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Mission Training Program

For the past fifteen years, All-Nations Bible Translation has outsourced nearly all of its training. However, we have long envisioned a time when we would have the necessary human and logistical resources to bring more of this training in-house.

God willing, by next school year (2026-2027) we envision launching our first 9-month training program. We are communicating with other organizational leaders and working together on the formation of this new mission training program that will be launched not only for members of our organization but anyone desiring a similar training opportunity.

Overview of courses offered (full program will be total of 30 credits):

Physical Disciplines
Physical disciplines, endurance, and fitness training

•Preparation for rugged, hard to reach, environments –Jaden Stoltzfus (ALERT graduate)
•Backpacking, hiking, canoeing, running: physical fitness and prioritization of health

Spiritual Disciplines
Spiritual disciplines and your relationship with God

•Preparing for life in the wilderness: growing deep roots into the river of God –Elisha Byler
•Your personal journey: how to develop a vibrant prayer life
–Harold R. Troyer

Biblical Theology
Missiological and Biblical studies

•Discovering the Mission of God
–Earl Peachey
•Biblical theology of suffering: Prepare to endure hardness
–Val Yoder
•New church planting course
–Facilitated by staff


Missiological Training
Cross-cultural training and internship

•Digital security, authentic identity, and risk management –JB and KO
•Methodology for learning language and culture, including articulatory phonetics –Titus Zook
•On-the-field internship with language immersion

Talmidim mentoring groups, intentional community

•Life-on-life discipleship
•Learning to follow Jesus: what does that actually mean?
•Includes partnering with your church to develop a support team

Credit transfer for degree: God’s Bible School, a school we have partnered with over the years, is offering to grant one year of college level credit, preapproved for transfer, for individuals completing this training program and wanting to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Our Teachers

Meet a few of our core teachers. Additional instructors will be joining us to lead various sessions throughout the program.
Harold R. Troyer
Harold R. Troyer
Kent Odgers
Kent Odgers
Earl and Edna Peachey
Earl Peachey
Elisha and Yolanda Byler
Elisha Byler
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Jaden Stoltzfus
Val Yoder

Vision

To challenge, prepare, and equip our young people to fulfill the Great Commission.

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Mission

Combining both physical & spiritual disciplines and cross-cultural preparation & mentoring into an intensive training program that fully challenges endurance levels of our participants.

Steering Committee and Advisors

  • Tim Stoltzfus
  • Steven Brubaker
  • Eldon Yoder
  • Leroy Fisher
  • Joel Martin
  • Harold R. Troyer
  • Val Yoder
  • Paul Shirk
  • Rodger Weaver
  • Earl Peachey

Administrator

Preston Oberholtzer

The Preston & Carolyn Oberholtzer family has served most of the past 18 years on the foreign field. After completing the Sent 1 and Sent 2 programs in Ghana, Africa, they moved to an undisclosed country in West Africa to work on building up the church through personal evangelism, pastoral discipleship, the SALT program, and helping to form a Bible translation team. Because of political turmoil in the above country Preston’s family was recently forced to come back to the US where they now plan to fulfill another passion by helping to equip others to be prepared to GO!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Cost of program?

Our vision is to make this as affordable as possible. As a non-profit organization we simply need to cover our costs. We plan to keep those costs down by offering a tax-deductible receipt for donations toward the program and its overhead expenses.

For more information, please download the pricing guide below.

Young men or women sensing a call to get involved in missions, Bible school graduates looking for a next step, and young couples preparing for long-term field work. Each applicant must submit a completed pastor’s reference form from their home church.
Central Pennsylvania, a couple of different locations are under consideration.

God willing, Sep – May, with vacation time over holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, etc.

  1.  Prepare to significantly increase your endurance levels and graduate with commitment to a high standard of physical disciplines.
  2. Introduction to journey of prayer and Bible study that has potential to radically transform your relationship with God!
  3. You will be challenged and equipped to find your place within the global mission of God.
  4. Encounter a new level of transparency and discipleship in our Talmidim mentoring program—and also be encouraged and prepared to know how to take this home to a close circle in your own church community.

To start the application process please download the forms below and follow instructions:

  • Pastor reference form should be sent to your pastor to fill out.
  • Student application form should be filled out and sent to contact info provided.

