Navigators is a Christian organization, founded in 1933 by a young man named Dawson Trotman, that eventually became a household name in the evangelical church.* The Navigators motto is, “To Know Christ and to Make Him Known.” However, Navigators and its publishing arm NavPress have been on a contemplative trend for over 15 years, and … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: I am coordinator of my church’s children & youth ministries, and I am looking for solid, Bible-based children’s and youth curriculum. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. I am so skeptical of much of the curriculum out there now especially with so much of the emergent ideas creeping in. Thank you for any … [Read more…]
By Berit Kjos (author of How to Protect Your Child From the New Age and Spiritual Deception) The Spiritual Formation movement is widely promoted at colleges and seminaries as the latest and the greatest way to become a spiritual leader. It teaches people that this is how they can become more intimate with God and … [Read more…]
From 10 years of research at Lighthouse Trails Research Project, we have found the following fifty organizations to have had a significant role in bringing contemplative spirituality into the evangelical/Protestant church. If you do not know or understand the implications of this, we urge you to educate yourself as soon as possible. Note: We have … [Read more…]
According to the April 2011 issue of Pray!, the online magazine of NavPress, the organization is still promoting contemplative prayer. In 2005, Lighthouse Trails informed readers that NavPress (part of the long-standing Navigators) “has become a leading publisher for contemplative spirituality books” such as: When the Soul Listens by Jan Johnson, Dallas Willard Soul Guide by … [Read more…]
