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Vitals For Youth Ministry

What is Vitals for youth ministry?

Vitals for youth ministry is a biblical framework based out of Acts 2:42-46, that trains youth leaders to build a local church youth ministry focused on developing students into healthy disciples.

Acts 2:42-46

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.

What is Vitals for youth ministry?

Check out this video for a more in-depth answer.

The five vitals are based out of Acts 2:42-46 with the mission to make healthy disciples. Our goal is to see next gen ministries built around the vitals for students to experience the all five vitals of biblical truth, spiritual transformation, healthy community, missional living, and leadership development.

What are the 5 Vitals?

1. Biblical Truth

Leading a Next Gen ministry starts with building a biblical foundation. We stand on biblical truth first, building everything else around it. Without the foundation of truth, what we teach has no more value than that of the changing winds of our cultural moment. God’s word is the foundation of truth that leads to transformation.

As leaders, our desire is to see students who are both biblically literate and biblically fluent, meaning they are not only able to understand the bible but are able to apply biblical principles to their lives.

In our Biblical Truth Vitals videos we have conversations about how to help students defend their faith, effectively communicate the Gospel, view the world through a Christian lens, and develop an identity in Christ, etc.

What others are saying...

Andy Lynn

Nextgen Director, New Jersey Ministry Network

There are growth strategies meant to grow your ministry and then there are health strategies to allow God to grow your ministry. Vitals helps a leader get their ministry Biblically aligned and healthy so they can do what every spirit led ministry does... Grow.

Micah Marshall

Director, Refuge Youth Network

Vitals is an invaluable resource for youth pastors, offering a comprehensive array of tools and support to enhance youth ministries in all areas. What I love is that every youth pastor, regardless of experience or background, can effectively engage, inspire grow…

Scott Nagle

Youth Pastor, GT Church

Being in Youth Ministry for over 25 years, I wish I had something like this when I started. Strategic. Practical. From knowledgeable people. Free - I can't wait to roll these out to my volunteers.

Tim Smith

NextGen Director, Faith Church

Vitals is a phenomenal resource for all youth ministries! Whether you are launching your ministry or you're established, Vitals offers high-quality content designed to equip you and your group.

What makes Vitals different?

Vitals is root based, not fruit based.

Vitals is not just youth ministry “how-to’s”. Yes, there are tons of pragmatics found in Vitals, but at its core Vitals is a rediscovery of the biblical principles that built the early church found in the book of Acts. There are dozens of books and resources you can use to complement your youth ministry, but Vitals focuses on the essential core elements. We understand there are practical things that you can apply but vitals take us to the root.

Vitals is a movement from Attractional to Missional. It is a response to some of the failures of the Attractional Church Ministry Model upon which most youth ministries have been built. We come from decades of youth ministry experience and have seen first hand countless young people walk away from faith as soon as they graduate high-school because of an unhealthy focus on growing our attendance instead of discipleship.

The goal of Vitals is to come alongside your ministry and help you avoid some of the mistakes we made in our own ministries, or if needed, help you refocus how you are doing ministry completely.

Dozens of topics for Youth Pastors, Volunteers, & Event Student Leaders!

Growing Biblical Literacy in Students - Teaching Gospel Fluency - Helping Students Develop a Biblical Identity - Growing Biblical Literacy in Students - Teaching Gospel Fluency - Helping Students Develop a Biblical Identity -

A Biblical view of Sexuality - Becoming A Disciple Making Leader - Creating an Atmosphere for Revival - Gospel Centered Discipleship - Building a Healthy Culture - A Biblical view of Sexuality - Becoming A Disciple Making Leader - Creating an Atmosphere for Revival - Gospel Centered Discipleship - Building a Healthy Culture -

Using Small Groups for Community - Recruiting & Training Leaders - Discipleship Through Serving - Balancing Family & Ministry - Building your Leadership Team - Using Small Groups for Community - Recruiting & Training Leaders - Discipleship Through Serving - Balancing Family & Ministry - Building your Leadership Team -

How does it work?

70+ Videos Completely FREE

We've recorded a library of 70+ videos split up between the 5 Vitals for you to go through either with a group, or at your own pace. We brought together some of the top youth ministry minds, from multiple backgrounds, demographics, and ministry sizes to make sure that Vitals can work in any church.

Within each Vital you will find multiple videos with accompanying notes that further breakdown and teach you specific information about how to make sure that every program, event, or sermon series you have will achieve one of the Vitals.

This resource for anyone from the volunteer to the vocational leader. We are here to equip you no matter the size of ministry, years of experience, or education level. All resources are FREE and available for you.

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