By Myriah Snyder BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — This January, around 4,000 ministry leaders and volunteers will gather in Nashville, Tennessee, Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and the Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth areas of Texas for Lifeway’s VBS Preview events. Together, they will get a taste of what Lifeway Christian Resources has prepared for VBS … [Read more...]
Lifeway partners with LifePoint Church to distribute 2,000 Bibles through VBS
By Marissa Postell Sullivan SMYRNA, Tenn. — Giant flowers filled the screen as kids filed into LifePoint Church Smyrna for the final day of their 2025 Vacation Bible School (VBS). Reflecting Lifeway's 2025 theme—Magnified!—the worship center was decorated with large ants, squirrels, caterpillars, fireflies, flowers and dragonflies. The week was all about magnifying the … [Read more...]
Lifeway’s 2026 VBS theme, ‘Illumination Station,’ counters confusion about Jesus with biblical clarity
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn — Culture claims to know about Jesus, but many people are in the dark about who He really is. Lifeway Christian Resources’ 2026 Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme—“Illumination Station: Shining a Light on Who Jesus Really Is”—prepares churches to help kids discover Jesus is the Light of the world. “I’m so excited that VBS 2026 … [Read more...]
‘God’s favor’ evident on Lifeway in 2024, Mandrell says
By Myriah Snyder BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources experienced another banner year in 2024, highlighted by the fourth consecutive year of revenue growth, the 100th year of ministry through Vacation Bible School and the largest camps missions offering in recent years. This year, Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell announced Lifeway’s 2030 vision to clarify … [Read more...]
Timeless Truths: Lifeway celebrates 100 years of VBS
By Lauren Bearry BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a widely familiar term in our culture, identifiable with both kids and parents as a fun way to learn about God’s Word. Vacation Bible School traces its roots to New York City where in 1898 Virginia Hawes, concerned with the spiritual formation of school children, rented a beer hall in the city’s East Side … [Read more...]
