The document discusses different levels or categories that youth can be at spiritually and suggests matching youth programs and activities to their appropriate level. It identifies several levels including unchurched, unconnected, regular attenders, growing youth, and youth leaders. The document then provides examples of different programs and activities that could engage youth at each level, from outreach events for unchurched youth to leadership training for older youth. The goal is to help youth grow spiritually by providing programming suited to their current level of spiritual development.

1. Level Up!
Categories of Youth
and Programs

2. Even video games have levels

3. How about spiritually?

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. We are all at different levels
spiritually.

7. Leader Maker
Spiritual teacher one who can teach
others to teach others, 2 Timothy 2:2

8. Youth Leader Level
Can teach others

9. Growing Youth
Spiritually hungry

10. Regular
Attends the fellowship regularly

11. Unconnected
A guest, visitor or irregular attender

12. Unchurched

13. What levels are your youth at?

14. How do we know what levels
are our youth at?
Age?
Length of time in youth group?

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. Consider the following:
• Attendance
• How much a young person knows
• How much a young person is putting
into practice

19. Are the programs you
use appropriate to the
level of youth you have?

20. Here are some I’d like
to highlight

21. Meet Youth Where They Are

22. Youth reaching other youth

23. Sports Events

24. Give Something

25. Need-based Events

26. Reach them with the Good News

27. Thanksgivings and Parties

28. Overnight Events

29. Music Concerts

30. Encourage them to become a
part of the fellowship

33. Outings

34. Camps

35. Let them grow

36. Small Groups

38. Prayer Events

39. Evangelism Trainings

40. Teach them to minister

41. Focused Ministry Groups

42. 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

43. Your job is to get out of your job

44. Multiplication

45. Youth Connections – Sent once every two months
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

46. Join leadership trainings

47. From more fruit to much fruit