We Help Fill the Gap between School, Church Youth and Missions Programs, University and Adult Life
We respect and understand that your mission is to help young people grow in their faith and become the future leaders of their communities, businesses, or of the church. But as they head off into university or the workplace, they often face challenges to their faith, identity and character. How do you feel about the need to equip them with the right tools before they face these pressures?
The heart of the Pathfinder Gap Year Program is to disciple young adults to be equipped to walk out their faith and life with boldness and confidence. This is achieved through a Christian lifestyle approach of empowering, coaching and teaching our students who they are, why they are here, and walking on a journey of discovering their gifts, callings and vocation potential. We train them in team building, social life skills, leadership, identity, purpose, and practical skills needed to thrive in this life, around the core Biblical Christian values, including family and purity.
We don’t just prepare students from a missions or ministry perspective, but we help them prepare for whatever mountain of culture they are going to step into. We see too many young adults coming out of Christian courses being displaced, because they have not been equipped for the world outside the religious mountain. They’ve only been taught how to fund-raise and not how to be tent-makers, sometimes creating a poor work-ethic and sense of entitlement.
We are for God’s kingdom first, so we teach evangelism and being witnesses of the Gospel as a lifestyle, irrespective of what mountain of culture you are in. One of our core goals is that the students leave us with a healthy relationship and commitment to local church and the mission of Jesus.
In 2026 we’re excited to be partnering with Shofar Christian Church in George to address some of these challenges, and have loosely labelled the 2026 curriculum a Fusion Ministry School, where we are combining our Discipleship Gap Year Program, Mission Training and a Church Co-Mission Intern Program.
Our experience is that God’s process and Word work, but discipleship requires intentionality and effort, along with time. One of the greatest gifts a Gap Year gives young adults is time. Time to discover who they are, who God is, and why their lives matter.
We see the intense war of Satan against this generation, in so many ways, but they are authentic in their desire to know the truth, and encounter the living presence of Jesus. We help facilitate what the Holy Spirit wants to offer all believers.
Our Vision and Mission
Awaken a generation to thrive through traditional family values and be empowered to lead well in life through a Biblical foundation, identity and clear purpose. We achieve this by facilitating a personal development gap year program for young adults built around transformative lifestyle discipleship, vocation and life skills, disciplines, and team adventure experiences, to become the leaders of tomorrow with faith and a Biblical Kingdom worldview.
Our program is designed to develop young adults into tomorrow’s leaders, firmly rooted in their faith. Through our discipleship-based approach, they’ll grow in identity, purpose, and leadership—all while having fun through team-building, travel, and adventure. We’re working to ensure the next generation is prepared to lead with a Biblical worldview. Does this sound like something that could support your mission to disciple or develop future leaders?
We love building bridges with the local church and mission organisations, so please connect with us, or reach out if you’d like to chat.
Sponsor a Student
Give a student the gift of a year of discipleship, character development and leadership growth.
Malachi Foundation NPC manages our sponsorship program, where donations can be put towards sponsoring students who may not be able to afford the program. Malachi accepts donations of any amount, it all goes towards helping our students thrive in life.
If you can’t contribute financially, we ask you to help by sharing our program and cause with your community or network, as well as praying for the students and our teams – to have the impact in individuals lives that will impact culture and future generations for the purposes of God’s Kingdom.
We send our students out into the seven mountains of culture – empowered to make an impact in their community.
Key Components of Our Program:
- Discipleship & Faith Formation
Helping your young congregants to grow in their faith and leadership skills through a Christ-centered gap year program. - Equipping Future Leaders
We welcome partnering with schools and churches to equip the next generation with the leadership, life, and vocational skills they need to serve their communities, families and fulfil their calling. We equip our students with essential leadership skills as they transition from school to adulthood. - Christian Worldview
We strengthen young adults with a Biblical worldview, practical and empowered training, preparing them to face the secular challenges of university, the workplace and life. - Supporting Your Community
Our program aligns with the church mission to disciple young people to be disciple makers to future generations. Together, we can ensure they develop their faith in a fun, adventurous, and meaningful way in a Christian community and lifestyle approach that is grounded in faith. - Trust
Our experienced team is dedicated to making a lasting impact, with the support of local church communities, with the ultimate goal of fulfilling the call of the Great Commission by producing skilled, empowered and purpose driven workers for the harvest. - Vocational Guidance
Our program offers hands-on vocational skills training, helping students identify their talents and shape their future careers. - Character & Identity Building
Our discipleship program helps young adults navigate today’s identity challenges while remaining grounded in their Christian faith.
Let’s meet to discuss how we can support your goals!
Schedule a presentation or conversation with our team to learn more about how we can help equip future leaders for your community.
We send our students out into the seven mountains of culture – empowered to make an impact in their community.
How does our program differ from a Church Internship Program?
Most church internship programs focus on ministry and leadership within the domain of the church. While great for growth, discipleship and exposure, many interns reach the end of the program, not sure of direction and often not having a role or position available within the church. This is a common dilemma for the intern and for the church leadership. Our exposure and training is across several domains, and while we have a Kingdom first understanding, we encourage our students to explore their gifts, calling, vocation and areas of interest through personality profiling and assessments. We encourage entrepreneurship and studying further as much as mission. We train our students in hospitality, entrepreneurship, marketing, project management, negotiation, and many other skillsets, that can benefit them no matter where they go.
Another key difference, is the amount of time we get to invest in the students. This is not always practical in a busy church program, as the congregation and ministry are the core focus. Our core focus is the students and their growth and transformation.
