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'''Dawson Earle Trotman''' (March 25, 1906–June 18, 1956) was an [[Evangelism|evangelist]] and founder of [[The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]]. |
'''Dawson Earle Trotman''' (March 25, 1906–June 18, 1956) was an [[Evangelism|evangelist]] and founder of [[The Navigators (organization)|The Navigators]]. |
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== Biography== |
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Trotman was born on March 25, 1906 in [[Bisbee]], USA.<ref> George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, ''Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5'', Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 2331</ref> |
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Trotman founded [[The_Navigators_(organization)|The Navigators]] in 1933.<ref> Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism'', Westminster John Knox Press, USA, 2002, p. 486</ref> He lost his own life on June 18, 1956 while rescuing a girl, Allene Beck, from drowning during water-skiing in Schroon Lake, New York. |
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Dr. [[Billy Graham]] said: "I think Daws has personally touched more lives than anybody I have ever known." His work and writings were instrumental in the creation of the [[Campus Outreach]] ministry, which focuses on discipleship as a method of building up the community of Christians on college campuses. |
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Trotman married Lila Mae Clayton on 3 July 1932. Lila, who was born on 12 December 1913 in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, died on 27 October 2004 at the age of 90.[http://www.navigators.org/us/aboutus/items/stories/items/A%20Tribute%20to%20Lila%20Mae%20Trotman] The couple had four children. |
Trotman married Lila Mae Clayton on 3 July 1932. Lila, who was born on 12 December 1913 in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, died on 27 October 2004 at the age of 90.[http://www.navigators.org/us/aboutus/items/stories/items/A%20Tribute%20to%20Lila%20Mae%20Trotman] The couple had four children. |
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Trotman worked with many other evangelicals of his day, including [[Henrietta Mears]], [[Jim Rayburn]], [[Charles E. Fuller]], and Dick Hillis. Lorne Sanny (born 22 November 1920, [[Granville, Ohio]]; died 28 March 2005, [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] [http://www.navigators.org/us/aboutus/items/stories/items/A%20Tribute%20to%20Lorne%20Sanny]) succeeded him as president of The Navigators after Lila was its short-term interim president. |
Trotman worked with many other evangelicals of his day, including [[Henrietta Mears]], [[Jim Rayburn]], [[Charles E. Fuller]], and Dick Hillis. Lorne Sanny (born 22 November 1920, [[Granville, Ohio]]; died 28 March 2005, [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] [http://www.navigators.org/us/aboutus/items/stories/items/A%20Tribute%20to%20Lorne%20Sanny]) succeeded him as president of The Navigators after Lila was its short-term interim president. |
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== Programs == |
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| ⚫ | This worldwide Christian organization supported various Christian ideals: maintaining the basic disciplines of the Christ-centered Spirit-filled life, abiding in the Word of God, the importance of personal follow-up, one-on-one discipleship training, scripture memorization, and principles for multiplying Christian disciples, laborers, and equippers around the world. |
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== Quotes == |
== Quotes == |
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* The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started. |
* The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started. |
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Revision as of 00:12, 20 February 2017
Dawson Earle Trotman (March 25, 1906–June 18, 1956) was an evangelist and founder of The Navigators.
Biography
Trotman was born on March 25, 1906 in Bisbee, USA.[1]
Trotman founded The Navigators in 1933.[2] He lost his own life on June 18, 1956 while rescuing a girl, Allene Beck, from drowning during water-skiing in Schroon Lake, New York.
Trotman married Lila Mae Clayton on 3 July 1932. Lila, who was born on 12 December 1913 in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, died on 27 October 2004 at the age of 90.[1] The couple had four children.
Trotman worked with many other evangelicals of his day, including Henrietta Mears, Jim Rayburn, Charles E. Fuller, and Dick Hillis. Lorne Sanny (born 22 November 1920, Granville, Ohio; died 28 March 2005, Colorado Springs, Colorado [2]) succeeded him as president of The Navigators after Lila was its short-term interim president.
Programs
This worldwide Christian organization supported various Christian ideals: maintaining the basic disciplines of the Christ-centered Spirit-filled life, abiding in the Word of God, the importance of personal follow-up, one-on-one discipleship training, scripture memorization, and principles for multiplying Christian disciples, laborers, and equippers around the world.
Quotes
- Do what others can not and will not do.
- The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started.
Bibliography
- Downing, James (2008). Living Legacy: Reflections on Dawson Trotman and Lorne Sanny (Paperback). NavPress. ISBN 0972902384.
- Foster, Robert (2012). The Navigator (Paperback). NavPress. ISBN 1612912761.
- Robertson, Jr., Lee Roy (2002). Developing a Heart for Mission: Five Missionary Heroes (Paperback). NavMedia. ISBN 978-9810474256.
- Skinner, Betty Lee (1974). Daws: The Story of Dawson Trotman, Founder of the Navigators (Paperback). Zondervan. ISBN 0-310-32801-2.
- Dawson Trotman: In His Own Words (Paperback). NavPress. 2011. ISBN 1617479217.
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References
External links
- Time Magazine bio
- Born to Reproduce
- The Need of the Hour (which is that tools may be cute, but the influence of the man of God to spread the knowledge of God is vital)
- The Wheel illustration (for the CHRIST-ian life in action, Dawson Trotman's original version)
- The Hand illustration (for getting a HAND-le on the Word of God), now also known as the "WORD-hand" illustration
- The "Prayer-Hand" illustration (five key ingredients of Prayer)
- The Big Dipper illustration (the seven distinctive elements of The Navigators as an organization)
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