Preaching Passport
Preaching Passport
A new space for preaching, formation, legacy, and the people who carry the calling.
@preachingpassport
Pastor Passport
A ministry to ministers
Nobody Understands What It Is to Be Clergy Like Clergy.
More than a profile. A private ministry portfolio for the season you are in.
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Create your Passport. Control your story.
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Trusted sharing for serious organizations.
Real ministry. Real people.
Built by clergy, for clergy.
Pastor Passport was founded by Dr. Jeremiah C. Hackley — preacher, theological educator, lecturer, author and ministry systems builder — out of the realities of pastoral search, theological education and cross-institutional ministry work.
Pictured at right: Dr. Hackley speaking and lecturing at Clark Atlanta University — teaching, theological education, ministry leadership and cross-institutional work are the ground this platform was built on.
Live create experience
See your story take shape.
Try the basic fields. Your private vault, screening information, scoring, and advanced application tools are never demonstrated publicly.
Your Passport Has More Inside.
Continue securely to build the complete version.
Built for the candidateGlobal by designConfidential by defaultMutual discernment
Founding Ministry Phase
A ministry to ministers while we build
Pastor Passport is currently operating in our Founding Ministry Phase as a ministry to ministers while our full automated membership and subscription infrastructure is being completed. This founding phase allows us to begin serving clergy immediately.
For clergy
Founding Candidate Access
$19
Activate your Pastor Passport: portfolio, package vault, search tools, and secure submission portals.
Activate my passportFor new ministers
90-Day Seminary Launch
Sponsored
Recent seminary graduates can apply for a sponsored passport for their first 90 days of ministry search.
Apply as a graduateFor churches & partners
Sponsor a clergy leader
From $19
Honor a pastor or underwrite a seminary graduate's passport. You can name the recipient or let us place it.
Sponsor clergyFor everyone
Support this ministry
Any amount
Your gift keeps Pastor Passport serving clergy while our full membership infrastructure is completed.
Give a giftThe National Clergy Appreciation Movement
What do you need today?
Nobody understands what it is to be clergy like clergy. Choose the season you are in and Pastor Passport opens the door to resources, opportunities, benefits, and next steps.
Repair
Stabilize what needs attention.
Some seasons require rebuilding. Find resources that can help you stabilize what needs attention and prepare for what comes next.
Open RepairRetire
Finish well and plan what follows.
Preparation for retirement, succession, legacy, and post-pastoral life — curated pathways, never a substitute for qualified professionals.
Open RetireRelaunch
Step into a new ministry season.
Your pastoral search tools live here — portfolio, package vault, answer library, vacancy analysis, and secure submission portals — alongside new ministry pathways.
Open RelaunchRefresh
Rest, renewal, and celebration.
Hotels, travel, retreats, sabbaticals, family experiences, and appreciation offers for the people who carry the calling.
Open Refresh
An @AppreciateClergy initiative
Clergy Scholarships & Dreams
“Invest in the calling. Honor the person.”
Five $2,000 founding scholarships for clergy preparation—alongside real, approved dreams that honor the person.
A primary Pastor Passport service
Pastor Passport Photo Studio
We travel to you. Candidacy headshots, pulpit and first-family sessions, sermon recording, and custom graphics — booked by city, scheduled by climate, priced in the open.
Candidacy Headshots
$450
Pulpit & Story Session
$950
Sermon Reel Recording
$500
New Pastor Start-Up
$1,950
Appreciate Clergy
Stories for the people who carry the calling
Lessons, resources, celebrations, and conversations from @appreciateclergy.
Clergy Honor
Dr. Gardner C. Taylor
Preaching Passport honors the Dean of American Preaching.
@preachingpassport
Coming Soon
More stories are coming
New lessons, celebrations, and conversations will appear here as they are released.
@preachingpassport
@appreciateclergy
Clergy Appreciation Is More Than a Month
Honor a pastor, nominate someone for the Honor Wall, or join as a business prepared to honor clergy all year long.
The passport
Six stages, one secure desk
Build
One portfolio: your ministry story, education, credentials, sermons, and answers — written once, in your voice.
Protect
Every record carries a privacy level. Highly sensitive files never leave your vault through a shared link.
Discern
Analyze vacancy announcements, see what a church left unsaid, and record your own due diligence questions.
Submit
Assemble exactly what a church asked for and share it as one secure link you can revoke at any moment.
