Ministry Pass is a sermon series and church graphics library built so pastors can plan and preach without a large staff.^1 The pricing page says it is trusted by over 40,000 ministries, and its demo page counts over 25,000 ministry resources, including graphics, videos, illustrations, and research material.^2
The Sermon Suite includes 2,000+ sermon series plus illustrations, pre-built sermon calendars, Bible study tools, Sermonary, a Series Planner, training, church documents, and a Discipleship Suite.^2 Series Planner lets a pastor choose dates, topics, and books of the Bible, then edit the calendar with a drag-and-drop editor.^4 Its discipleship tools open a church-branded devotional hub from a chosen series, with daily devotionals, a weekly reading plan, family devotionals, and Scripture memory, all carrying the church's branding.^5 The Reach Suite adds Churchly, a church website builder with marketing funnels and automated follow-up.^2 Sermonary, the bundled sermon-writing tool, now includes an AI assistant that can edit, expand, or summarize a sermon while keeping the pastor's own voice at the center.^7
Justin Trapp launched Ministry Pass on October 7, 2014, after a mentor told him his greatest impact would come through business rather than the pulpit.^8 Trapp has described the aim as giving pastors "some of that content framework that helps you have a springboard."^9 The company holds conservative, orthodox Christian belief, summarized in the Apostles' Creed, and offers its work as a framework pastors can adapt, not manuscripts to preach verbatim.^10 Access is subscription-based, with a 14-day free trial that unlocks the full library.^1
"Ministry Pass gives me a springboard. It gets my mind thinking. It gives me a skeleton." - Tony, Youth Ministry^2
"Being a bi-vocational pastor who does most of the creative work as well as the sermon planning, this helped bring branding and clarity. It saved me hours of design and (poor) creative work on my own." - Robert Miller, Lead Pastor, New Life Assembly^3
Notable:
- Mark Batterson of National Community Church: "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."^2
- The Sermonary library, which includes the Ministry Pass library, is written by the company's theology team and holds 2,000+ series searchable by topic, book, or season.^11
- Ministry Pass acquired Churchly to expand its suite for pastors and church leaders.^2
