IGNITE: Middle School Student Discipleship Conference

IGNITE is a 21-hour retreat for students in grades 7-9 designed to fuel their passion and discipline as Christ-followers. They will come away inspired and equipped to live out their faith daily! We encourage you to send students in your ministry who are teachable and committed to Christ. While every IGNITE conference has an overall discipleship theme, specific presentations are on a 3-year rotation, so you can send students for more than one year.

Speaker Information

Greg Speck's humorous sketches and true-to-life illustrations captivate audiences of all ages. He has a deep understanding of the problems facing today's teens and identifies easily with youth, capturing their imaginations and hearts while helping them understand God's Word. Greg is a frequent guest speaker for Bethel University and author of two books: Sex, It's Worth Waiting For and Living for Jesus When the Party's Over. Check out Greg's website.

What's Included

• Amazing biblical teaching
• Great worship and fellowship
• One night's accommodations at Wooddale Church
• Friday late-night snack
• Saturday breakfast and snacks
• Conference materials

Friday Schedule

6:30 p.m. | Check-in (enter door #5)
7:25 p.m. | Session I
9:00 p.m. | Small groups
9:45 p.m. | Snack
10:30 p.m. | Get ready for bed
11:00 p.m. | Lights out

Saturday Schedule

Before 8:45 a.m. | Load luggage in your leader's vehicle
8:45-9:15 a.m. | Breakfast
9:30 a.m. | Session II
10:50 a.m. | Small groups/lunch offsite (or onsite boxed lunch if purchased at check-in)
12:45 p.m. | Session III
2:00 p.m. | Small groups
3:00 p.m. | Send-off
3:30 p.m. | Head home

Youth Leader Resources

These documents will be helpful in communicating with your students. The medical and media release form is required for all students attending the conference.

• Sample Parent Letter (doc)
• Medical and Media Release Form (pdf)
• Ignite Schedule (pdf)
• Students: What to Bring and Expectations (pdf)