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Celebrating 90: The Values of Conducting VBS
With the release of VBS 2015 Journey Off the Map (Jump Start Kits are available now) Lifeway has produced VBS resources for 90 years. In celebration I have been digging through the archives to find inspiration that is as relevant today as when first published. Dr. Homer Grice, the man who established the path for…
Training is a VBS Priority
One standard of Lifeway’s VBS that makes it so successful as an evangelistic outreach is training. Even if we have been working in VBS since forever, annual training sharpens our skills and increases our knowledge, resulting in increased confidence, renewed enthusiasm, and relevant ways to engage new generations. Annual training challenges us to abandon the…
From the Archives: Procedures for Worker Enlistment (Part 2)
Recently I shared six procedures for enlisting workers that were first presented by Carr Suter in 1997. His presentation continued with the following six ideas: Stress that everyone can do something in VBS. Be alert to non-church members (prospects, parents, visiting family members). Give them non-teaching tasks. Ask adult Sunday School teachers to encourage class…
From the Archives: Procedures for Worker Enlistment (Part 1)
Worker enlistment is often one of the most challenging aspects of planning VBS. While we wish for a quick and easy way to accomplish this task, the truth is, it takes work. As Lifeway’s VBS team celebrates 90 years of producing VBS curriculum, I’ve been searching through the files for tips that are just as…
How Are You Connecting with Parents?
Church leaders attending VBS Previews in January and February were challenged to make Connection Groups part of their VBS planning. A Connection Group is a Sunday School/small group class designed specifically for the unchurched parents identified during VBS, and scheduled to begin the first Sunday after VBS. I have heard some great stories from churches…