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When Eli first showed up to Eagle Lake Camps as an 11-year-old, he had no idea one week at camp would shape his faith for years to come. Having grown up as a pastor’s kid in Wyoming, Eli was familiar with faith and who Jesus was. However, the instant he arrived at Eagle Lake , he fell in love not just with camp, but with the Lord in a new way. Through friendships with his counselor and intentional…
Ministry doesn’t always bear fruit quickly. Sometimes it takes a long time — planting seeds, forging ahead with trial and error, and hoping that by God’s grace, something will begin to grow. This is the position Navigator Nick Maddy found himself in after he arrived at Colorado State University (CSU), ready to pioneer a Collegiate ministry from the ground up. Nick had already been serving in…
It takes just one faithful person to start a chain of Life-to-Life ® discipleship . In Arizona, one of these chains has been steadily and powerfully growing over a number of years, multiplying across two college campuses. Long before Navigator Cameron Kessner joined staff, he first came to know Christ and The Navigators as a freshman at the University of Arizona (U of A) in 2016. Attending college…
Glen Eyrie also provides biblically based events and retreats designed to help guests develop personally, relationally, and spiritually. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., (July 22, 2026) — The Navigators , a worldwide disciplemaking ministry since 1933, opened the gates of its Glen Eyrie Castle and Colorado Conference Center for a 73rd consecutive season. While the castle itself holds 67 rooms, 17 of them…
What does it mean to disciple others in all of life? For the Navigators Discipling for Development (D4D) ministry, it means coming alongside impoverished or unreached communities to foster not just spiritual health, but relational, financial, and physical health, as well. From teaching African villages sustainable farming practices to planting churches in remote communities that have never heard…
The day Trevor and Cassie Long discovered that Trevor was diagnosed with cancer, tornadoes struck the state of Minnesota. “The very first day we found out, there was this terrible storm,” Cassie remembers. “It’s not common to have tornadoes in Minnesota in December, and I remember feeling that the weather reflected how we felt in that moment with this cancer diagnosis. It felt like the Lord was…
June 16, 2026, marks a century since the 1926 spiritual conversion that gave rise to the modern multiplying discipleship movement. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 16, 2026) — For The Navigators, a worldwide disciplemaking ministry, today marks the 100th anniversary of the conversion of its founder, Dawson Trotman, on June 16, 1926. Trotman, then a young man living in Lomita, California, responded to…
We see evidence all throughout Scripture that Jesus was deeply concerned with matters of the heart. When we take a look at the life and ministry of Christ, we discover a man who saw people in their circumstances — stepping not only into their physical realities, but also their spiritual ones. You don’t have to fight alone In our walks with Jesus, we are often tempted to fight the secret struggles…
When Keeton was invited to a NavNight as a freshman at Oklahoma State University , he didn’t plan to attend. It was the fall of 2023, and one of Keeton’s family friends had shared his contact information with Jaylene , a Navigator team member on campus, hoping she would reach out to him. When she did, Keeton was hesitant. It wasn’t until Jaylene was walking into the NavNight, shooting Keeton a…
Founded among U.S. Navy sailors in 1933, The Navigators continues to walk Life-to-Life ® with service members and families across the globe. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 22, 2026 – As the nation pauses this Memorial Day to honor those who gave their lives in service, The Navigators — the discipleship ministry whose roots trace back to a small Bible study aboard the USS West Virginia in 1933 —…
