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Vacation Bible School

2010 LifeWay VBS Teaser Video Now Online

09 June | by Tony Kummer
LifeWay 2010 VBS Theme Hint Video

This year, LifeWay is having some fun with their VBS teaser videos. Instead of just posting them on their VBS website, they have created a fictional blog with some guy named “Donny” trying to sneak around the LifeWay headquarters in Nashville. Here is the first video they’ve posted:
Update: The 2010 LifeWay VBS themes have been [...]

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Egypt Joseph’s Journey – Group’s 2010 Holy Land Adventure

09 June | by Tony Kummer
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Group Publishing has just revealed their Vacation Bible School themes for 2010. They have two curriculum options, the Holy Land Adventure for next summer is titled “Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace“. This looks like a very exciting theme and is sure to bring the Bible to life for thousands of children.
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Group’s High Sea Expedition VBS Theme for 2010

09 June | by Tony Kummer
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Group Publishing has announced their Vacation Bible School theme for 2010. It’s called “High Sea Expedition: Exploring the Mighty Love of God.” This new VBS material features an adventure at sea, including sailing ships and a pelican character. Mariners and ocean lovers will want to learn more about this theme.
The official website for High Sea [...]

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2010 Cokesbury VBS: Going Green VBS Theme

03 June | by Tony Kummer
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Cokebury has just posted the first hint about their new curriculum theme for 2010 vacation Bible School. It is a video clip of a person in a gorilla suit watching TV and then making a grocery list. They will release more clues leading up to the reveal on July 1, 2010. Check out the website [...]

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SonQuest Rainforest VBS 2010 from Gospel Light

02 June | by Tony Kummer
Gospel Light SonQuest Rainforest VBS

Gospel Light has revealed their 2010 VBS theme and set up a teaser page on their website. Next Summer, they will offer a rain forest themed Vacation Bible School curriculum. I’m looking forward to seeing the direction they go with the materials. The early reaction on their forums seems very positive about SonQuest, but I’ll [...]

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Children Desiring God VBS Curriculum

27 May | 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 VBS [...]

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Group’s 2010 VBS Theme Teaser!

20 May | by Tony Kummer
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Update: The wait is over and Group has announced their 2010 VBS theme as High Sea Expedition.
The teasers for Group’s 2010 VBS theme have started. They are adding videos to their website and stirring up theories on their forums. This is really great marketing and works like a great introduction hook on your lesson plans. [...]

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New VBS Curriculum “Stand Up For God”

11 May | by Tony Kummer

This contest has closed and the winner notified by email. You can find a new giveaway every week on our giveaway page. Thanks for entering!
This week’s giveaway is from City Light Ministries, a Christian publisher that specializes in Vacation Bible School. Their curriculum is solid quality and will not break a tight church budget.
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Vacation Bible School Forums

06 May | 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 if [...]

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Chick-Fil-A and VBS

03 May | by Terry Delaney

It is a fairly well-known fact that the owner of Chick-Fil-A operates under Christian principles. What many do not know is that many individual stores offer help with Vacation Bible School in the local church.  No, they do not cater for the entire week free of charge!  However, what some of the stores do is [...]

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Save Money on VBS and Sunday School Curriculum

14 April | by Terry Delaney

The Christian Resource Center was founded by Carlton Harrison and Dennis Somers who have each worked in Christian publishing for more than twenty-five years. Using their expertise and relationships with Christian publishers, they are able to buy in bulk and pass the savings on to you. They specialize in church orders for Vacation [...]

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Vacation Bible School Decorations?

06 April | 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 Vacation [...]

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Help For Cash Short Vacation Bible School

10 March | by Tony Kummer

Most churches commit a set amount of their children’s ministry budget to pay for vacation bible school. The main expenses are VBS curriculum, craft supplies, advertising, and decorations. But this year, many smaller churches are facing hard times and  mid-year budget cuts. How will they afford Vacation Bible School material?
I just found a few new [...]

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Comparison Chart Of Vacation Bible School Programs

16 October | 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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