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A few weeks back, I asked you to vote for the most popular vacation Bible School. I’ve taken the top four finishers and we’re ready for the final round. Thanks for all the great comments and feedback. VBS publishers enjoy a great deal of loyalty from their customers. Here are the top four finishers from round one.

1. Group Power Lab (24 votes)
2. Answers In Genesis: Amazon Expedition (23 votes)
3. LifeWay’s Outrigger Island (22 votes)
4. Standard Publishing: God’s Big Backyard (11 votes)

I was surprize that the top three finished so close!

I’ll let this poll run through May 25th. Feel free to leave your comments below. To make it even more fun, you’re welcome to give a stump speech in support of your favorite Vacation Bible School theme.

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A reader sent me a great question asking about VBS programs in Spanish for their churches outreach to a Hispanic population in their town. I’ve done some checking and wanted to share what I’ve found with everyone.

Here was the question about VBS in Spanish:

Do you know if any of these are available in Spanish? I am from MN but work with kids and churches in Mexico. I feel that VBS packets are ideal to use for 1 week here or there as an evangelism tool to bring the kids in and get them interested! Not any churches that I’ve seen do this here but in from ones’ home it could be great for neighborhood groups!

Unfortunately, I could only find a three vacation Bible school publishers making Spanish language resources available. But the good news is that they are two of the best.

Spanish Language Edition VBS Curriculum

LifeWay has been publishing Spanish resources for their VBS for at least several years. They have these available on their website to order or you can special order them from any store that carries the LifeWay Vacation Bible school. Here is the link for Spanish Edition of LifeWay VBS.

Group Publishing is offering a bilingual Spanish/English edition of their Avalanche Ranch VBS program. This is not their current 2008 theme, so it might not appeal to churches who are doing PowerLab VBS. But if you plan a combined Spanish and English vacation Bible school program this should meet your needs. Here is the link for the Spanish/English Bilingual edition of Group’s Avalanche Ranch VBS.

Concordia Publishing House offers a good selection of Spanish language VBS and Sunday school products. Here is the link for the Spanish and Multicultural curriculum from Concordia. Here is the reader tip and recommendation:

Concordia Publishing House publishes original Spanish and bilingual Vacation Bible School programs that are written by native speakers, not translations. They have five themes available, all of which are excellent for Spanish-speaking churches, outreach to the Latino community, or mission trips. The themes are Ambush, The Secret of the Chest, Hot Air Balloon on the Loose, Sea Odysseys, and Family Portraits.

Concordia also offers many other Spanish resources, including Sunday School and other children’s materials, theological commentaries and resource books, tracts, certificates, and more! The resources are very good and are faithful to the Bible.

Do You Know Of Any Others?

Please leave a comment below if you know of any other Spanish language Vacation Bible School curriculum.

Related Posts

• My Review of LifeWay’s Outrigger Island VBS
• My Vacation Bible School Curriculum Reviews
• How To Choose A Vacation Bible School Curriculum

One of the most popular feature on Ministry-To-Children.com has been my reviews of Vacation Bible School curriculum. At first this was mostly about finding the right VBS for my church, but I was glad to help so many other children’s ministers and church volunteers find the right Vacation Bible School. favorite

Which Vacation Bible School Is The Most Popular?

I’ve been asking this question. I would guess sales figures would favor publishers that deal with the larger churches. The only democratic way to find out is to run a poll - or better yet and election!

Vacation Bible School Elections

So, for fun I thought we would make this poll an election style deal. For the 1st round (primaries) you can pick your top three choices. This round will run through Thursday May 8th. If you are reading the e-mail newsletter click here to vote.

Have fun!

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Answers In Genesis is having a sale on their VBS. Go to their website and when ordering use the coupon code: 08PC2

• Save 20% when you order by April 1, 2008
• Save 15% when you order by April 15, 2008
• Save 10% when you order by May 1, 2008

If you haven’t head about it yet, you might want to read my review of Amazon Expedition Vacation Bible School. Or you can read all my Vacation Bible School curriculum reviews.

Several reading have emailed me asking this question:

Which publishers offer the King James translation for their Vacation Bible school curriculum?

The King James Version is not an issue in my church. We typically use ESV or NIV. But, here are the few KJV bible schools that I know about. If you know more, leave a comment below.

Truth Quest VBS : Choose from five different Vacation Bible School programs. Each gives you options in several different Bible translations - including the King James Version.

Good News Games VBS: This curriculum is published by Bogart Press and for sale at the KJV store.