VBS 2009

2009 VBS Trends & Reflection

August 7th by Tony Kummer

I had some questions heading into this year’s Vacation Bible School. Our town has been hard hit by the economy and I know many who have lost at least one of their income sources. Plus, our church giving has been weaker than expected this summer. Thinking ahead, I wondered how these factors were affecting other [...]

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2nd Review of Rome: Group’s Holy Land Adventure

July 28th by Terry Delaney

My church just finished using Group’s Rome: Paul and the Underground Church Holy Land Adventure for our Vacation Bible School. I would like to share my thoughts both positive and negative about this particular program. The Set-up The children were divided into families–the curriculum was designed for family units of varying ages. We went with [...]

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Post VBS Review of Group’s Rome

July 28th by Charlie Wallace

This year the church were I serve decided to do something it had never done before by branching out and doing Group’s VBS, Rome: Paul and the Underground Church. For years my church has done Lifeway’s VBS. In fact, preparation became so predictable that at times we were just going through the motions. After looking [...]

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Children Desiring God VBS Curriculum

May 27th by Jeri Tanner

Here is one more VBS option for you to think about. It’s the Children Desiring God VBS Curriculum, published by John Piper’s church. If you have used their material, please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Vacation Bible School has sure changed a lot since I was a child; that’s right, I attended [...]

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Vacation Bible School Forums

May 6th by Tony Kummer

It’s getting close to VBS time for most churches. One great place to find specific ideas for your theme is on forums dedicated to Vacation Bible School. Most Christian publishers maintain these discussion based websites. This page links to the several of these forums. LifeWay VBS Forum is a great place to get practical help [...]

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Vacation Bible School Decorations?

April 6th by Tony Kummer

I’ve been looking for VBS decorating ideas and wanted to share what I’ve found so far. I wanted to get maximum wow, but not make the decorations a big hassle. Plus our church didn’t have too much money for Bible school theme decoration this summer. The best place to get fresh ideas is on popular [...]

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Comparison Chart Of Vacation Bible School Programs

October 16th by Tony Kummer

Most readers know that I’m a big fan of Kidology.org. I want to recommend a specific post in their forums with a 2009 Vacation Bible School theme comparison chart. There is also a helpful discussion of the pros and cons of a few of the publishers. Click here to read the post or click here [...]

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Answers In Genesis VBS 2009: Operation Space

September 16th by Tony Kummer

Last summer our church took a chance on the first Vacation Bible School from Answers In Genesis. Overall, I was very impressed with the quality. That’s why I am excited about their 2009 VBS theme, “Operation Space: A Close Encounter With God’s Word.” Here is my preview of the Operation Space VBS for 2009. Be [...]

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Studio GO: Standard Publishing’s 2009 VBS

August 22nd by Tony Kummer

[ad#kids-links]I never got around to reviewing Standard’s VBS theme last year. But prompted by their mailings to my church, I decided to take a look for my VBS 2009 curriculum reviews. Here is my first look review of Studio GO VBS by Standard Publishing. My opinions in this review are based off their marketing materials, [...]

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