Finding fresh media for Sunday is a weekly grind for church communicators. Igniter Media has been easing that load since 2003, with a library of sermon title graphics, worship backgrounds, mini movies, countdowns, social posts, ProPresenter themes, and more across 16 media types.^1 Churches join with a membership that starts with a 30-day free trial, or buy almost everything in the library a la carte instead.^1 New media is added almost daily, with every piece curated by humans.^1
Creator AI, in beta with any membership or trial, starts from a team template, takes a natural-language prompt, and lets you personalize the text for sermon art, social posts, or event graphics.^3 Pro members can also pull Igniter stock photos into the tool, and anyone can upload their own images to use in its templates.^3
Rob Thomas started Igniter in 2003 by creating a DVD of five short videos pastors could use during a sermon. In his words, the goal was to create a great element to a typical sermon, one that would "inspire people, bring laughter, or make the audience chew on a biblical truth."^4 The work first appeared under Vertical Sky Productions, and by 2005 the team had dropped that name for Igniter Media.^5 In September 2025 Gloo acquired Igniter as a wholly owned subsidiary. Thomas stepped down, and president and COO Ross Moshell, part of the leadership team for the previous nine years, now leads it. The acquisition also brought Lightstock, Igniter's faith-based stock marketplace, into the Gloo family.^6
Lead pastor Jonathan "JP" Pokluda of Harris Creek Church puts the appeal plainly: "Igniter Media just went from nice to have to need to have."^1
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