From the Archives: "Preparing for VBS" Part 1
September 1, 1924 was a big day in the history of Vacation Bible School. It was the official start of Lifeway’s VBS Ministry Department. The department as such no longer exist, but the ministry of publishing VBS curriculum and training church leaders to use it is bigger and better than ever.
From time to time, over the next year, I’m going back to the archives to not only honor our past but to glean insight and wisdom from the ages.
Today’s wisdom comes from a 1997 training outline titled: 62 Ways to Prepare Yourself for A Galactic Good News Adventure. While some of the ideas were specific to the theme, here are six reminders that apply every year.
1. Pray (without ceasing).
2. Learn the Worship Rally music in advance by listening to its while running errands and picking up VBS supplies.
2. Learn the Worship Rally music in advance by listening to its while running errands and picking up VBS supplies.
3. Enlist someone to be your personal VBS prayer partner.
4. Pray for the children, youth, and adults who will accept Jesus as Savior and Lord during VBS.
5. Ask someone who became a Christian during a previous VBS to share his/her story with you.
6. Keep a “To Do List” handy to jot down middle-of-the-night inspirations.
Trivia for the day: both Rhonda Van Cleave (VBS publishing team leader) and I served on the think tank that created A Galactic Good News Adventure. It was our first time to work together.
Great memory and an awesome dynamic duo with Rhonda AND Jerry!