Learning Opportunities

Note: There are a few more opportunities available in the NSG23 app.

Authentic Engagement in Missions
Dr. LaNette Dellinger
Living out of your God-given design brings authenticity to cross-cultural work. Join us as we discuss what missions can look like as we send people to serve in communities using their education and professional experience. We will be sharing stories and examples of how this has worked for people in the field of education, as they have served in short-term, mid-term, and long-term opportunities. Learn principles of authentic service through any profession.

Being In-Sync With the Spirit—Reaching Hearts
Donn T., Alan DeCerff, and Brent Anderson
A gathering to gain perspective on and passion for reaching people from another world religion and an opportunity to network together with like-hearted staff.

Brand Strategy and Your Ministry
Andrew Ledwith, Communications
Learn how to apply the fundamentals of The Navigators brand and communication best practices to improve your ability to cast the vision of The Navigators to the people in your ministry and to your donors.

Coaching in The Navigators
Ellen Susman, Sheri Underwood, Sean McKelvey, Gina Holm
Are you interested in coaching? Do you want to be coached? To become a coach, yourself? To network with other coaches? Come learn about the many different coaching opportunities in TDC: strengths, design, team, life, leadership, and transition coaching.

Expense Reporting Tips and Tricks
Tim Hart and the Financial Services Team
An overview of Workday expense reporting including how to use the Workday mobile app

• How to write a memo line
• What can be a ministry expense, and what is personal
• Receipt storage requirements
• How to use the mobile app and quick expenses

Get to Know More About the Worldwide Partnership
Peter Udall, International Office
A short presentation and video on our Worldwide Partnership. Meet leaders from the International Office for a brief Q&A.

Keeping Your Ministry in Rhythm
Cindy Caruso, Corporate Affairs and Risk Management
Join this open forum for answers that could impact the heart of your ministry. Are you writing a book? Are you planning an event? Wondering about child safety? Filing workers’ comp? Think you might need a contract? Wonder why you need to be driver-authorized? Gain insight and wisdom in these areas and more!

Marriage Support/Retreats for Nav Staff
Roger and Yvette Gonzalez
Learn about refreshing retreats and resources available to Navigator staff couples through TDC’s Care team for couples at all stages of marriage and seasons of life. Some offerings will come directly to your region!

Missional Enterprise – Making Disciples While Making a Profit
Ken Christie and Brian Samuels
See and experience the adventure of fulfilling our Navigator Calling in the context of entrepreneurship and business ownership.

Mobilizing Disciplemakers to Flourish in the Complexities of Life
Lane Lareau, Rachel Cheng, Jeff and Iris Ketcham
From areas of creation care to justice and poverty alleviation, understand what an integrated approach to community flourishing looks like. Engage in a learner-centered, interactive space facilitated by practitioners of whole-life discipleship in Senegal and Atlanta as you walk away with a framework and practical questions to mobilize and empower disciplemakers to navigate the complexities of life and find solutions to become all that God intends for them to be.

The Navigators at 90
Patrick Kochanasz
Get an Inside look at The Navigators rich and unique 90-year history from Dawson Trotman, to sending our first missionaries, the development of the Core, and more. This program includes a time for Q&A, as well as an overview of some of the resources and artifacts available in our Navigators archives.

The Role of Resources in Relational Disciplemaking
David Zimmerman
A panel of NavPress authors (Navigator staff and non-Navigator staff) will discuss how their writing emerges from their disciplemaking ministry, and how their disciplemaking ministry has benefited from the use of resources. This discussion will help staff make fuller use of tools and good missional thinking without abandoning the essential Life-to-Life® nature of a disciplemaking ministry.
Key verses: Romans 10:11-17; Acts 8:26-39; 2 Kings 22:8-13

The Together App
Luke Soderstrom
“Together is a digital tool where small groups of friends can easily experience Jesus Together. Many Christians are paralyzed when they wrestle with how to disciple others, especially to those who do not already trust in Jesus. The Together App combines video storytellers speaking about Jesus’ life with engaging questions that are loved even by those who are only seeking and have not yet found Christ. Why not come and take a closer look?”

Using Storying in Connecting and Discipling Cross-Culturally
Brian H.. and Nate Watters, The JUMA Team
Get equipped to use stories to connect, share the gospel, and disciple people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds.

Viva Latin America Vision
Roberto Blauth and Chris Young
Interact with Latin American Navigators to explore opportunities to partner in the 21 countries of South America, Central America, and Mexico.

Your New Benefits and You
Nick Kobayashi
Come find out about the new benefits plans for 2024! Health, dental, vision, and life insurance, retirement savings, and more!