repeat this mentorship process with his fellow sailors.

This relationship began what is today, a worldwide movement. Guided by 2 Timothy 2:2, The Navigators have a strategic presence in more than 100 countries, with staff from 70 nationalities ministering around the world in 130 languages.

What does the movement look like in Canada? The Navigators of Canada are active in Canadian cities and university campuses, with staff serving internationally in many countries around the globe.

“It has been huge to have someone see your potential and help you reach that. The Navigators have taught me, loved me in a caring way and shown that I can do things that I might not think I can, but with people’s love and their constant, pulling you alongside them, [we can] do big things.”

– Carleton Student Alumni

Where Can I Find The Navigators?

 

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Connecting with students on university campuses across Canada.

 

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Equipping leaders to bring their faith into the workplace.

 

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Supporting and partnering with local churches.

 

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Serving abroad contextualizing the gospel.

 

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Building intentional relationships with their neighbourhoods.

Where are the Navigators?

 

Campus IconCAMPUS

Connecting with students on college/university campuses across Canada.

 

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Equipping leaders to bring their faith into the workplace.

 

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CHURCHES

Supporting and partnering with local churches.

 

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INTERNATIONAL

Serving abroad contextualizing the gospel.

 

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Building intentional relationships with their neighbourhoods.

Tell Me More

 

The Navigators of Canada has remained committed to guiding people to Jesus and equipping them to become spiritual guides for others seeking to connect deeply with people and God.

Our Core Values

What Does This Look Like?

 

From coast-to-coast, Navigator staff invest in relationships with people who desire a deeper connection with God and others, offering a transformative, holistic mentoring experience and guiding them to experience an ongoing relationship with Jesus.

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others”

– 2 Timothy 2:2 NIV

Connect

Connecting with people in their natural relational networks.

Equip

Equipping people to pass on their faith and become guides to others.

Remain

Remaining faithfully present through many life stages.

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“[The Navigators are] always there for me, even when I’m going through any struggles or face big decisions in my business or personal life. [It’s] definitely been a huge gift to me. One of my business mentors helped me realize my goal is not to just run my business for profit, but to help lead people to Christ through my actions.”
Vancouver Business Executive
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Beauty is Redemption
Campus
Beauty is Redemption
April 10, 2018 by in Campus

My experience at Sanctuary was unlike any other I’ve had. On the weekend of March 26th, my friend Nic and I drove from Kingston to Toronto for an urban mission experience at Sanctuary Church as part of our involvement with The Navigators’ Mission Immersion Project.

Searching for Isaac
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Searching for Isaac
April 5, 2018 by in Discipleship

In the book of Genesis, God makes a promise to Abraham: “your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.” (Gen. 17:19, NIV)

Training Up Disciplemakers
Campus
Training Up Disciplemakers
March 7, 2018 by in Campus

Within The Navigators, leaders known as mobile alongsiders faithfully teach and help other leaders work more effectively in their home contexts.

10 Ways to Cultivate a Thankful Heart
Discipleship
10 Ways to Cultivate a Thankful Heart
February 15, 2018 by in Discipleship

No doubt most of us have moments when our hearts spring up with thanks for God’s goodness. But at times we may also find ourselves in wintry spiritual seasons when

A Foundation of Gospel Workers
Campus
A Foundation of Gospel Workers
February 12, 2018 by in Campus

Felix Koimburi and his wife Mercy are pioneering a Navigator ministry in Mozambique to establish a foundational group of disciplemakers who will advance a gospel movement into the rest of the country.

Empowering leaders to break the cycle of dependency
Discipleship
Empowering leaders to break the cycle of dependency
February 12, 2018 by in Discipleship

Tsigereda Yemane Mengistu, also known as Tsige, has dedicated her Navigator ministry to pursuing both her passion and the Lord’s calling on her life to work with people in need.

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