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Depending on where you live, your VBS program is likely to be somewhere between VERY HOT and UNBEARABLY HOT. Kids and leaders need relief from the heat. Try these ideas to keep everyone cool(er), and happier too.
VBS is a special time. Try these ideas for building a summer ministry team and planning an unforgettable week for your kids!
This website provides free resources developed by volunteers from around the globe, that can be used for fun, active summer programming.
It’s summertime! That means school is out and your church is most likely working on its summer programming. Your church can take a few simple steps so that every child will feel welcomed and included in your summer activities.
Recommended steps for child safety this summer.
How do you hope to see faith being formed and disciples being made?
This page is PACKED with resources that will help your kids join in the work of World Renew as they share the love and compassion of Christ with others.
Read an overview of how churches can do VBS WITH the community, a paper by Monika Grasley.
Vacation Bible School was a family affair for us. It was a time of prayer, snacks, cleaning up messes, and much more. In case you are also part of VBS, I wanted to share two resources I love!
Recap video of a wonderful VBS experience at Anaheim CRC.
Sifting through the selection of Vacation Bible School curriculum options and deciphering their marketing messages in order to choose something that's theologically sound, easy to use, and fun for all can be a daunting task. Thankfully, help has arrived!
I am looking for the music director's booklet and the DVD of the VBS curricula Beach Party: Surfin’ Through the Scriptures.
We are wondering how other churches handle VBS volunteers. Should we just use church members, or accept the help of parents, etc. Their help would be welcome, but would they need background checks?
First CRC of Barrie is giving away FREE VBS curriculum and supplies.
The new Wild Wonder VBS curriculum from A Rocha focuses on creation care and spiritual formation for elementary-age children.
As Pastor Jun Kim from the New Westminster (BC) CRC was planning the annual VBS program, he approached Faith Formation Ministries’s regional catalyzer Liz Tolkamp and invited her to help him put together parenting workshops that would take place while the children were in VBS.
We are planning for a VBS program that will have both French and English speaking children. Does anyone have recommendations of bilingual program materials we could use?
Do you plan a worship service after the week of VBS?
What we plant and how we plant it matters. Here are 3 things to consider as you plan the "what" and "how" of your summer ministry with children.
How are you planning Vacation Bible School for 2021?