what people are saying

Navigate has been a life altering experience for me. The book and the class offered profound insights into my spiritual gift, helping me understand how God has made me at a deeper level. The guidance provided showed me my unique strengths that I DIDN'T know existed. It also gave me the confidence and tools to apply them effectively in my daily life and spiritual journey. If you are seeking clarity or looking to unlock your God-given potential, Navigate is an invaluable resource for spiritual growth and discovery.

— Caleb, Giver gift

As someone with a never ending sense of curiosity for understanding the world and the people in it, I’m no stranger to things like the Enneagram or personality tests. There’s so many people seeking to understand and be understood. Then came Ben’s teachings on spiritual gifts and my spirit just knew this was different. It was God infused and married together biblical truth with personal identity. Learning what Jesus designed me to operate as contextualized my entire life. It may sound dramatic, but stepping into my God given spiritual gifting shifted the trajectory of my whole life. This spiritually tailored information has given me an awareness and intimacy with the Father like I’ve never known. And it doesn’t stop there. This is available to all believers! What would happen if we all came together and stepped into our purpose unified in Christ? To enter that space is to catch a glimpse of heaven and the eternity that awaits us! So what are you waiting for?

—Alex, Mercy gift

Before I clearly saw my spiritual gift of exhortation I remember having so much confusion around my personality. Why do I walk into a room and constantly wonder who is in there that I may know and have this drive to cheer up their day? How come I couldn’t lead others the way I saw some people able to see a vision and lead other there, or more importantly, how come it felt like no one was following me? How come at a family function I’m always talking while my other sisters are doing more of the gritty work? Confusion around how God uniquely created me set up unhealthy and unhelpful comparisons and judgement, mainly towards myself. Upon discovering that God had given me the gift of exhortation I was able to understand so much about myself, the ways I’ve been immature in my gifting, the ways God was wanting to grow me, and I needed to repent to God for resenting how He created me, and how I played such an important role in the Kingdom. I am consistently blown away by the simple guidance that comes to us in God’s word when He says ‘to him who has the gift of exhortation, exhort’. When I’m stuck in life and feeling off I realize I’m not walking in the order to be an encourager but rather trying to bear fruit in a gift God hasn’t given me. On the flip side when I’m encouraging to my kids, husband, family, and friends there is so much light, love, positive feedback, and energy within those relationships. I am so invigorated and see so much fruit and breakthrough within those relationships. As for God and I, I realize I have to first and foremost get my encouragement from Him. When I’m not plugged in and hearing His voice through journal processing I am not filled up myself. One word from God breathes life in my lungs and is almost always followed up with this insatiable desire to share this word with all within earshot.

—Yours truly, the not so big name, but definitely a big deal to God, Anna, an Exhorter

I came into this class knowing out of all the Spiritual CharismA options, which one I probably was. After the first class I came away with solid confirmation. I am a Prophet. I really disliked that label, because I thought I knew what it meant. I was wrong. Through this class I learned the strengths and weaknesses of this wonderful gift. I learned how this gift worked in harmony with the other gifts that God has bestowed upon others. Now I go forward, better able listen to the Holy Spirit and the direction it is giving me. It is much more efficient and I am less reluctant to step into the situations God has me in, speaking His truth. How freeing that is. 

—Penny, a Prophet gift

Navigate is a unique reflective class of self discovery of who God created me to be. My only regret is that I didn’t take this class 30 years ago. Looking back I was at my best when I was fully alive and building people up using my exhorter gift long before I knew what it meant to be an exhorter. Work was easy, growth and profits came easy. But I would slip into periods of trying to be like other leaders, doing things that were not natural to me. Work would become hard and as a result I didn’t always treat people well. The realization that my gift was truly from God has given me permission to simply be who he has created me to be. As a result I now spend less time thinking about how someone else might handle a situation and more time listening to Holy Spirit leadings and taking action with peace and confidence. For me Navigate has been a journey leading me to love myself and others well. 

—Dan, an Exhorter gift

This class has been one of my personal favorites offered at our church, and there are many classes offered at my church. I was impressed with how Ben and Joyel were able to discern who had which gift pretty early on in the class and were, for the most part, spot on. They made the class a lot of fun! Learning my spiritual gift has helped me know where I fit into the body and how I can best serve others well. And knowing my spiritual gift answered a few questions for me too. I had some moments where I thought, “Oh, that’s why I I think that way. . . or now that makes sense . . . “ It also helps to know the other spiritual gifts and how The Lord uses all of us to work together in the body of Christ. I would recommend everyone take this class. It’s good to know your spiritual gifts and how you can use them to honor God and the body of Christ. 

—Joan, a Prophet gift

I highly recommend you take the time to read and let the beauty and depth of Navigate affect your life and your ministry work. The work and care that Ben and the team have put into the content shows their own hearts and giftedness to equip and empower all of us to more fully live out the calling that God has placed on our lives. Through this material I was able to more fully embrace my calling as an Exhorter while being wise to steward that gift more fully for my marriage, family, friendships and ministry settings.

—Peter, an Exhorter gift

For years I believed my spiritual gift had something to do with administration. I was good at administrative tasks, but it didn’t feel spiritual or fulfilling or necessarily like something I was called to do. It was just something I had learned to be good at. When I discovered I had the gift of mercy – a gift I had been afraid to acknowledge – my life changed. I began to embrace the way I was wired, rather than fighting it. I learned that my tears were a gift, not a weakness. I learned that vulnerability is a strength. I stopped fighting God and a part of my heart that had been closed for self-protection opened up. I allowed Him to show me how He wanted to utilize me in ministry and in relationships. The mercy gift is tied to theE n d o r se me n t s compassionate heart of God that accepts us as we are when we come to Him and offers us grace and forgiveness in our sin and brokenness. Since that time, God has brought so many people and situations that need mercy across my path and my heart has been broken many times as people have shared deep, painful things from their hearts. I’ve been able to offer them hope and healing through God’s redemptive work. I’ve witnessed lives being transformed as people recognize the lies they’ve believed about themselves and about God. And I’ve seen them breaking free from the lies and starting to live in greater freedom and truth, the way God intended. I feel more alive than I did before and I know this is only possible because God is working through me.

—Jerilyn, Mercy gift