Identifying Levels for Youth Ministry Programming

Level Up!

Categories of Youth and Programs

Even video games have levels

How about spiritually?

Hebrews 5:12-14

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.

We are all at different levels spiritually.

Leader Maker

Spiritual teacher one who can teach others to teach others, 2 Timothy 2:2

Youth Leader Level

Can teach others

Growing Youth

Spiritually hungry

Regular

Attends the fellowship regularly

Unconnected

A guest, visitor or irregular attender

Unchurched

What levels are your youth at?

How do we know what levels are our youth at?

Age?

Length of time in youth group?

Galatians 5:22-24

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

Consider the following:

• Attendance• How much a young person knows• How much a young person is putting

into practice

Are the programs you use appropriate to the

level of youth you have?

Here are some I’d like to highlight

Meet Youth Where They Are

Youth reaching other youth

Sports Events

Give Something

Need-based Events

Reach them with the Good News

Thanksgivings and Parties

Overnight Events

Music Concerts

Encourage them to become a part of the fellowship

Outings

Camps

Let them grow

Small Groups

Prayer Events

Evangelism Trainings

Teach them to minister

Focused Ministry Groups

Join Specific Seminars

• Make use of the ministries of your denomination or organizations

• Search the internet and get in touch with specialized groups on special interest groups (such as, but not limited to: fighting human trafficking, diseases, environmental issues, etc.) and missions

Your job is to get out of your job

Multiplication

G l o b a l Y o u t h M i n i s t r y N e t w o r k

Youth Connections – Sent once every two months

Join leadership trainings

From more fruit to much fruit