Lead in Israel.

About the Trip Fellowship

In each iteration of the Olympic Games, every country has a flag-bearer to introduce their team in the Opening Ceremonies. The job of this flag-bearer is to not only represent their country well at the start and through the duration of the games, but to introduce and lead their teammates following behind them into the experience of a lifetime. As a Fellow, you are Passages’ flag-bearer, and Israel is the experience of a lifetime.

The Fellowship Program is a peer-leadership opportunity that gives Passages alumni a chance to return to Israel a second time as a leader on a bus with first-time Passages participants. The Fellow exists to be the official Passages representative on their bus in Israel – they facilitate and enhance the Passages program for their peers. A Fellow’s realm of responsibility stretches out among Passages’ program consisting of the Pre-Trip, Trip, and Post-Trip phases, however they are most active on the trip itself. They are the flag-bearers, leading their teams in the Holy Land.

Fellow for College OR High School Students

Did you know that we take high school students on trips to Israel? It’s true! We believe that a trip to Israel is a life-changing experience for every young Christian. In addition to learning about biblical and modern day Israel, our high school students participate in hands-on learning experiences, such as an archaeological dig, floating on the Jordan River, and doing a service project. We are looking for Fellows with a heart for and experience in leading high schoolers to lead our high school buses. If you have any questions about the high school program, please contact the Leadership Development Department.

Responsibilities

Leaders Conference

Upon acceptance, every Fellow is required to attend the Passages Leaders Conference for training and networking. Leaders Conference occurs three times a year: in January, April, and November of each year.

Domestic flight to Israel

Fellows are responsible for paying for their domestic flight to their gateway airport for their trip to Israel. The Fellowship Program is granted to you by the generous scholarships of our donors. Paying for your domestic flight is your portion of this investment into your leadership experience.

General Responsibilities

As Passages’ “flag-bearers,” Fellows must be willing to represent and facilitate the Passages program before, during, and after the Israel trip with excellence. Dutiful service as a Fellow requires in-depth, interpersonal interaction with Passages participants while working with a dynamic team of other peer leaders, Chaplains, tour guides, and staff.

CANDIDACY PROCESS

To be considered as a Passages Fellow candidate at minimum, you must fulfill the following requirements:

Be Passages Alumni
Be currently enrolled in school or recently graduated (some exceptions may be allowed, please email Brittany@passagesisrael.org)
Complete the Passages Capstone after the trip (If you have not finished the Capstone, please email jenalynn@passagesisrael.org)
Maintain verifiable leadership experience
Exhibit excellent leadership qualities
Have an up-to-date resume to submit with the Fellow application. (Email resume to brittany@passagesisrael.org.)

Though not required, the following are recommended credentials for position suitability. These can greatly impact your likelihood of acceptance:

Pastoral Recommendation
Faculty Recommendation
Cover Letter (Explain: “Why Am I a Good Fit for being a Passages Fellow?”)
Documented Evidence of Leadership (Certifications, Logged Hours, etc.)
Documented Evidence of Community Service (Certifications, Logged Hours, etc.)
Documented Evidence of Extracurriculars (TA, internships, clubs, etc.)

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Application

Considering the Fellowship Program? Fellowship recruitment is seasonal. The dates listed below are important dates to abide by depending on which season you are interested serving as a Fellow.

Due to the ongoing war, the Fellowship application is closed for the foreseeable future. If you are interested in applying for a future trip, please fill out the interest form linked below so we can update you regarding recruitment timelines.

FILL OUT INTEREST FORM HERE

DC Experience

If you are looking for a way to stay involved with Passages as you wait to apply for the Trip Fellowship, consider our Washington, D.C. Experience! At our D.C. Experience, you will learn about the roots of your Christian faith, combatting antisemitism, gain expert geopolitical knowledge about Israel, and much more! You can find more information at the link below.

FILL OUT D.C. EXPERIENCE APPLICATION HERE

Stories from our Fellows

Being a fellow gave me the opportunity to experience Israel in an entirely new and fresh way. Watching my participants gave me a fresh perspective and allowed me to learn in an even deeper way. Having to wrestle[...]
Olivia Shedd | Fellow for East Tennessee / Boyce College – Winter 2019
My first trip to Israel as a participant in the Summer of 2018 was amazing. It was fun and exciting to be with people who care and love you regardless of your religious belief or political differences. The[...]
Esau Collins | Fellow for African American Leadership – Winter 2019
I’ve never really been the leader type. I didn’t think I was cut out for it, but I was pleasantly surprised by leadership skills I didn’t know I had during my time as a fellow. I loved being[...]
Heidi McClain | Fellow for University of Florida – Summer 2019
It was fun to be a student on my first trip, but the experience of being a Fellow is on another level. It can be stressful thinking about leading 35+ students, but the joy on their faces as[...]
Meghan Hardwick | Fellow for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – Summer 2019
Being a Fellow was an experience of a lifetime that I will never forget. Leading a group of 40 students in Israel was one of the toughest and yet rewarding things I have ever done. Whether it is[...]
Ross Wiegel | Fellow for Hannibal-LaGrange – Winter 2019
The Passages Fellowship program rapidly grew my leadership and management skills in one of the most complex abroad settings in the world. Furthermore, this opportunity allowed me to foster the development of Christian leaders, while also multiplying the impact Passages[...]
Marilyn Primovic | Fellow for Multi-School Network – Winter 2019
If I could describe the Fellowship program in just a few words, they would be “life-giving”, “opportunity granting” and “relationship building”. Life giving in the sense that I was given the chance to once more step into the[...]
Katie Maryschuk | Fellow for Trinity Western University / University of Delaware – Winter 2019 & Samford University – Summer 2019
The greatest benefit of being a Passages Fellow was that it allowed me to be a facilitator and a servant rather than a leader. In the gospels, we are presented with this idea of Servant Leadership when Christ[...]
Lamarcus Watley | Fellow for Grove City College – Winter 2019
The opportunity to serve as a Passages Fellow allowed me to build on the experience I had gained as a participant in order to support a new set of students eager to learn about Israel. My motivation to serve[...]
Julie Griner | Fellow for Hannibal-LaGrange – Winter 2019
Israel is a special place, and Passages is a special program. Serving as a Fellow allows you to see Israel anew through the eyes of your students. It was the privilege of my life to walk in the[...]
Alexander Mallory | Fellow for University of Minnesota – Winter 2017 & Moody Theological Seminary / Regent Theological Seminary – Summer 2018
My first Passages experience changed my life. Having the opportunity to go to Israel is a blessing... life changing even. But having the chance to be a Fellow and have a leadership role, guiding people on a God[...]
Jada Harris Wilson | Fellow for African American Leadership – Spring 2020
I can't describe in words the impact it's been knowing what Passages is about! I'm one of the luckiest ones to be selected as a Fellow and given the opportunity to work alongside these students from all over[...]
Junior Tejada | Fellow for Philos Hispanic Initiative – Winter 2019

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Contact Us

Any Fellowship Program questions can be directed to our contact within the Leadership Development team below.

Jenalynn Weed, Director of Leadership Development: Jenalynn@passagesisrael.org