by Dennis Funk | Nov 13, 2025 | Discipleship, Navigators
by Bill Mowry The answer to this question may surprise you. What was one of Jesus’ strategies for evangelism? He did it over dinner. “The primary venue for evangelism in Jesus’ life was the meal,” writes Eugene Peterson. Why meals? Meals are natural and relational...
by Dennis Funk | Oct 16, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Pete Jansen Psalm 119 forever changed how I read the Bible and walk with God. A New Beginning When I first asked Jesus into my life, I didn’t have a church, a mentor, or even a Christian friend. Most of what I knew about spirituality came from reading other...
by Dennis Funk | Sep 18, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Nicole Scrivner We’ve complicated disciplemaking. Somewhere along the way, we turned it into a checklist, a curriculum, or a job description. We started believing it was only for people with seminary degrees or spotless track records. And for many of us, we’ve felt...
by Dennis Funk | Aug 14, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Discipleship, Navigators, Uncategorized
by Pete Jansen In Psalm 19 David invites us to gaze upward at the heavens and inward toward the soul offering a powerful contrast between God’s creation and God’s Word, and how both are meant to draw us closer to Him. I love the Psalms. Much of what I’ve come to know...
by Dennis Funk | Jul 23, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators
By Jen Clark As a mom, a wife, and someone who works in children’s ministry, I often find myself in seasons where time feels scarce, energy runs low, and the demands of life press in from all directions. Maybe you’ve felt that too. In those moments, the word sacrifice...
by Dennis Funk | Jun 18, 2025 | Disciple Blog, Navigators
by Justin Gravitt “See Dad, can you believe how fast I am now?!” It was her sixth birthday. I watch as she exhibits her newfound speed and familiar enthusiasm. She’d start just in front of me, burst forward for twenty feet. Then she’d stop turn around and with a...
