Ben Nugent

Ben met Christ late in high school and met The Navigators his first day on campus at Illinois State University, where he graduated with a degree in History Education. He met his wife Melissa at a Navigator Summer Training Program in 1996, they have now been married for 26 years. Their daughter Vivian is 15. Ben and Melissa served with the Collegiate Navigators at Colorado State University, the University of Florida, and Kansas City, MO for nearly two decades. Ben serves as the U.S. Collegiate Director for The Navigators.

His passions include raising up and developing laborers for God’s harvest, teaching the Word of God, Summer Training Programs, and overseas missions opportunities.