Making Disciples Naturally

Send us Fan Mail Would you like to understand more about how to bring the gospel and spiritual things into an ordinary conversation? Today's podcast should help!  Roger and Joan Van Noord are lifelong Navigator staff who have a heart for reaching people with the gospel and then helping them grow in their faith. They have ministered several locations in Michigan and remain active in ministry t...

Send us Fan Mail Would you like to understand more about how to bring the gospel and spiritual things into an ordinary conversation? Today's podcast should help!  Roger and Joan Van Noord are lifelong Navigator staff who have a heart for reaching people with the gospel and then helping them grow in their faith. They have ministered several locations in Michigan and remain active in ministry t...

Send us Fan Mail Why do we often not see growth in ourselves or others as we would hope. The answers are complex. However, Jesus teaches us in John 15 that "apart from Me you can do nothing." He also, in the same verse says, "He who abides in Me and I in Him bears much fruit." It is possible to see growth, but it will not occur if we rely on human wisdom alone. We do have a rol...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Ron Wheeler, professional cartoonist in the Kansas City area, was repeatedly confronted by rejection, discouragement and distrust of his friends in his pursuit of his career and of truth. Listen and be encouraged as Ron tells us about God's sovereign hand at work, quietly and often behind the scenes, yet always lovingly directing his life.  Ron's website: CartoonWork...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Ron Wheeler, professional cartoonist in the Kansas City area, was repeatedly confronted by rejection, discouragement and distrust of his friends in his pursuit of his career and of truth. Listen and be encouraged as Ron tells us about God's sovereign hand at work, quietly and often behind the scenes, yet always lovingly directing his life.  Ron's website: CartoonWork...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Ron Wheeler, professional cartoonist in the Kansas City area, was repeatedly confronted by rejection, discouragement and distrust of his friends in his pursuit of his career and of truth. Listen and be encouraged as Ron tells us about God's sovereign hand at work, quietly and often behind the scenes, yet always lovingly directing his life.  Ron's website: CartoonWork...

Send us Fan Mail This message is from a 2019 address by Drew Peters (who works with STUMO at the University of Kansas). 

Send us Fan Mail This message is from a 2019 address by Drew Peters (who works with STUMO at the University of Kansas). 

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Laura Simmons are on staff with the Navigators and live in the Kansas City area. Today Doug shares practical thoughts on how to introduce and develop "spiritual conversations" in a natural and non-pressured way.  The Insider by Jim Petersen and Mike Shamy Resource mentioned on the podcast: Spiritual Conversations  (free PDF download).

Send us Fan Mail In this second of three podcasts with Navigator Doug Simmons, we hear practical advice on what it means to simply come alongside of someone, in a committed, loving and trusting relationship, to help them grow in Christ. Here are two resources mentioned in the podcast:  Free download of the "R+2D+3A" illustration. Click here. Ways of the Alongsider by Bill Mowry. Click he...

Send us Fan Mail Doug and Laura Simmons are on staff with the Navigators (c) in the Kansas City area. They have a long and varied career of impacting lives for Jesus Christ. In this first of three podcasts with Doug, we learn about how God has worked in his life to multiply spiritual generations. He shares practical thoughts about making disciples who make disciples. 

Send us Fan Mail Where do I begin when I want to start helping someone else grow spiritually? What resources are available? What is disciplemaking all about? These are some very practical and Biblical ideas presented by a round table of four members of the Kansas Communities Ministry Team.  Navigator (c) Resource "Seven tips for starting a discipleship relationship"

Send us Fan Mail Where do I begin when I want to start helping someone else grow spiritually? What resources are available? What is disciplemaking all about? These are some very practical and Biblical ideas presented by a round table of four members of the Kansas Communities Ministry Team.  Navigator (c) resource "Seven tips for starting a discipleship relationship"

Send us Fan Mail Where do I begin when I want to start helping someone else grow spiritually? What resources are available? What is disciplemaking all about? These are some very practical and Biblical ideas presented by a round table of four members of the Kansas Communities Ministry Team.  Navigator (c) Resource "Seven tips for starting a discipleship relationship"

Send us Fan Mail Richard Spann shares insights on helping others grow.

Send us Fan Mail In this reprise episode, former Kansas Communities Director Richard Spann shares insights on the how's and why's of one-to-one discipleship. 

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...

Send us Fan Mail Ron Bennett serves as Senior Staff with the Navigators and is a world leader in discipleship thought and practice. He is our featured speaker for the 2026 Spring Men's Retreat.  Info and registration for the retreat: https://kansasnavs.org/conferences/ Ron's blog: https://www.rbennett.net/ High Quest discipleship series: http://www.highquest.info/  

Send us Fan Mail Ron Bennett serves as Senior Staff with the Navigators and is a world leader in discipleship thought and practice. He is our featured speaker for the 2026 Spring Men's Retreat.  Info and registration for the retreat: https://kansasnavs.org/conferences/ Ron's blog: https://www.rbennett.net/ High Quest discipleship series: http://www.highquest.info/  

Send us Fan Mail What is the "conscience"? And more importantly, what does the Bible have to say about our conscience? How do we have a clear conscience? How does a conscience get "seared"?  Got Questions Website (referenced in the podcast)

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Bullok is a man who began life in challenging circumstances, but through God's faithfulness found the Lord and has served him faithfully for decades. Mike was adopted at age of 4 and grew up in Illinois and Missouri. After high school, he spent 3 years in the Marine Corps where he was greatly helped in his spiritual life by the Navigators. He spent 2 years in San Die...