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( Navigators)
The Navigators is a worldwide Christian parachurch organization headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its main purpose is the discipling (training) of Christians with a particular emphasis on enabling them to share their faith with others. The Navigators works alongside local churches, by providing resources such as Bible study booklets and study aid materials, Scripture verse memory aids, and Christian books. These are produced through the organization's NavPress publishing group, which also offers The Message Bible paraphrase. It also supports full-time workers who mostly work within local communities. Currently more than 4,600 Navigator staff of 69 nationalities minister among college students, military personnel, business and professional people, communities, and churches in 103 countries. The Navigators was founded in 1933 by Dawson Trotman, out of his experiences mentoring United States Navy sailor Lester Spencer. 135 men became Christians on Les Spencer's ship, the USS West Virginia, before it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. By the end of World War II, thousands of men on ships and bases around the world were learning the principles of Christian discipleship. Since then The Navigators has grown into a worldwide organization with representation in most countries of the world. It acquired its current location at Glen Eyrie through Billy Graham's contacting Trotman about the then-vacant property, which was up for sale in 1950. A fundraising call was put out to friends of the Navigators, and the money needed to purchase the site was obtained within a tight deadline, allowing the sale to the group to be completed.
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