By Melita Thomas Vacation Bible School (VBS) season is upon us. And with the clock steadily ticking, it’s likely that all that early excitement you felt as you began to plan for VBS has now devolved into a mild panic. Don’t worry … that’s normal! Take a deep breath and map out a strategy to get you across the finish line. Here are six VBS tips for turning the last-minute … [Read more...]
Lifeway’s 2023 VBS theme leads kids through ‘Twists & Turns’
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE (Tenn.) -- Next summer, kids will pass go and collect truth about Jesus in “Twists & Turns.” Lifeway Christian Resources’ 2023 Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme celebrates games of all kinds, from classic tabletop favorites to video games and more. With “Twists & Turns,” kids will play their way through VBS while learning that Jesus … [Read more...]
2021 VBS archeology theme leads kids to unearth truth about Jesus
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Next summer, kids will roll up their sleeves and grab excavation gear as they head to archaeological sites of present-day Israel with “Destination Dig,” the 2021 Vacation Bible School theme from Lifeway Christian Resources. In “Destination Dig,” kids will take the role of junior archaeologists as they embark on an adventure to study … [Read more...]
Lifeway presents ‘unprecedented opportunity’ for churches and families to do VBS
By Joy Allmond NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The coronavirus pandemic has forced events to cancel, education to be modified and businesses to temporarily close or adjust operations. But for Lifeway and the kids ministries it serves, Vacation Bible School (VBS) is still on. “VBS is the highlight of the summer for most churches, and the highlight of the year for most kids … [Read more...]
VBS continues despite tragedy of Hurricane Michael
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfmquZUR-w By Tess Schoonhoven PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Uprooted dead trees line the ground. Uninhabitable apartment buildings are empty. Street signs are missing. Businesses are closed. Families have vacated their homes. It might sound like a war zone, but this is Panama City, Fla., and the surrounding community that was devastated by … [Read more...]
