What is Ignite?
Ignite is a four day retreat for incoming freshmen and transfer students who are looking to find Christian community at the University of Texas at Austin. As an opportunity to make friends and get to know churches and ministries in Austin, Ignite is an invaluable experience!
Ignite's History
Ignite was founded in September 2002 under the name Hook Up as a product of the mission statement for Texas A&M's Impact. In 2007, the organization's name was changed to Ignite to better fit our mission statement and vision. Currently, there are three additional Impact/Ignite style organizations located at other college campuses. Foundation is located at Texas Tech, Crossroads is located at Southern Methodist University, Connection is located at Oklahoma State University, Rooted is located at the University of Missouri, and Rise is located at Texas State.
Constitution
Within the organization, we have well defined roles for everyone on staff, especially for our leadership. Those roles are defined within Ignite's Constitution.
Ignite's Vision
To provide a weekend of spiritual growth for freshman
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ - to the glory and praise of God."
-Philippians 1:9-11
Through the unity of the body of Christ
"The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ."
-1 Corinthians 12:12
And to provide an outreach to the freshman
"Train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come."
-1 Timothy 4:7-8