Evangelize - Students with the Gospel of Jesus Christ for His Glory.
Establish - Students in their relationship with King Jesus for His Glory.
Equip - Students to become laborers in Jesus' Kingdom for His Glory.
Export - Students into the harvest (jobs, families, ministries, communities and churches) to love and serve Jesus for His Glory.

The Gospel of the Kingdom into the nations.
The passion to know and love Jesus Christ.
The Scriptures as foundational and essential for life and ministry.
Expectant faith rooted in the promises of God.
Embracing the fullness of the character of God
The worth, dignity and potential of all persons.
Spiritual generations of laborers living out Christ among the lost.
Living in dependence of the Holy Spirit and prayer in our lives and ministry.
Personal transformation into Christlikeness.
Authentic grace-based relationships rooted in love for one another.
Developing depth in the spiritual disciplines.
Sharing the Gospel by life and word and ministering life-on-life.
Growing in conviction and love for the Body of Christ.
 
We believe in the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments as inspired by God, and inerrant in the original writing, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, was born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred, not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us as High Priest and Advocate.
We believe in "that blessed hope," the personal and imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
 

The Great Transition
As the parent of a college student, maybe you've experienced what relay runners feel as they make the all-important baton pass to their teammates.

  • Fear - "Will I make the pass successfully?"
  • Sadness - "Wow, my part is done. Could I have done better?"
  • Joy and Relief - " I did it! It's their turn now."
Like a coach, you've worked hard in training your children, preparing them for that time when you "hand them off" to the next level of maturity. And the "baton" pass is a critical component in assuring your child's success through the race of life.
What will they find on campus? Maybe not what you'd typically think. Research expert George Barna, in an on-line report, states that 80 percent of today's teens claim religious faith as very important. "Most teens are desperately striving to determine a valid and compelling purpose in life," Barna concluded. " There exists an opportunity for the church and para-church organizations to position themselves as a place of valuable insight and assistance."

The Great Investment
That's where The U.S. Collegiate Navigators fit in. Beginning in 1933 when Navigators founder Dawson Trotman taught sailors how to mature in their faith. The Navigators has grown into an international ministry with a presence in 105 countries. The Collegiate Navigators now number over 400 staff on nearly 70 campuses and minister on another 100+ campuses led by volunteers. On campus, Navigators is an officially recognized student organization with faculty and sponsors, and our goal is straightforward: To reach, disciple, and equip college students to know Christ and to make Him known through successive generations in all nations.

So what does that look like? While every campus ministry is unique, there are some things that make our ministries distinctively "Navigator."
 

  • One-to-one, "life-to-life" time with students, helping them learn how to study and apply the Bible, communicate their faith, balance priorities, pray, and grow in Christlike character.
  • Small group Bible studies, which help students mature in their understanding and application of Scriptural truth.
  • Large group events aimed to develop relationships and provide fun and challenging social and spiritual growth opportunities.
  • Conferences and retreats where students can get away from the rigors of college life and focus on friendships and spiritual development.
The bottom line? Navigator staff love students, and we value the opportunity to invest in your child's life during the college years. Someday, these years will end and your son or daughter will begin a new chapter in the journey. Until then, we count it a privilege to be one of the pairs of "hands" that help carry him or her forward in the ongoing race of life.
 

What Church Leaders Say
"Close enough to comfort or confront, to replace self with Christ. That's the stuff of which the Navigators are made. And that's the stuff that changed my life."
    - Dr. Charles Swindoll

"On a scale of one to ten, I place The Navigators as a 'ten' among para-church ministries today. In my college days, The Navigators taught me the value of a disciplined life. In our Crusades, they developed the unsurpassed follow-up methods we use today. Thank God for The Navigators."
    - Billy Graham