Churches
Ignite your local campus
The Hope of the World
Ignite believes the local church is the hope of the world — and getting college students plugged into a local church helps them become even better followers of Christ and prepares them to be leaders in the faith.
We are not a para-church ministry. Rather, we empower and equip the local church to launch and lead life-changing college ministries at their local college campus.
It’s why each Ignite group is sponsored by a local church.
You
A Church willing to make a commitment to reach students at the local college campus for Christ.
Ignite
Provides training and resources to help you launch and lead a life-transforming college ministry.
God
Moves through your group to change the hearts and lives of college students for eternity.
Sponsor Church
A sponsor church is the life blood of every Ignite group, impacting students from around the world right in their own “backyard”.
Your Church + Training Coaching Resources Ignite = Lives Changed
A sponsor church takes responsibility of the local Ignite group, helping to launch and lead an effective, life-changing ministry at the local college campus.
You pick a Church Advisor — a staff member or volunteer who takes the reigns of the local group — and Ignite provides training, mentorship, resources, and ongoing assistance to help you reach students with the gospel message.
We’ll help you navigate starting a group, becoming recognized on campus, running effective outreaches, building strategy for your local campus (we don’t believe in a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all way of doing ministry), running large and small groups, and equipping student leaders to do the ministry.
You decide on the best outreaches, formats, strategy, and structure to the group and partner with us to do the ministry of reaching students for Christ.
What
Ignite
Offers
- We will train your church advisor and student leaders for free.
- Your church calls the shots – meaning we don’t come in and try to control you.
- We provide leadership and group resources – like small group guides, devotion packets, bible reading plans, and more!
- Ignite provides our name, logo, space on our website, resources, FREE training, marketing materials, and leads the Encounter Retreats and Mission Trips.
Launch + Lead
Ignite empowers and resources churches and students to launch and lead effective ministries at the local college campus. We desire to see a generation of youth, young adults, and university students passionately pursuing Christ in all they do and transforming the world.
Launch
Launching a college ministry can be daunting, especially if you don’t know where to start. Ignite provides resources and training to help your church launch a life-changing college ministry.
Launch Resources Include:
- Creating Vision
- Developing Church Participation
- Volunteer Leader Training
- Marketing Materials
- Sample Constitution
- Prayer Walking Guide
- Custom Strategy for Your Campus
Lead
Leading a growing college ministry after launch has its own set of challenges. Ignite provides resources and training to help your church lead a life-changing college ministry.
Lead Resources Include:
- Developing Group Ownership
- Outreach Strategies
- Small Group Training
- Leadership Development Training
- Community Building Events
- Ignite Retreats + Mission Trips
Other Ways to Get Involved
Not at a place to launch and lead a full blown college ministry, but still want to impact college students with the gospel? Ignite offers other opportunities to spread the gospel on college campuses.
Assist an Existing Group
Our Ignite groups are always looking for individuals and churches who will come along side and help them impact the local campus for Christ. There are a number of ways your church can get involved without having to take on the responsibility of sponsoring a group.
Here are just a few ideas:
- Promote the Ignite group and the Ignite Retreat in your church
- Lead an on-campus small group through Ignite
- Speak at an Ignite gathering
- Lead worship at an on-campus Worship Night
- Start an Adopt-a-Student program
- Commit to mentor a student
- Assist with an outreach
- Bake cookies / provide snacks
- Provide food for an Ignite Retreat
- Host a cookout / potluck for students
If you’re ready to help ignite students to passionately pursue Christ, simply contact your local Ignite Staff member, or shoot us an email and we’ll get you connected!
Retreat Scholarship
Every semester, Ignite hosts the Ignite Retreat – a three day event designed to help students have a genuine encounter with God. We believe one encounter with God can change a life, and have seen 100’s of lives changed during the Ignite Retreats.
Ignite does all it can to keep the cost of the retreat low for students — around $60 per person — but for some students, even that is too much.
We made a vow when we started the Ignite Retreats that money would never be a reason why a student misses out on the chance to encounter God — and often need to raise anywhere from $500-$1,000 a semester to cover scholarships.
If you would like to help a student have a genuine encounter with God, one of the best ways is to provide a $60 scholarship (or more) for a student in need. The money does straight to a student in need at the college closest to your church, and is tax-deductible.
Retreat Book Ad
In order to keep the cost of the retreat affordable for students, we look for churches and businesses willing to sponsor the retreat by placing an ad in our Ignite Retreat Booklet. A retreat sponsorship helps cover:
- Scholarships for students who need assistance
- Resources to help students grow in their faith
- Supplies to make the retreat sessions better
- Food – students do like to eat!
Ad Sizes
Below are the sizes and costs of ads available:
- Back Cover = $150 Final trim size: 6″x9″ Printed in full color
- Inside Back Cover = $100 Final trim size: 6″x9″ Printed in full color
- Half Page Ad = $65 Final trim size: 6″x4.5″ Printed in black and white
- Full Width Ad = $50 Final trim size: 6″x2″ Printed in black and white
- Box Ad = $25 Size: 2.5″x2″ Printed in black and white
Reserve an Ad
To reserve an ad in the Ignite Retreat cook, click the button below and send us your name, church / business name, and the ad size you’d like to reserve.
Get Started
Start the process to Ignite Your Campus!
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Identify a nearby campus
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Contact Ignite for help
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Pastor sends in Sponsoring Church Application
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Ignite comes to your church to train advisors and help you get started for free
Ignite is on a mission to ignite youth, young adults, and university students to passionately pursue Christ and transform their world.
Contact Us
1007 E. Boston Ave, Monmouth, IL 61462
Phone: 309.333.0263
