Now accepting applications for 2027!
Gap Year Experience
what its all about?
Like most Christians, you’ve studied the Bible, heard lots of sermons, and gone to camps and conferences, yet you still hunger for a deeper experience with God. You don’t want to just believe, but make a difference in the world.
Entermission is dedicated to helping you do this by guiding and coaching you in your spiritual development, within the context of community, while also providing practical, hands-on training with people from diverse backgrounds that will last your entire life.
Young adults ages 17-25. Whether you are just about to enter college, leaving college, or somewhere in between, EnterMission could be your next step.
who it's
for?
1 year - 2 Semesters
semester-1
Community and Concept Building
During our first phase, students come together at Johnson University in Knoxville, TN. Here, students share common experiences, set rhythms of communal life, study the life of Jesus, and learn to implement core concepts that will carry on throughout the year.
U.S. Tour and Experience
Every couple of weeks our students travel the U.S. for a 7-12 day trip to connect with and experience life at ministries across the country. We work with a variety of ministries which tend to include, but are not limited to: inner-city, children's homes and orphanages, Native American reservations, and working at ICOM (The International Conference on Missions).
International Ministry Experience
During the second semester, students pack up and travel to an international destination where they will live and work with a local ministry for the duration of the program. Each team is led into the field by the coaches who walk alongside them during the first semester. At this point, students are challenged to incarnate the values, skill-sets, and experiences they've cultivated throughout the year. There will be a final week of debrief in the United States upon their return.
semester-2
Tori cole, Student 2021
" My confidence in the Lord has grown tremendously being part of this team. It’s been the greatest opportunity to focus on becoming stronger as a follower of Christ and pushing my own limitations to grow in Him "