Ablaze Parish Missions empower missionaries and volunteers to help parishes become vibrant communities of faith.
About Ablaze Parish Missions
The Ablaze Parish Missions initiative serves in parishes and Catholic schools, spreading the gospel to middle and high school students in the community. Ablaze Parish Missionary teams specialize in relational, discipleship-based ministry.
Missionaries build meaningful relationships with teens while also empowering parents and other adults in the community to embrace a missionary mindset and actively accompany young people. As integrated members of the parish and school communities, Parish Missionaries collaborate to serve the young church through quality ministry moments in regular youth programming, retreats, and mentorship.
Our parish missionaries strive to be the hands and feet of Jesus, allowing Him to transform the hearts of each person in the community through mission to youth.
Ablaze Parish Missions is currently serving youth and volunteers in Waco, TX.
Mission Vision
Youth Engagement Retreats
Intentional Accompaniment
Our Programs
SPARK
Our middle schoolers are filled with excitement, joy, and energy, and Spark meets them exactly where they are. Spark takes what we do at Ignite and makes our middle schoolers the star of the show.
At Spark, our middle schoolers get a chance to explore their faith and begin to take it on for themselves. We prioritize community and curiosity as our teens encounter Jesus and the teachings of His church.
IGNITE
Whether you’re new to youth ministry or have been involved for years, Ignite is your home base. As the cornerstone of our high-school ministry, Ignite helps teens encounter God in a real and meaningful way.
Ignite combines awesome games, unforgettable events, powerful testimonies, and meaningful prayer experiences to help teens understand the foundations of our faith.
Come as you are, bring your friends, and experience what God has in store for you.
CAMPFIRE
Where do the best conversations happen?
Around a campfire. Campfire is where teens gather to go deeper, ask honest questions, and explore what it means to follow Christ in everyday life.
Guided by our missionaries, teens engage in meaningful discussions about life’s biggest questions and discover how the truths of the Catholic faith connect to their own experiences.
Like a campfire, a teen’s faith grows into a strong, steady light in the darkness.
FORGE
Members of Forge are formed into confident disciples who know Christ deeply and are equipped to share Him with others.
Just as the fires of a forge shape and strengthen metal, teens are challenged to grow through prayer, leadership, and mission. As they are sharpened in their spiritual lives, they are also called to help build God’s Kingdom among their peers, discovering their own ability to influence their schools, teams, families, and communities for Christ.
Apply to Be a Missionary or Volunteer
We are always looking for passionate Catholic leaders to join our mission. If you feel called to serve youth and walk with them in faith, apply to join our growing team of missionaries and volunteers.
Stand With Us to Equip the Youth Shaping the Church’s Future
Your financial gifts and prayers help us serve countless youth, volunteers, parents, and our missionaries!
Ablaze Ministries Inc. is a 501c3 Texas non-profit corporation
