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...
by Navigators Canada | Mar 9, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Kingston, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Ottawa, Toronto, Waterloo
In the third week of February, a group of university students from Ottawa, Kingston and Waterloo traveled to Toronto to visit with and learn from the community of Sanctuary Toronto. These students were all brought together through their involvement in The Mission...
by Navigators Canada | Jan 26, 2017 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, Hamilton, Navigators, Neighbourhood, Ottawa
What would it look like if followers of Jesus led surprising and intriguing lives? This is the question Michael Frost addresses in the opening pages of Surprise the World. He talks about a communication theory called ‘high predictability, low impact.’ This theory...
by Navigators Canada | Dec 14, 2016 | Campus, Churches, Discipleship, International, Marketplace, Navigators, Neighbourhood
When we think of leaving a legacy, we often think in terms of death and how we will be remembered. However, it also applies to times of change. Whether it’s moving to a new place or parting ways with a close friend, what we did and the way people remember us is the...
by Navigators Canada | Dec 7, 2016 | Campus, Discipleship, Navigators, Ottawa, Toronto
This past June, I received an email asking if I’d be interested in reuniting with a bible study group I had been part of at Carleton University. I accepted, and before long I was in possession of a Bible study that essentially said “read the New Testament and answer...