Out of the Seats, Into the Streets
NCM Life & Leadership Coaching is such a great tool to help Christ-followers advance the Good News and follow up those who respond!
View ArticlePray In the New Year
"Since prayer is my main means of communication with God," my friend Don says, "it is imperative that I increase the effectiveness of my daily prayer life." Don and his wife, Carole, are prayer...
View ArticleKingdom Impact of an Alongsider
As we walked through "The Ways of the Alongsider," Rich had a growing passion to be a disciple of Jesus who makes disciples of Jesus.
View ArticleFinding Balance Through Sabbath
We're not the only leaders who struggle and fight to take a Sabbath rest. Yet when we do, we benefit from the blessings of living in His limits and freedom for us.
View ArticleEveryday Disciplemaking
I began each session with, “I’m convinced every Christ-follower here can be a disciple who makes disciples.” Here's how!
View ArticleGod Talks
It is so easy to fall into the trap of simply praying through my list as a monologue to the Lord. Can you relate? That's changing recently. I invite you to sit in on one of my talks with God.
View ArticleDanger—Don't Drift!
What do you want your life to look like in the next three months? Six months? A year from now? We picture a bright future. Yet how to get there from here?
View ArticleTraining "Titus 2 Women"
The phone call from Shelley made my day. She was looking for information on discipling, and the Navigator Church Ministries office had given her my name.
View ArticleIt All Starts with ONE
God starts with ONE. God launches movements beginning with just one. The journey toward becoming a disciplemaking church begins with just one. You just might be the ONE for your church. If not, are you...
View ArticleThrough Jesus’ Eyes
I had been a part of many Bible study groups, but never one for homeless women. What would I say? What should I not say?
View ArticleTake Action
After a conference your mind can be filled with a whole lot of ideas and concepts. Taking action on them can be another story altogether.
View ArticleThe Silver Bullet of Spiritual Growth
Spurring people on to grow spiritually is not easy. As complex as the task is, though, I have discovered a silver bullet that helps everyone mature in Christ.
View ArticleCheering You On
Know that we at Navigator Church Ministries long for you to thrive in life and ministry. Here at the outset of the new year, we encourage you to take some time away—whether at a coffee shop for an hour...
View ArticlePortrait of a Kingdom Laborer
“Hello, is this Donnie Hoover? You don’t know me, but a friend of yours from Clemson recommended that I call you. My name is Pat Batchelor. I am moving from Texas to Atlanta to start a church.”
View ArticleFire and Excitement
"We have gone from four men to 16 to nearly 50,” Tom shared excitedly. “But most important, there is a fire and excitement in the lives of men who admittedly were spiritually plateaued.”
View ArticleA Great Awakening
“Being coached in disciplemaking has greatly impacted me as a person, as a pastor, and even now in retirement. Soon after my coaching experience began, God awakened me to be His disciple through daily...
View ArticleDiscipling in a Busy Season
The men in her church had been growing in discipleship and disciplemaking. Yet no one was helping the women. What could a busy mom do?
View ArticleYour Mission as a Manure Spreader
What do you do when you don’t see the progress you’d like in building a culture? How do you encourage church leaders if things go slowly?
View ArticleMentoring vs. Disciplemaking: What’s the Difference?
As I work with pastors and church leaders, I’ve learned there are some discipleship terms that people confuse, misuse, and abuse.
View ArticleServing as a Mobile Alongsider
Vern was part of the group of four who met bright and early at Panera Bread Thursday mornings here in Colorado. We had vibrant conversations week after week, and it was Vern who especially flourished...
View ArticleFellow Sojourners
I love this phrase—"Make disciples who make disciples”! Let's "walk alongside" two fellow sojourners in Christ to get a picture of how this is happening in one local church.
View ArticleLet God Use You
God puts people in our way every day. If we watch for them, He can use us to help them draw closer to Christ.
View ArticleFrom Atheist to Christ Follower: Nate's Story
We could never have guessed that selling our old laptop on Craig's List would play a part in a young man's journey to faith.
