by Navigators Canada | Aug 15, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Hamilton, Navigators, Neighbourhood
I like helping people. It’s not an uncommon sentiment, but as I prepared to graduate from university and find a job, it became clear to me my passion was, and is, to help people grow in their spiritual journey and walk with Jesus more closely. This desire led to...
by Navigators Canada | Jul 18, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Montreal, Navigators, Neighbourhood
It’s evening. The day is nearly done and the world is winding down for the night. You’re safe at home but suddenly you start to feel panicked. It’s somehow a little bit harder to breathe. Increasingly, you lose your grip on the situation. You start crying so hard you...
by Navigators Canada | Jun 5, 2017 | Calgary, Campus, Discipleship, International, Navigators
Orientation Week at the University of Calgary is a festive affair. Every year, 5,000 first-year students parade along the manicured lawns of the South Courtyard, checking out the various booths of more than 300 campus clubs. This is where I met Marvin Hannemann last...
by Navigators Canada | May 15, 2017 | Campus, Discipleship, Edmonton, Navigators
Hey everyone, I got back from The Navigators’ BaseCamp week on Friday (May 5) and it was awesome! I met lots of new people, went on some great hikes and learned a lot of things. Paul [Tan] asked me to share some of what we learned, which you’ll find below. But before...
by Navigators Canada | May 11, 2017 | Campus, Discipleship, Halifax, Navigators
When I asked J what he appreciates from our team chapels, he said “I like the fact that no matter what, there’s someone who’s got my back.” This is now my fourth year with the Saint Mary’s University basketball team as their team chaplain. Each year, I feel more and...
by Navigators Canada | Mar 23, 2017 | Churches, Discipleship, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Vancouver
Every week for the past six years, Colleen Wardell and a team of eight volunteers from Sunshine Ridge Baptist Church in Surrey, B.C. have been bringing bread to people in need as a way of tangibly expressing God’s love. Every Tuesday night, Colleen and her team head...