THE sight of young people lifting their hands in worship at Ignite Youth Conference was enough to move seminarian Gabriel Guillaume to tears. More than 1300 participants – ranging from primary school students to adults – came from across Australia, as well as New Zealand and Singapore, for four days of music, keynotes, workshops and prayer under the theme The Light. “It was a transformative four-days, and I experienced faith and worship in a new and enjoyable way I had never experienced before,” Miss Kendall said. Ignite Youth director Kym Keady announced the 2026 theme would be Ascend, inspired by Isaiah 2:3. The Brisbane and Sydney Ignite Conferences are hosted and supported by the Archdiocese of Brisbane and the Diocese of Broken Bay