If you have questions feel free to contact us! [email protected]  or text Preston at #608-479-3458

Endorsement

Tim Stoltzfus, IGO administrator

“I believe many of our graduates would benefit from an intensive mission training program like the one All-Nations is envisioning: a rigorous, next-step program, where they can prepare to deploy and process the decision of where to serve within the context of their home church communities.”

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Harold R. Troyer

Harold R. Troyer

Harold R. Troyer, residing in the picturesque village of Belleville in central Pennsylvania’s Kishacoquillas Valley, leads a life rich in family and adventure. With his Ukrainian wife, Larissa, and their seven children, Harold embraces a lifestyle filled with singing, traveling, gardening, and hospitality. The Troyer family is a part of the Pleasant View Church community in Belleville.

As General Administrator for All-Nations, Harold provides leadership and coordination across the organization. He works with the board, staff, and field teams to strengthen communication, guide strategic planning, promote prayer initiatives, and advance Bible translation and church planting among unreached language groups.

In addition to this role, Harold is temporarily serving as the Church Partnership Administrator until another can be recruited. He is also the representative for the Africa/West Asia teams and projects. Harold has served with All-Nations since 2011 with the exception of a one-year sabbatical.

Harold’s professional journey is as diverse and vibrant as his personal adventures. Having spent seven years teaching junior high students, Harold’s love for learning and exploration extends beyond the classroom. His travels have taken him through the heart of Nicaragua, along the muddy rivers of Papua New Guinea, and across the vast wheat fields of Ukraine. From marveling at the Pyramids of Giza to experiencing the unique cultures of West Africa and witnessing the Aurora Borealis in Alaska, Harold’s adventures have fueled his passion for writing and his deep interest in anthropology and diverse people groups. He is the author of three true-life story novels – one of which is Fatherless – his wife’s life story. Harold works full-time for All-Nations.

Kent Odgers

Kent Odgers

Kent Odgers and his wife Courtney live in Central Kansas with their three children. They attend Center Amish Mennonite Church near Hutchinson, KS. Kent did not grow up in a Christian home, and it was not until his mid-20’s as an Officer in the U.S. Navy when God called him. Kent spent 12 years in the Navy, 8 as an officer, focusing on Information Technology and Security. Kent separated from the Navy and began to search the scriptures, leading him through many of the mainstream denominations. His search eventually led him to meet and worship with a variety of Anabaptist and plain people churches. Kent continues to work in the field of cyber security with over 20 years of experience. He has a strong desire to see the future generations of believers know what they believe and WHY. He is excited to help FORGE with the Physical Disciplines training and also the course on field safety & risk management.
Earl and Edna Peachey

Earl Peachey

Earl and Edna Peachey live near McVeytown, PA, where he served for many years on the leadership team of Valley View Amish Mennonite Church. More recently, they have been “loaned out” by their church to help with a church plant in Philipsburg, PA, and have also purchased a property there.

Earl and Edna spent many years in mission and church-planting work both in Africa and on the board of Amish Mennonite Aid. His passion is to teach those who can teach others, especially where people have little access to godly teaching, as Paul exhorts Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2. Earl Plans to teach the FORGE class entitled “Discovering the Mission of God.”

Elisha and Yolanda Byler

Elisha Byler

Elisha and Yolanda Byler live in Mexico. They have seven children, none of them married. For the past 15 years, they have lived among an indigenous people group where they have been working in the ministry of church planting. Elisha’s desire is to make other people successful—he as a deep passion for training and equipping the next generation of laborers for the harvest. Elisha and his family are from the Campesina Church in Mexico, a non-affiliated Anabaptist church.
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Jaden Stoltzfus

Jaden Stoltzfus is a member at Trauger Mennonite Church. He has a passion for wilderness survival training, fire-fighting, and search & rescue. He and his father Noah both serve on CAM’s Pennsylvania Search & Rescue team. Jaden has completed Phase 1 -2 training (Basic and Intermediate) at the International ALERT Academy in Texas where he presently is working to complete their third and longest phase of training, with a double focus in EMT & Tech Rescue.
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Val Yoder

Val Yoder serves on the pastoral team at Kitchi Pines Mennonite Church in Blackduck, Minnesota. He taught at Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute before helping to establish the Institute for Global Opportunities, a missionary training school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He presently returns to teach at IGO one semester each year as well as helping with the Servant Institute and ViewPoint programs of Faith Builders. Val has a passion for missions and a deep love for the church, the Bride of Christ. He has a desire to see our young people prepared and equipped to be the best church members and missionaries possible.