Course Descriptions
There are many courses to choose from! Please take note of how many sessions a course covers. There are several courses which require attendance to more than one session in order to cover the material appropriately. To return to the Summer Together main page, click here.
Abiding in Christ
1. 15 Life-changing Ways Jesus Absolutely Sets You Free
Bill Tell
Session 7 9-12pm Friday, June 21
Session 8 1:30-4:30pm, Friday, June 21
"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). Jesus has actually already set you free from the things that continually slow you down, drag you down, and put you down, including toxic things like people-pleasing, not feeling enough, image management, obsessive busyness, and other addictions. We will focus not just on the knowledge of these freedoms, but on how to practically experience them!
2. Listening to God and Others
Deb Entsminger and Cammie Suchsland
Session 4 1:30-4:30pm, Wednesday, June 19
Session 5 9:00-12:00pm, Thursday, June 20
Grow in listening to God as well as other people and get practical tools to facilitate this. The second workshop provides a deeper dive into further developing this critical life skill, highlighting the link between listening well, loving well, and laboring for a lifetime.
Culture
1. Cultural Development Wave 3
Demitta Clausell-Reese and Jenny Boryla
Session 3 9-12pm, Wednesday, June 19
In Waves 1 & 2, we developed an awareness of our own personal biases and the impact of biases, prejudices, and discrimination on various ethnic groups. In this session, we will process our Wave 3 pre-work on how to engage in relationships with people from all cultures, with an extra emphasis on reviewing the 3D Gospel, going deeper into our Engagement Plans, and identifying possible personal cultural development goals. Participants must have their golden tickets before the session.
There is no fee for participating in Wave 3 at Summer Together! This 3-hour version will give more time for discussion, reflection and prayer.
2. Bringing Jesus to Work
Emily & Dave Culbertson
Course Length: 1 Session
Session 10; Saturday, June 22nd 1:30-4:30pm
Have you ever felt like your work was consuming you? Or have you ever struggled unwinding and relaxing at the end of a busy week or season? In this course we will unpack what it means to bring Jesus to our work, both theologically and practically. We will discuss what God originally intended for our work and how, despite the curse of sin, we can bring redemption to our work. We will also explore the symbiotic relationship between work and rest and how we can create healthy rhythms of both in our lives.
3. The 3-D Gospel
Laurence Koo and Kelly Helms
Session 6 1:30-4:30pm, Thursday, June 20
There will be three parts to this course. The first part will help you understand and explain the multiple gospel paradigms from the 3D Gospel. The second will help you understand cultural context and assessing our own cultural American context. The third addresses how the gospel interacts with the Millennial, postmodern generation and the implications of ministry to this generation.
Disciplemaking
1. Disciplemaking in your Local Church
Dane Allphin, Nate Harrison, and Lisa Harrison
Course Length: 1 Session
Session 9; Saturday, June 22nd 9:00am-12:00pm
Can disciplemakers be made in the church?? We know discipleship has its challenges one on one. Add a church with lots of people, a history of practices and the challenge is multiplied. In this course you will engage with several tools you can use right away to build a culture of disciplemaking. We will even show you a process that can help you continue strengthening these skills. Disciplemaking really can be done in congregations!
2. When Life Gets Messy!
Osaze and Hadiza Murray
Session 9 9-12pm, Saturday, June 22
Acts 9:10-19 tells of Paul's discipler Ananias putting himself in a vulnerable position. When was the last time discipleship got messy for you? What gets us out of safety zones?
3. Your Neighborhood Matters: Being Used by God Among Your Neighbors
Dave and Tracy Dyrud
Session 10 1:30-4:30pm, Saturday, June 22
We will focus on prayer as the foundation for all disciplemaking and neighborhood ministry. We will learn and practice simple strategies to grow with the help of God’s faithful presence and discuss building healthy relationships and intentional disciplemaking within our neighborhoods.
Personal Design
1. Growing a Healthy Marriage
Loren and Leslie Hancock
Session 7 9-12pm Friday, June 21
Session 8 1:30-4:30pm, Friday, June 21
Using the Prepare Enrich assessment tool, you and your spouse will look at the different components of your marriage and receive great resources to grow and strengthen your marriage. Come and have fun sharing how you, as a couple, can “Grow Your Healthy Marriage”!
2. Understanding your Design through CliftonStrengths
Ellen Susman and Demitta Clausell-Reese
Session 1: 9-12pm, Tuesday June 18
Session 2: 1:30-4:30pm, Tuesday June 18
Want to learn what your CliftonStrengths results mean? Come learn how to better utilize them in your life and ministry.
Staff Skills
1. Understanding Navigator City Strategy and God’s Amazing Work in the Cities
Tom Bourke and Megan Colabrese
Session 9 9-12pm, Saturday, June 22
Why have The Navigators officially gone to cities in the last decade? What is God currently doing through our 17 Navigator City Teams? Come hear some of the victories and challenges we face as God leads us into the cities of America and in the process, catalyzes many of our international works to do the same.
2. What Happens When You Marry Creativity and the Great Commission?
Bill Mowry, Ryan Mowry, and Marisa Mowry
Session 4 1:30-4:30pm, Wednesday, June 19
Join us as we build a theology of creativity, explore best creativity practices, learn from practitioners, and discover the role innovation played in The Navigators formation. We will engage in a real-life ministry challenge to develop some creative solutions.
Adventures
Family Picnic
Staff Development and Care Staff
5:30-Dark, Wednesday, June 19
Garden of the Gods Hike
Staff Development and Care Staff
Session 2 1:30-4:30pm, Tuesday, June 18
Session 6 1:30-4:30pm, Thursday, June 20
Glen Eyrie Hike
Staff Development and Care Staff
Session 7 9-12pm, Friday, June 21
Nav Night in the Great Hall
Staff Development and Care Staff
6:30-9pm, Friday, June 21