VBS director
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…
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…
10 Ways to Say Thanks to Your VBS Team
Everyone appreciates being noticed, recognized, and appreciated for the contribution they make – no matter how big or small the contribution might seem. VBS workers are no exception. They work hard. They give up a lot of family time and set aside other opportunities to make VBS a reality. They often abandon their personal comfort…
Ideas for Continuing Connections Following VBS
The first step for planning for continued connections following VBS is to adopt the philosophy that discovering unchurched families and connecting with them through follow-up is the reason for holding VBS. Here are some ideas to help you get started. Begin planning connections actions at the same time VBS is being planned. Enlist a continued…
What's New for Lifeway's VBS 2016
Type Fonts—Houndcats PB (Headers for Preschool and Children), Matchwood WF (Headers for VBX, Student, Adult), Hurme Geometric Sans 4 Regular (Body for all interior copy), Bello Script (this font was only used as inspiration for hand-drawn lettering for t-shirt designs) All age-group leader packs—The instruction sheet is now on the CD-ROM (instead of a pack…