Every week, thousands of pastors face the same challenge: preparing a compelling sermon with limited time, budget, and staff. Ministry Pass was built to meet that need — an all-in-one library of sermon resources and media tools designed to help church leaders preach with confidence without burning out.^1
The platform offers over 2,000 complete sermon series spanning topical, expository, and seasonal themes, each bundled with professionally designed graphics, bumper videos, social media content, sermon illustrations, talking points, and small group discussion questions.^2 Pre-built sermon calendars give pastors a twelve-month strategic preaching plan they can prayerfully personalize, and a Series Planner tool lets you drag and drop series into a custom calendar aligned with your church's unique vision.^1
Ministry Pass goes beyond sermon prep. Subscribers also get access to Sermonary, a patented drag-and-drop sermon writing and preaching platform included with the Sermon Suite plan.^3 The platform's Reach Suite tier adds Churchly, a church website builder Ministry Pass acquired to help churches attract visitors, automate guest follow-up, and run digital outreach campaigns.^4 A training library, church documents and forms, and social media content calendars round out the offering.
Founded by Justin Trapp, a ministry-minded entrepreneur who felt called to ministry at age eleven but was told by a mentor that his greatest impact would come through business, not the pulpit.^5 After surveying pastors and hearing their pain points around sermon prep, Trapp raised funds from family, friends, and a local business leader who personally loaned him $35,000 to make the vision happen. Ministry Pass launched on October 7, 2014 — and trended on Twitter above Ebola that day.^5 Today, more than 181,000 pastors worldwide have used the platform.^5
Ministry Pass adheres to conservative, orthodox Christian beliefs summarized in the Apostles' Creed, and their resources are designed as a flexible framework that pastors can adapt to their own theological nuances.^1
Why Pastors Love It"Church ought to be the most creative place on the planet, but it's hard to come up with a unique idea every single week. This is why I appreciate Ministry Pass." — Mark Batterson, National Community Church^2
"As a bi-vocational pastor Ministry Pass has been a massive help to me. It is completely worth the value and I can't recommend it enough." — Jason Adams, CommUNITY Church^1
"Ministry Pass gives me a springboard. It gets my mind thinking. It gives me a skeleton. It gives me ideas I can roll with and go in any direction that fits my needs." — Tony, Youth Pastor^1
Notable- Trusted by over 40,000 ministries with 181,000+ pastors served worldwide^1
- Endorsed by Mark Batterson (National Community Church), featured at Lifeway's Faith Leads Tech conference^6
- Includes Sermonary (sermon writing tool) and Churchly (church website builder) as part of the ecosystem^3
- Ministry Minute podcast hosted by founder Justin Trapp, featuring stories of faith-driven leadership^5
- Subscription-based with three tiers (Media Suite, Sermon Suite, Reach Suite); monthly and annual plans available with a 14-day free trial^2
