Generosity at Vibrant Church
Kingdom Builders
Kingdom Builders are the people in our church family who have the gift of generosity and choose to give above and beyond the tithe — so that more people here and around the world can find their way back to God.
Every church has people who quietly carry more than their share. Kingdom Builders is simply naming that, gathering those people, and pointing their generosity at the same target on purpose.
This is not a fee, a membership tier, or a board seat. It is a decision made in prayer, between you and God, to invest in what He is doing through this church.
Your generosity is changing our church, our city, our nation, and the world
What Your Generosity Builds
Four fronts. Every one of them has real people and real partners behind it — not a general fund.
One
Next Gen
Summer camp scholarships for under-privileged kids. Camp is often the week a student stops attending church because their parents brought them and starts following Jesus because they decided to. Cost should not be the reason a kid misses that week.
Two
Local Missions
Broward County is the mission field we drive through every day.
Right up Flamingo Road from us. Since 1968 they have served more than a million families — residential homes for boys, family counseling, and a single mom ministry that logged nearly 4,500 contacts last year alone. When a family in our area is coming apart, Sheridan House is who we want standing there. sheridanhouse.org
We meet in their building every Sunday, so we take care of it like it is ours — upgrading facilities and providing lunches for the teachers and staff who show up for these kids all week. The easiest mission field to ignore is the one you are standing in.
Three
National Missions
Churches that do not yet exist, and leaders who are not yet trained.
ARC has helped launch more than 1,215 churches since 2000 and invested over $100 million into church planting. Every plant stays independently led and locally accountable. Giving here means a church opens somewhere we will never visit. arcchurches.com
A ministry leadership college in Birmingham, Alabama, built on academics, hands-on ministry training, character and spiritual formation. More than 1,400 alumni are now placed in churches across the country and beyond. highlandscollege.edu
Four
Global Missions
Two partners, two very different assignments.
Jerusalem-based, connecting a network of more than 80 Israeli ministries and congregations reaching both Jewish and Arab communities. FIRM vets and funds local work rather than running programs from the outside — the people doing the ministry actually live there. firmisrael.org
Since 1994: more than 350 million people helped, upwards of 995 million meals served, and $3.1 billion in food and supplies distributed. Children’s feeding, disaster response, agriculture training and women’s empowerment. When a hurricane hits, Convoy is usually there before the news crews. convoyofhope.org
Why Give Above the Tithe
The tithe is the first tenth — a matter of trust, and the baseline of what it means to put God first with your finances. Everything past that is an offering, and offerings are where the church gets to move.
Paul wrote to a church he was proud of and told them to excel in the grace of giving the same way they excelled in faith, in speech, and in knowledge (2 Corinthians 8:7). He treated generosity as something a person can get better at. Kingdom Builders exists for people who want to.
Ways Kingdom Builders Give
Not every gift should come out of a checking account. Several of these are meaningfully more tax-efficient — transferring an appreciated asset directly can leave up to 20% more value in the gift because of the capital gains you avoid.
Transfer the shares directly rather than selling first. You avoid the capital gains, and the full value goes to work.
If you already give through a DAF, you can recommend a grant to Vibrant Church directly from it.
Same principle as stock — donating the asset directly is usually better than selling and giving the proceeds.
Zelle to give@yourvibrantchurch.com, or give online any time.
This is not about what the church needs. It is about what your life is for.
Becoming a Kingdom Builder
There is no form that makes you one. It starts with a conversation — usually a short one — about what God has put on your heart and what He is asking you to do about it.
Pastor Brandon and Pastor Johna meet with Kingdom Builders personally, and the conversation is confidential.
Start The ConversationOr text or call the church at (954) 866-8950.
What is a Kingdom Builder?
A Kingdom Builder is someone in the Vibrant Church family who gives above and beyond their tithe to fund four fronts of the mission: Next Gen, Local Missions, National Missions and Global Missions. It is a commitment made in prayer, not a membership level.
Where does the money actually go?
Four places, with named partners behind each. Next Gen funds summer camp scholarships for under-privileged kids. Local Missions supports Sheridan House Family Ministries and blesses Indian Ridge Middle School, where Vibrant meets. National Missions supports ARC church planting and Highlands College. Global Missions supports FIRM in Israel and Convoy of Hope.
Is this instead of tithing?
No. The tithe is the first tenth and the starting point of trusting God with your finances. Kingdom Builders giving is what comes after that — an offering, given above the tithe.
Can I give stock, crypto, or through a donor-advised fund?
Yes. Vibrant Church accepts gifts of appreciated stock, cryptocurrency, and grants from donor-advised funds, as well as Zelle and online giving. Donating an appreciated asset directly is often the most tax-efficient way to give, because you avoid the capital gains you would owe if you sold it first. Your CPA or advisor can tell you what applies to your situation.
Is my giving confidential?
Yes. Giving records are handled confidentially, and conversations with the pastors about generosity stay between you and them.