Chris Leader

Chris Leader is the Founder and Executive Director of Ignite Student Outreach. Chris's passion is to see students become fully devoted followers of Christ and spread the Great News of Jesus Christ across the world. Chris, unlike many youth speakers, is a youth minister who is in the trenches fighting side by side with youth pastors to see student's lives changed by the power and presence of Christ.

Matt Setliffe

Matt Setliffe is driven by a passion to advance the movement of Jesus. Matt has been involved with ministry to students for almost 10 years, serving as a student pastor at both First Baptist Sugar Land, TX and most recently Sagemont Church in Houston, TX.  Matt has also traveled throughout America speaking at different student events, retreats, conferences  and camps.  Matt Currently works with Innovative Mission Opportunities (www.imoi.org) where he mobilizes short term mission teams of students to the “10/40” window.  He also serves as the College Pastor at Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, FL. Matt is a passionate communicator that understands the relevance of scripture alone for this generation.  He believes that this generation of students has the potential to advance the movement of Jesus in all nations. His aim in ministry is to equip and mobilize students to do just that!  

Matt is a graduate of Houston Baptist University (B.A. Christian Studies and Speech Comm.) and currently working on his thesis through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He resides in Tampa, FL with his wife Rachel and has a 2 year old daughter named Ava.  Matt and his family are also currently pursuing an international adoption from Ethiopia and cannot wait to get baby Jane home!

Ignite Outreach Band

The Ignite Outreach Band has been traveling throughout the Southeast US since 2006 leading people to the feet of Jesus through corporate worship. They lead worship at camps, retreats, evangelistic rallies and in the local church. Ignite Student Outreach is incredibly privileged to have such an amazing group of individuals as part of our staff team!