US Field Ministries 1960s
Summary: In large measure, the 1960s laid down the tracks on which our ministries would run for many years. It was a very fruitful period:… Read More »US Field Ministries 1960s
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Materials and Communications: Pt. 1
Summary: This article explores our use of materials from the 1950s until the birth of US NavPress in 1975. It reviews our efforts to help… Read More »Materials and Communications: Pt. 1
Authority and Submission
Summary: The issue of authority is always with us because sin is always with us. Nonetheless, we live in an ordered universe where there is… Read More »Authority and Submission
Financing Foreigners
Summary: This article chronicles the extent of the exploratory discussions among our leaders, as the need to help those who were not Americans moved from… Read More »Financing Foreigners
Church Planting
Summary: We have always been committed to planting the seed of the Gospel among the nations so that it advances through spiritual generations of laborers… Read More »Church Planting
The Navigator Home
Summary: The Navigator Home was an early approach to ministry that was especially suited to life-to-life evangelism and discipleship, which was our characteristic emphasis. The… Read More »The Navigator Home
Boards of Directors
Summary: This article traces the history of our parent board, with particular attention to Lorne Sanny’s principled resistance to but gradual acceptance of the degree… Read More »Boards of Directors
Movement
Summary: We began as a spreading movement upon which God’s blessing rested. Later, after World War II, our impetus to serve the family of God… Read More »Movement
Military Ministries
Summary: The Navigators ministered among the members of the US military in the late 1930s alongside our extensive work among teenagers. At the end of… Read More »Military Ministries
Corporate Identity
Summary: This article looks at how our identity has been visibly expressed, across the years. It does not examine our brand positioning, because there is… Read More »Corporate Identity
International Leadership Conference 1980
Summary: This conference marked a pivotal point in our history. Having recognized that global planning from the center was no longer appropriate, we moved to… Read More »International Leadership Conference 1980
Global Planning 1976
Summary: This article picks up where “Global Planning 1966-1975” left off. It takes us through the adjustment phase of the mid-1970s after which we began… Read More »Global Planning 1976
Our Enabling Global Society
Summary: The Navigator way of relating internationally, which we called the enabling Global Society, flowed from what we learned during the 1980s about how to… Read More »Our Enabling Global Society
IHQ and USHQ Relationships
Summary: This article examines the years from the birth of our international headquarters at the end of 1974 until the appointment of Terry Taylor as… Read More »IHQ and USHQ Relationships
The Allocation of Cross-Cultural Missionaries
Summary: Given our commitment to the nations, it is important to follow the thread of how we worked at prioritizing and placing our limited supply… Read More »The Allocation of Cross-Cultural Missionaries
Cross-Cultural Missions
Summary: From the beginning, Navigators have had the world on our hearts. Where should we focus and why? This article follows the increasing depth of… Read More »Cross-Cultural Missions
Youth Ministries
Summary: As this century began, we were privileged to minister among those not yet of college age in some twenty countries. This extensive segment of… Read More »Youth Ministries
Transitioning Our Navigator Presidents
Summary: This article contrasts the simple process by which Lorne Sanny was appointed in 1956, upon the death of Dawson Trotman, with the much more… Read More »Transitioning Our Navigator Presidents
Surge and Stress: Missions in the 1970s
Summary: The 1970s were a transitional period. We emerged with remarkable speed from the American sending program of the 1960s into an urgent challenge to… Read More »Surge and Stress: Missions in the 1970s
Structures in the 1970s
Summary: This article reviews the 1974 separation between our International HQ (IHQ) and our USHQ, though it is more concerned with our field structure, it… Read More »Structures in the 1970s
Lorne Sanny’s Role as President
Summary: This article opens a window into how Lorne saw his responsibilities and offers insight into his temperament and gifts. It is not an assessment,… Read More »Lorne Sanny’s Role as President
Directors’ Conference: 1951
Summary: This brief article consists of excerpts from the earliest directors’ conference, held on February 22-24, 1951 in San Francisco. It reveals how we were… Read More »Directors’ Conference: 1951
The Kingdom of God
Summary: We see how we were broadly in line with the resurgent attention given to the kingdom among evangelicals, during the 1970s. This helped us… Read More »The Kingdom of God
Nationalizing
Summary: This article is the first in a triad of articles: Nationalizing, Internationalizing, and Contextualizing. It moves from the 1960s through the 1980s, giving particular… Read More »Nationalizing
College Student Demographics in the 1960s
Although many other Christian organizations started campus ministries before The Navigators, we officially did not become identified with collegiate ministry until the late 1950s. This… Read More »College Student Demographics in the 1960s
The Approach to The Core
Summary: This article is a companion to the article titled “A History of Our Calling.” Taken together, they tell the story of how we have… Read More »The Approach to The Core
A History of Our Calling
Summary: This article spans the evolution of our Calling from the beginning until the Scriptural Roots of Our Ministry in the early 1990s. Attachments sample… Read More »A History of Our Calling
Management by Objectives, 1968-1974
Summary: In 1961, our leaders committed to demonstrating that our vision “worked” through the multiplying of disciple-makers, “producing reproducers.” This led naturally to assessing our… Read More »Management by Objectives, 1968-1974
Clarifying Our Calling: 1960s
Summary: This article examines the work that Lorne Sanny led in the 1960s to strengthen our foundational understanding of what Navigators are called to do,… Read More »Clarifying Our Calling: 1960s
Overseas Policy Conference 1961
Summary: This conference was historic because it was the first occasion on which Lorne Sanny called together the directors of our young ministries outside the… Read More »Overseas Policy Conference 1961
Global Planning: 1966-1975
Summary: This is the first of two articles that explore our progress in global planning, carrying the story forward into the 1980s. Two overall trends… Read More »Global Planning: 1966-1975
Ethos and Values
Summary: This article considers the sources that shape our shared experience as Navigators and the relational journeys that contribute to our Values. This article has… Read More »Ethos and Values
Fundamentals of the Navigator Ministry
Summary: The Fundamentals of Ministry (FOM) served as the basic guide to the scope and direction of our ministry for a decade, starting in 1978,… Read More »Fundamentals of the Navigator Ministry
Lorne Sanny’s Pursuit of Simplicity and Clarity
In the early 1960s, Navigator leaders gave much attention to describing the Navigator mission and objectives. Less than a year after he became president of… Read More »Lorne Sanny’s Pursuit of Simplicity and Clarity
Developing Our Worldwide Partnership
Over the years, The Navigators came to be called a Worldwide Partnership. This term is a powerful expression of our approach to international interdependence around… Read More »Developing Our Worldwide Partnership
Lorne Sanny’s Focus on People
Lorne Sanny became president of The Navigators in 1956. For thirty years, we were to be led by Lorne, a master of clarity. It is… Read More »Lorne Sanny’s Focus on People
Searching for a Few Good Men
Dawson Trotman realized that he had to focus on and invest more deeply in a few receptive men in order to set them up spiritually for the long haul. So, he focused on a few “strong fellows.” The idea of man-to-man ministry was born.