How to Use These Resources

The IGNITE Church Toolkit gives your church everything you need to help students and families learn about IGNITE 2027 and take the next step toward attending.

You do not need to create your own graphics or promotional materials. Simply choose the resources that work best for your church, add them to your existing communication channels, and invite your young people to participate.

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START HERE: YOUR FIRST FIVE MOVES

1. Add IGNITE to your calendar.
Put January 22–24, 2027 on your church calendar, website, and events page. Use the New Calendar Event graphic to help announce that IGNITE is coming.

2. Choose a point person.
Identify one youth leader or church member who can help coordinate IGNITE promotion, answer questions, and make sure information is being shared consistently.

3. Share that registration is open.
Use the Registration Open graphic on your church's social media, website, email newsletter, or other digital communications. Sample captions are included to make posting easy.

5. Say it out loud.
Use the Called presentation slide during worship announcements and the provided pulpit announcement to personally invite students and families. A spoken invitation from church leadership can make a powerful difference.

4. Put IGNITE in your bulletin.
Choose the bulletin ad size that works best with your church's layout. Each ad includes the important information, dates, website, and QR code, so it can be placed directly into your bulletin without additional design work.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Use the social graphics and sample captions to keep IGNITE in front of your congregation throughout the season.

Recommended rhythm:

  • Share approximately one social post each week.

  • Use the provided sample captions or adapt them to sound like your church.

  • Tag IGNITE when posting so your church can join the larger IGNITE story.

  • If your church has attended IGNITE in the past, consider sharing photos from previous years along with your post.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE TOOLKIT?

PRESENTATION SLIDES

Use the presentation graphics during worship, youth group meetings, or other church gatherings.

The Called slide is especially useful when making a spoken announcement about IGNITE. Use it as a visual reminder while someone from your church invites students to participate.

BULLETIN ADS

Choose the bulletin ad that best fits your church's bulletin layout. Multiple sizes are available, including:

  • 1/4-page horizontal

  • 1/4-page vertical

  • 1/5-page

  • 1/6-page horizontal

  • 1/8-page

Each ad includes the dates, website, and QR code, making it easy for people to get more information and register.

LOGOS

Alternative IGNITE logos are available for both light and dark backgrounds. Use the version that provides the best visibility in your church's communication materials.

WHEN SHOULD WE POST?

Different graphics are designed for different moments in your promotion.

New Calendar Event
Use this when you first add IGNITE to your church calendar or website.

Called Scripture
Use this for Sunday social posts, devotional moments, or whenever you want to focus on the heart of the IGNITE theme.

Called Date
Use this for your initial “Save the Date” announcement and general reminders.

Registration Open
This is your primary call to action. Share it frequently to remind students and families that registration is available.

Campfire Graphics
Share these two to three weeks before your local campfire and again during the week of the event. Encourage your youth group to attend together.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

You do not have to use every resource.

If your church only has a few minutes to promote IGNITE, focus on these five things:

Calendar → Point Person → Social Post → Bulletin → Spoken Announcement

If even that feels like too much, simply follow IGNITE on social media and share the official posts.

MAKE IGNITE PART OF YOUR CHURCH'S CONVERSATION

Promotion works best when people hear about IGNITE more than once and in more than one place.

Use a combination of:

  • Social media

  • Church bulletins

  • Worship announcements

  • Presentation slides

  • Church websites and calendars

  • Youth group communications

  • Email newsletters

The goal is not simply to advertise an event. It is to help young people hear the message of Called and know that they are seen, known, loved, and called by God.

KEY INFORMATION

IGNITE 2027
January 22–24, 2027
Ocean City
Students in grades 6–12

Website: IGNITEforYouth.com
Hashtag: #IGNITE27Called

Let's help our young people know they are known, loved, and called by God.