View ArticleHow a Movement Starts
One person can start a movement. Max Schmid is such a person, one of the driving forces for making disciples at Calvary Bible Church in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
View ArticleFreedom
Thank you to all who protect and preserve our freedom! I believe the freedom we enjoy has even greater implications for us as Christians.
View ArticleGet Real and Go Deep
This is how we do discipleship: Like Jesus, we start small, get real, and go deep. It's also the theme we'll unpack at the 2018 National Disciple Making Forum in Nashville October 25-26, 2018.
View ArticleMaintaining Balance
Relational or intentional? To reach your disciplemaking potential, discover your default setting and move toward the middle.
View ArticleHelping People Know Jesus
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are on the road to destruction and those who are on the road to life. That's why we strive "to advance the gospel of Jesus and His Kingdom."
View ArticleMaking Disciples in India
A professor from India relates how The 2:7 Series® revolutionized his ministry 40 years ago and continues to bear fruit today.
View ArticleI Pastor Pastors
My approach to helping must be as varied as the pastors themselves. I seek to fit the plan to the person and not the person to the plan.
View ArticleLoving Support
Just think about recent news headlines involving the church—pastors affected by #MeToo allegations, perennial church conflict issues, one pastor so overwhelmed he took his own life! Distressing! What...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges
All of us long to have a positive impact on those around us. But what if the people we reach out to do not want to connect?
View ArticleA World of Difference
God is using Navigators Church Ministries to raise up generations of disciplemakers through our efforts across the nation. We hope you will be inspired by this update from the Rocky Mountain Region,...
View ArticleStarbucks, Mountain Dew, and Multiplication
Our power to impact others increases as we wage war on the things that compete for His place as our Savior.
View ArticleMy Discipleship Journey (So Far)
Discover how a discipleship group deepened one woman's relationship with God and created a desire to help others grow.
View ArticleSeven Basics to Develop in Those You Disciple
Which core practices are crucial to build into a disciple's life—and to keep growing in yourself?
View ArticleWalking and Talking with God
At the start of this brand new year, let’s gain motivation to be more intentional about prayer as we look back on how it made such a difference in one young man’s life—Dawson Trotman, founder of The...
View ArticleLight in Dark Places
Disciplemaking cultures are aimed at the darkness. They make disciples who are intentional about spending time with the lost.
View ArticleAll About Generations
Where did Elliot's passion for discipleship come from? He grew up in a church that's intentional about disciplemaking. In fact, the church has been raising up disciples for decades! Be encouraged and...
View ArticleDeveloping a Disciplemaking Church
In this podcast, learn proven principles for creating a culture of disciplemaking in your church.
View ArticleWhy Is a Baptist Observing Lent?
Practicing the church calendar can help us “strip aside every weight that slows us down” so that we can keep our eyes on Jesus.
View Article"Next Steps" for New Believers
When people meet Jesus Christ in your church, is there a follow-up process? How do you help them take their crucial first steps of faith?
View ArticleA Quiet Hero
Meet a small businessman from Ohio who has a big impact through generational disciplemaking.
View ArticleThe Abiding Life: Our Promise-Keeping God
Visiting the sites in Israel where God demonstrated His faithfulness to His people had a profound impact on Dennis Blevins' faith.
View ArticleMy Journey Mentoring Millennials
What a year it has been of seeing God shape and mold several young men—and me!
View ArticleBetter Together
Bob and Ruth Fobes have served together for more than 50 years. What are the keys to ministering effectively with your spouse?
View ArticleDraw Closer to God
Do you long for deeper intimacy with God? Try this simple new tool that can help you better abide with Him.
View ArticleDiscipling for Genuine Life Change
One layman's ministry is producing generations of disciplemakers. Why do his discipleship groups lead to lasting change?
View ArticleDisciplemaking in Everyday Life
"The 2:7 Jubilee," held recently in Frisco, Texas, proved a unique celebration of how God has used The 2:7 Series® to raise up disciplemakers around the world for the past five decades.
View ArticleWhen Ambition Doesn’t Match Reality, What’s Next?
Findings from a national study on disciplemaking in U.S. churches reveal that we have a long way to go to create disciplemaking cultures.
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