Vacation Bible School supplies and tools consume a large amount of brain power for VBS directors. You make lists upon lists upon lists of supplies you need to get. That doesn’t even include the supplies that you already have but need to gather from all the dark recesses of your church and storage […]
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8 Tips for Thriving in your First Year Directing VBS
When I was ten, my mom started her first year directing VBS at a large church. And I loved it. I would live to be able to help her with some aspect of VBS. If I could help sort nametags – great! I can help get supplies out? Awesome! Put crayons back in boxes after […]
Encouragement for VBS on a Small Budget
Inadequate. That is the feeling that overwhelms you when you are trying to do VBS on a budget. It is so easy to get discouraged when you are a small church with a smaller budget (or non-existent budget) and you look at what those with a larger budget are doing. You see the pictures of […]
Effective VBS Follow-Up: A Family’s Story
It was Vacation Bible School 2014. The theme was Agency D3. You may have walked that road with me. Is the theme song running through your head yet? (Sorry). And our small, rural church in Indiana was blessed with almost 100 kids! It was a great week. Probably one of my favorite themes ever. We […]
5 Ways to Balance Parenting Young Kids and VBS Directing
This VBS directing thing is hard. Really hard. But throw a couple of kids into the mix and it just got exponentially harder. Especially if any of them are five and under. And yours. I’ve walked that road. Just as you have, I’m sure. It’s so easy to reflect on your day during VBS and realize […]
How to keep a “Big God” focus at your VBS
During VBS it is so easy to lose sight of what is really important. The details take over the mission. And today’s crisis can overshadow the purpose. If you struggle with this as a director, do you think that your VBS volunteers might also be struggling to keep a right perspective? Leading volunteers to have […]
Pray for VBS: 6 Ways to Pray for Kids Coming to VBS
The best games, the best skits, the best music, the best teachers, the best snacks, the best kids, the best water balloons, and the best leaders will make a pretty awesome VBS. But a VBS that isn’t covered by prayer has no shot at being your best VBS. Check out the following six ways […]
Thinking Through the Details: 21 Things that I print for VBS
My last few details are falling into place. I am ready to lead volunteers as they help prep the building for VBS. The kids are coming soon. The decorations are going up. The church building is being transformed from its day-to-day quiet into a bustling place of activity and excitement. My people were beginning to […]
Unlock Volunteer Recruiting
I have spent countless hours on special bulletin inserts because I needed a Sunday School teacher. I have spent many minutes in front of my church body pleading for one more person to help with VBS. I have sent out many facebook messages looking for a classroom helper. And sometimes those efforts provide fruit. But […]