Track
Follow every conversation, deadline, and status change so no search leaves you guessing.
Go global
Congregations across cities, countries, and traditions — one passport that travels with your calling.
Traditions we serve
Baptist, Pentecostal, non-denominational — and beyond
Conventions, fellowships, networks, and independent congregations worldwide. Choose the bodies you hold standing with, and your package speaks their language.
NBCNational Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
FGBCFFull Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
CBFCooperative Baptist Fellowship
IBIndependent Baptist
COGChurch of God (Cleveland, TN)
ICFGFoursquare Church
INDIndependent Non-denominational
ARCAssociation of Related Churches
EFCABible Church / Evangelical Free
CMEChristian Methodist Episcopal Church
NAZChurch of the Nazarene
PCAPresbyterian Church in America
TECThe Episcopal Church
DOCChurches of Christ / Disciples
SDASeventh-day Adventist
NBCANational Baptist Convention of America
SBCSouthern Baptist Convention
BGCBaptist General Convention / State Convention
COGICChurch of God in Christ
PAWPentecostal Assemblies of the World
APOSApostolic / Oneness Fellowship
CCNCommunity Church Network
CCCalvary Chapel
AMEAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church
UMCUnited Methodist Church
WESWesleyan Church
ELCAEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
ACNAAnglican Church in North America
UCCUnited Church of Christ
MENMennonite / Anabaptist
PNBCProgressive National Baptist Convention
ABCUSAAmerican Baptist Churches USA
BWABaptist World Alliance
AGAssemblies of God
UPCIUnited Pentecostal Church International
FGFull Gospel / Charismatic Network
A29Acts 29 / Church Planting Network
VYDVineyard Churches
AMEZAME Zion Church
GMCGlobal Methodist Church
PCUSAPresbyterian Church (USA)
LCMSLutheran Church—Missouri Synod
CRCChristian Reformed Church
CMAChristian & Missionary Alliance
GLBInternational / Global Fellowship
Room for every calling
Senior, worship, youth, care, missions and staff roles
Pastor Passport is not only for the senior pulpit. Build one package whether you serve music, students, children, counseling, administration, missions, or chaplaincy.
Lead & senior roles
- Senior / Lead Pastor
- Co-Pastor
- Executive Pastor
- Associate Pastor
- Assistant Pastor
- Campus Pastor
- Interim / Transitional Pastor
- Supply / Pulpit Preacher
- Church Planter
- Revitalization Pastor
- Bivocational Pastor
Worship & creative
- Worship Pastor / Minister of Music
- Associate Worship Leader
- Choir Director / Minister of Choirs
- Organist / Musician
- Creative Arts Pastor
- Media & Production Pastor
- Communications Director
Next generation
- Youth Pastor
- Student Ministries Pastor
- Children's Pastor / Director
- College & Young Adults Pastor
- Family Ministries Pastor
- Preschool / Early Childhood Director
Discipleship & care
- Discipleship Pastor
- Christian Education / Sunday School Director
- Small Groups Pastor
- Pastoral Care / Visitation Pastor
- Counseling Pastor
- Congregational Care Minister
- Senior Adults Pastor
- Recovery Ministries Pastor
Mission & outreach
- Missions Pastor
- Outreach & Evangelism Pastor
- Community Engagement / Justice Pastor
- Multicultural / Multiethnic Ministries Pastor
- Church Planting Resident
- Missionary / Global Worker
Specialized & staff
- Administrative Pastor / Business Administrator
- Connections / Assimilation Pastor
- Women's Ministry Director
- Men's Ministry Director
- Prayer & Intercession Pastor
- Chaplain (Hospital, Military, Corporate, Prison)
- Denominational / Judicatory Staff
- Christian School or Ministry Leadership
Digital, online & media ministry
- I Am Planting and Serving In Digital Ministry
- Online Campus Pastor
- Digital Discipleship Pastor
- Social Media & Content Minister
- Tech & Worship Systems Director
- Podcast / Broadcast Producer
- Digital Missionary / Online Evangelist
Discernment goes both ways
A call is mutual. Ask the questions worth asking.
You are permitted to ask why the last pastor left, what the finances look like, and who cares for the pastor. This desk keeps those questions in front of you — and keeps your private notes private.
Create your free account- Why did the previous pastor leave, and how was it handled?
- What is the church's financial health and compensation philosophy?
- Who pastors the pastor — and what does sabbath look like here?
- What has this congregation not disclosed in the posting?
