Making Disciples Naturally

Send us Fan Mail Is the church's primary responsibility to train our children? What is the balance between the parent's role and others having input into the spiritual growth of children. Ryan and Leah share their practical insights. 

Send us Fan Mail Ryan and Leah have four children and are in the midst of training them and teaching them to follow Jesus. Listen to some great principles and practical ideas as they share their experiences -- and challenges!

Send us Fan Mail The carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" contains many profound phrases. One of the most significant is the last line of the first stanza "the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight." Indeed without Christ, all is hopeless. With Him, abundant life is found here and now and in eternity, life without end with Him. Place your faith in Him alone tod...

Send us Fan Mail How should we be investing our lives? What will last into eternity? Only the Word of God and the souls of men and women. Michelle is a very inspirational young lady who is committed to helping young girls grow in their faith as we walks with them through their young lives. Michelle uses Daily Grace Co for some of her materials. Kansas Navigators 

Send us Fan Mail We long to see immediate impact and growth in the people we are trying to encourage to walk with the Lord. However, often that impact is delayed or we may never see it at all. Michelle uses the following company for some of her mentoring: The Daily GraceCo

Send us Fan Mail Michelle is a young lady from Kansas who was deeply impacted by Jesus and by a mentor she had while on a trip to Kenya. She changed from believing that she had to earn God's love to understanding that God loves her unreservedly. Because of this, she is committed to investing in other young women, walking with them through difficult and good times, all while pouring God's...

Send us Fan Mail Are we "successful" only when we see someone understand the gospel and come to faith? What are some resources that are helpful for our walk and our ministry? This is the fourth of four podcasts with Mr. Jonathan Noyes, apologist with Stand to Reason ministry. Stand to Reason Kansas Navigators

Send us Fan Mail What kinds of questions are people asking today? How can an understanding of not only apologetics but also an understanding of objective truth help us as we minister to others. Mr. Jonathan Noyes is an apologist with Stand to Reason ministry. Stand to Reason Kansas Navigators (Kansas Communities Ministry)

Send us Fan Mail Continuing our series on apologetics with Mr. Jonathan Noyes, we look at the concept of simply "putting a stone in someone's shoe." Today Jon helps us understand what this means and what the role of apologetics is when it comes to making disciples. Stand to Reason Kansas Navigators (Kansas Communities Ministry)

Send us Fan Mail In this series of four podcasts we explore the role of apologetics in disciplemaking. Jon Noyes is with the ministry Stand to Reason and hosts the YouTube podcast To the Point. Today we discuss the fact that even though many people deny the existence of objective truth, it is impossible to live life without it. Stand to Reason Kansas Communities Ministry

Send us Fan Mail The promises of God are noted throughout Scripture. Key among these are John 3:16 and John 5:24. Bill's life is a great example of someone who simply believes the promises of God and acts upon them. In this final episode, he shares insights about marriage, leadership, raising children and time management. 

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Treneer is the former International President of the Navigators. He is our speaker at the October 29, 2022 Fall Conference where he'll be speaking on 1 Thessalonians: Learning from the Apostle Paul about advancing the Gospel. In these interviews, which are a re-release of a prior interview, Mike relates a bit about his growing up years, how God sovereignly placed the...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Treneer is the former International President of the Navigators. He is our speaker at the October 29, 2022 Fall Conference where he'll be speaking on 1 Thessalonians: Learning from the Apostle Paul about advancing the Gospel. In these interviews, which are a re-release of a prior interview, Mike relates a bit about his growing up years, how God sovereignly placed the...

Send us Fan Mail Mr. Mike Treneer is the former International President of the Navigators. He is our speaker at the October 29, 2022 Fall Conference where he'll be speaking on 1 Thessalonians: Learning from the Apostle Paul about advancing the Gospel. In these interviews, which are a re-release of a prior interview, Mike relates a bit about his growing up years, how God sovereignly placed the...

Send us Fan Mail Bill (not his real name) shares some great insights or "life lessons" that he has learned over his 50 years with the Navigators. He remains alert to how God might want him to try new things, to remember that God is sovereign and that we all must continue to learn. He references two books in this podcast which are linked below: God Space by Doug Pollock The Making of a Le...

Send us Fan Mail "Bill" is an inspiration to us all. He and his wife have been involved with the Navigators for over 50 years and continue to be effective in making disciples. Bill enjoys outdoor activities and so he uses those skills (camping, hunting, fishing, canoeing, etc) to make friends for Jesus. He is a humble man who simply believes the promises of God.  Bill references the foll...

Send us Fan Mail A legend among Navigators, Bill shares his life story as well as wisdom about reaching people for Jesus. He and his wife have devoted their lives to making disciples and has great insight into practical ways to do this. He has worked on the foreign mission field as well as at home and in each location, this humble man is excited about watching God at work. 

Send us Fan Mail It is all too tempting to want to make a big "splash," attracting large crowds, etc. But what does the Lord desire for us? Richard Spann, former ministry director for the Kansas Communities Ministry with the Navigators shares some insight into this topic as he relates the importance of spiritual generations and multiplication -- all based on making a "ripple" a...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Spann shares three practical truths: Discipleship is more caught than taught. We can impress from a distance but to make an impact we need to be "up close." Live your life in such a way that you leave a mark and not just a blur. 

Send us Fan Mail Who was Shamgar? Often we don't think we have anything to offer concerning investing in the spiritual growth of others. But we learn from the story of Shamgar in the Old Testament, we can start where we are, with what we have, doing what we can.  This is a profound truth that will encourage you in your ministry.

Send us Fan Mail The questions of Jesus in scripture -- who do you say that I am? What do you want? -- He asked of his disciples and asks of His followers today. Only through intimately knowing God by spending time with Him and His Word can we learn to trust Him more and can we experience more of His joy. Richard Spann shares the second of a series of principles inherited by the Kansas Navigators...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Richard Spann is the previous director of the Kansas Communities Ministry with the Navigators. He has written a series of devotionals called "Goads and Nails" which are a collection of timeless truths the Kansas Communities Ministry has been privileged to have been taught over the years.  Today he shares some important truths about prayer, the need for prayer, the ch...

Send us Fan Mail On this final episode with Larry Beck, he gives us some great practical advice on memorizing Scripture, including the importance of finding someone, perhaps a group, to memorize new verses with. Topical Memory System

Send us Fan Mail We've all used these as excuses: "I have a poor memory. I can't memorize Scripture!" or "I'm too busy. I don't have time to memorize Scripture!" Today Larry Beck reminds us of the answers to these excuses as well as the pitfalls of both memorizing Scripture and not memorizing Scripture. Here are the links mentioned in this episode: The Hand...

Send us Fan Mail How does getting God's Word into our hearts help us in our relationships with our spouse, our children, our co-workers and our friends? Larry Beck helps us see the critical importance of Scripture memory.