VBS 2016
Connection Points: Starts with Intentionality
Several years ago Lifeway’s VBS team surveyed 3,000 VBS leaders from across the Nation. We wanted to know what aspect of VBS is the most challenging and what leaders need the most help accomplishing. We expected to receive a variety of answers – church support, worker enlistment, finances, and space to name a few. As…
Ideas for Promoting VBS
I think everyone would agree promoting VBS is one of the most important aspects of planning for the big week, so it is important to consider these ideas for maximizing efforts and the budget. Identify the target audience (for example, mothers of elementary aged kids) and promote specifically to them. Identify where kids and families…
Monday Morning Checklist – Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Happy 2016! It’s time to submerge into a new year of VBS. As a VBS director it is easy to feel like the town crier announcing dates, calling for supplies, pleading for workers, and challenging the congregation to get as excited about the possibilities of VBS as you are. January is an important month for…
Monday Morning Checklist – Time to Order Starter Kits
December 1 is a big day for Lifeway’s VBS team. It is the culmination of 18 months of planning, creating, writing, editing, and preparing curriculum and resources for VBS 2016. December 1 is the day all Submerged resources – with the exception of Spanish and Backyard Kids Club resources – should be in the warehouse…