Ministry Training

The Passage

The Passage is a ministry training program of PA North American Missions. It develops Kingdom-minded leaders for their local churches and widens the pool of future church planters in Pennsylvania.

What Participants Experience

Classroom training: days of teaching that challenge participants to grow in faith and leadership.
Hands-on ministry: evangelism, Bible studies, services and prayer walks alongside PA church planting families.
PA District Camp: a week of worship and service as camp workers.
Ongoing training: after the trip, participants serve in their home church and join monthly Zoom training sessions.

Who Can Apply

Ages 16–25 and U.S. citizens.
Pastor approval is required.

Applications typically become available in the March timeframe each year and will be available here.

Passage participants gathered around a church planter during a prayer walk — Hands-on ministryStudents on a prayer walk with a PA church planter

Community outreach event with a craft table and families on a town street — Community outreach

Passage participants in a classroom session on service dynamics — Classroom training

Passage participants praying together during a session — Prayer

Passage participants leading worship with singing, guitar and percussion — Worship

Passage participants and leaders seated in a circle for group discussion — Group discussion