This is the first year I’ve taken a look at the VBS offering from Abington Press, which also produces the Cokesbury VBS theme. This year they offer a block party theme titled Praise Party. It has an urban feeling and serves churches from a more diverse background, especially historically black congregations. The tag line for Praise Party says, “Worshiping God with head, heart, hands, feet, and SOUL!”
Praise Party Daily Content
- Willing Hands (Exodus 35: 4-10a, 22, 25-26; 36:2-3a) The Hebrews offer gifts to God.
- Stomp (1 Chronicles 13:1-8) David and the Hebrews praise God by dancing.
- Stand up Straight in Praise (Luke 13:10-17) Jesus heals a bent-over woman.
- Breakthrough (Acts 16:25-34) When Paul and Silas pray and sing, a jailer’s household receives salvation.
- Sing a Song (Ephesians 5:15-20) Instructions on a Spirit-filled life
Resources for Praise Party VBS
In this section, I’ll add link out to resources that will help churches who are using Praise Party from Abington Press. If you know of more resources, leave a note in the comment section below.
- Visit the official website from 2010 Abingron Press VBS. They will have decorating ideas, and other suggestions as VBS 2010 gets closer. You can also sign up for their email newsletter.
- Follow Cokesbury VBS on Twitter
- Read my interview with Michael Auliso from Cokesbury / Abington Press
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We used this last year as well as this year. We are in Bermuda, a small church, but invited other churches and the community to join in.
We had adults and children dancing and clapping for Jesus. Got the teens involved in the organising and AV and they had a ball!!
I taught the adult class and the cd is absolutely wonderful. It was a Marvelous time of praise and worship. We never finished on time. The class was interactive as it allowed for great dialogude. You are busted by the end of the week, but IT WAS WORTH IT.
GREAT JOB ABINGTON. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK OF KINGDOM MINISTRY.
This seems like it would be a great program, but I was wondering if I could use it for this summer, 2011. Is there anything marked in there that would specify the year 2010? If there is 2010 markings throughout the book, is there a reccomendation for 2011 close to this same them? Thanks!
If any one has any ideas for praise party it would help alot we are small church but usually has abou 30 kids so we have to work with smawll budget.
Has anyone in the Central Arkansas area used this curriculum? Would you be willing to share it? We are a new church start and are thinking of using this for our fall evening programming.
Thank you Tony Kummer for acknowledging the African American culture, my culture. With your description for the VBS Praise Party study, you supplied the genre of the study, as you did with the other studies. I’m sorry that some may have been offend by the wording but it is what it is. I wish our VBS chairperson had chosen the Praise Party study rather than the one we got, because I believe the children would have really enjoyed getting their Praise ON.
I see definite benefits in using this. It looks like a very interactive program. The kids would really enjoy this.
Our church used the Abingdon Press VBS curriculum last year and it was just what our kids needed. We have already purchased Praise Party for this year and are very excited. This program is much easier to administer than most and really allows you to tailor it to your specific needs.
Me like!! I believe I will try this one…and to note: I’m black and using the words “black church” didn’t offend me nor did it appear to be offensive on purpose. Some people take it that way for what reason I don’t know because that’s not in my spirit.
This activity would be great to use in not only “black” churches, but in any ethnic or non ethnic congregation. My Church is one of those Churches located in the projects and this sounds like a great outreach effort to save some lost souls!! I will be presenting this to my Pastor and Sunday School Superintendent this week. Thanks a bunch!!
This could possibly be a good one for our church. Thanks for pointing it out. I’ve really enjoyed your thoughtful research and ideas!
Why would you think that this curriculum is for “black” churches? If you will notice they have people from all backgrounds on their cover.
Why wouldn’t it be possible for white people to use this? I just think that by saying that it has an urban feel and that it is for black people despite the fact that you actually haven’t even bothered to really take the time and review it is ignorant and backwards.
Andrew,
Thanks for your comment. I agree that other churches could use it, but the curriculum is clearly marketed for a certain demographic of churches. Abingdon is trying to meet the needs of those churches by having a distinct culture to this product. I don’t think that should offend anyone.