VBS Live trains, prepares leaders for a summer of sharing Jesus
Patty Burns said she’s starting to see a “flood” of churches posting their Vacation Bible School dates for this summer. From her perspective as VBS strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, that’s exciting. “I pray this year our churches are standing room only as we magnify God,” Burns said. She’s encouraged by […]
VBS on wheels meets people of Lowndes County where they are
Davey Lyon has a pond outside his house, and he says if he wanted fish for dinner he wouldn’t sit on the porch and expect them to hop out of the pond and onto the grill. It’s the same for his church, Imago Dei Church at the 45, into which Lyon and his family have […]
Outreach and discipleship the fruit of Vacation Bible School as numbers return to pre-pandemic levels
After Vacation Bible School is over at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Enterprise, Annette Whitton does a lot of follow-up. She doesn’t do it alone — she does it with the help of an army of volunteers. “We had about 400 to 450 kids, and 79 of those were from unchurched families,” Whitton, director of children’s […]
To all the Vacation Bible School Volunteers…THANK YOU!!
If you have had your eyes open while driving anywhere in town over the summer, you have no doubt seen the brightly colored banners, bunches of balloons, or wavy inflatable tube men inviting kids to Vacation Bible School at the local church. This is a tribute to anyone anywhere who has even been a Vacation […]
It’s Time for Planting
“Wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest“ (John 4:35). In the story of the woman at the well, the disciples saw Jesus speaking to a Samaritan woman. They were confused and shocked as to why He would speak to her. In short, His answer was because He was doing the […]
VBS Zoom Discussion – 4.17.20
Video Transcript: Patty Burns This is awesome. We have 68, children’s pastors, preschool pastors, VBS directors on this meeting with us. So, thanks for joining us. You don’t wanna hear from me. But I do want to share with you just a little bit. Belinda and I are just blessed to serve Alabama as state […]
Why VBS?
Why do you have Vacation Bible School at your church? A good place to start would be with God’s Word. He tells us in Psalm 78:4-7 NLT : “We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, and His power and His […]
BLUEPRINT: After ABC comes D for Discipleship
The decision to become a Christian is a first step in building a strong and lasting relationship with Jesus Christ. We want to give teachers, parents and care-providers information and tools to help them move forward, dig deeper and build a firm foundation on Jesus Christ. Below is an acrostic for the word BLUEPRINT. You’ll […]
“Wild” for Vacation Bible School
Can you imagine an event at your church: where seven months of ministry growth is gained in one week? where the Gospel is shared daily? where more than half of attendees have never been to your church before, and more than 20 percent do not attend any church? Vacation Bible School is this kind of […]
Vacation Bible School impacts many lives, continues to win children to Christ
Mechell Bice says she doesn’t remember the name of the man who prayed with her in 1977, but she does remember his face. She was 7 and attending Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Ashville, and she remembers that VBS volunteer teaching her about the love of Jesus. “It was a very real […]