Our Mission
Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
- Matthew 9:37-38
- Matthew 9:37-38
The Hunter/Savannah area is a dynamic example of Jesus’ words in that passage.
We're a community dedicated to serving Jesus Christ through helping and training soldiers to walk in Him.
In order to practice discipleship like Jesus did with the Twelve, we aim to share our daily lives with others, through getting into the Bible, personal prayers, intentional fellowship, and sharing one's faith to others.
We partner with the post chaplains and the director of Religious Education, in order to work together on improving soldiers' spiritual well-being.
We're a community dedicated to serving Jesus Christ through helping and training soldiers to walk in Him.
In order to practice discipleship like Jesus did with the Twelve, we aim to share our daily lives with others, through getting into the Bible, personal prayers, intentional fellowship, and sharing one's faith to others.
We partner with the post chaplains and the director of Religious Education, in order to work together on improving soldiers' spiritual well-being.
The Navigators History
The Navigators ministry began in the 1930s, when a young California lumberyard worker caught a vision. After seeing the benefits of basic discipleship principles in his own life, Dawson Trotman wanted to teach them to others, echoing the call of 2 Timothy 2:2: "And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others."
Dawson began teaching high school students and local Sunday school classes these principles. In 1933, he and his friends extended their work to sailors in the U.S. Navy. There, Dawson taught sailor Les Spencer the foundations of Christian growth. They spent many hours together praying, studying the Bible, and memorizing Scripture. When one of Spencer's shipmates asked him the secret of his changed life, Spencer brought the man to Trotman: "Teach him what you taught me," he said.
"You teach him!" Trotman responded. And the 2 Timothy 2:2 vision was strengthened.
Spencer did teach the sailor, and soon the two men were meeting with others. Eventually, 125 men on their ship, the U.S.S. West Virginia, were growing in Christ and actively sharing their faith. By the end of World War II, thousands of men on ships and bases around the world were learning the principles of spiritual multiplication by the person-to-person teaching of God's word.
At the same time, those high school students Dawson had taught began to reach out to others around them in Southern California. Today, more than 80 years later, we minister not only in the military and with college students, but with businessmen and women in every line of work, among homemakers, ethnic groups and international students, in over 100 countries around the world—wherever there are people who need Christ. Our vision is to see followers of Jesus next door to everywhere!
Dawson began teaching high school students and local Sunday school classes these principles. In 1933, he and his friends extended their work to sailors in the U.S. Navy. There, Dawson taught sailor Les Spencer the foundations of Christian growth. They spent many hours together praying, studying the Bible, and memorizing Scripture. When one of Spencer's shipmates asked him the secret of his changed life, Spencer brought the man to Trotman: "Teach him what you taught me," he said.
"You teach him!" Trotman responded. And the 2 Timothy 2:2 vision was strengthened.
Spencer did teach the sailor, and soon the two men were meeting with others. Eventually, 125 men on their ship, the U.S.S. West Virginia, were growing in Christ and actively sharing their faith. By the end of World War II, thousands of men on ships and bases around the world were learning the principles of spiritual multiplication by the person-to-person teaching of God's word.
At the same time, those high school students Dawson had taught began to reach out to others around them in Southern California. Today, more than 80 years later, we minister not only in the military and with college students, but with businessmen and women in every line of work, among homemakers, ethnic groups and international students, in over 100 countries around the world—wherever there are people who need Christ. Our vision is to see followers of Jesus next door to everywhere!