So what is "ignite" anyway?!
ignite is the name of an organisation created by St. Mary's in Loughton (Essex, UK) which provides activities for young people living primarily in the Epping Forest area. It is mainly for young people in school years 7 to 11 (that's roughly ages 11 to 16), although there are some activities for children, and ignite partners with a group called 'Beta' who runs activities for age 17 to 30 (click here for the Beta website).
ignite
is proud to partner with a number of local and national organisations
in the planning and delivery of its activities and is funded by St.
Mary's along with a number of statutory bodies and grant-making
trusts. (click here to head to our Partners Page for more information)
ignite
is run
by Christians, but it’s not just for Christian young people. Nobody is
going to preach in your face, and nobody is going to hit you over the
head with a Bible either. Every activity ignite does falls into one of
four streams –
MATCHES,
So, wherever you are at, whether you'd say you just know Jesus from RE at school or because you were chatting to Him earlier today, ignite has something for you, and by picking what stream is right for you, you can make sure you aren't going to get involved in something that doesn't interest you...
(If you'd like to read in more detail about what ignite is, click here to view our Constitution)
| Matches Making Connections | Sparks New Ideas | Flames Finding Faith | Inferno Training Disciples |
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| This stream is all about us getting to know you, and you getting to know us, as well as having plenty of fun along the way. From relaxed to energetic, from studying to Nintendo Wii, one of these activities will be made for you... | Perhaps you've been thinking about God for a little while, or maybe He's just never crossed your mind - Sparks is a place to explore the big questions in life in a relaxed environment surrounded by people in the same boat... | So you think that God is real - that's amazing. But you know that can't be all these is to it. This stream is all about learning about what Jesus taught us about the way we should live our lives and putting that into practice... | Jesus' best and closest friends were called 'disciples'. This stream is all about finding out what it means to be a part of that closest group and what Jesus expects you to do once you're there... and then providing opportunities for you to do it for real! |
So, have you picked a stream that you think might fit you? Cool! Head up to the menu at the top left of this page, point to your stream and watch all the activities perfect for you scroll out!
Can't find a stream that suits you or hopelessly confused by the idea of streams, fire, life, the universe and everything? No problem - click here to drop us an email with your questions!
"You are here to be light... God is not a secret to be kept."
A short note to explain our short quote...
This is something that a guy called Jesus from a place called Nazareth said, recorded in a book (sometimes called a 'gospel') about Him written by a guy called Matthew about 1900 years ago. Jesus spoke in a language called Aramaic, and Matthew wrote in a language called Hebrew, so it's been translated a bit since it was originally spoken. This translation of Jesus' words is recorded in a version of the Bible called "the Message". We think these words are *really* important; everything ignite does is about letting young people know that they are here to be lights shining in a dark world. It's pretty cool really to think that what one person said nearly 2000 years ago is still changing people's lives even today...