The Balance of Outreach and In-Reach in VBS
VBS is a milestone event in a kids life. We also know from research, that VBS is the #1 evangelistic outreach tool in churches today. Anyone that has …
The Best Possible Scenario for Teaching Kids
We can’t offer the perfect environment to the kids we lead. We can’t be perfect teachers. After all, we aren’t perfect. The kids are cute, but they’re …
VBS – Produce Your Own or Use a Complete Resource?
VBS. It’s making a comeback. Churches are realizing that, when good follow-up is executed, VBS is a powerful outreach tool. It can bring …
The Importance of the Mountain Top Experience
Most followers of Jesus begin their journey during or following a mountain-top experience. Many believers are reminded of the essence of their journey …
How to Maintain VBS Energy Throughout the Year
We hype it! We prep for it! Thousands of work-hours are put into it. Some begin planning the next as soon as the last is over. In fact, this blog was …
How Do You Measure Ministry Success?
For some reason this year, as my Facebook feed filled with posts from kidmin friends about VBS, I began noticing a common trend. It seemed that …
Calling All VBS Amateurs, Professionals, and Everyone in Between
Have you heard of VBS Preview events? There is no better way to equip yourself and your team to run 2015 VBS than by attending one of these events. …
6 Steps for Turning the Unchurched into the Churched
As kidmin leaders, we spend a lot of time and resources trying to find and attract unchurched families through VBS, carnivals, egg hunts, and …
5 Things I Learned While Teaching VBS
I love teaching kids. I recently saw a post of a friend on Facebook where she wrote, “Tonight I GET to teach mission friends and I even GET to help …
Why Wouldn\’t You Do This? (Part 2)
Most folks know that the soil of the human heart is most fertile when a person is, well, a kid. Even before I responded to God’s call on my life …
It’s Time to Reimagine VBS Follow-up
With the first days of Vacation Bible School just around the corner it’s time – actually past time – to start making plans to continue the connections …
How Are You Promoting Your Summer Activities?
What are you doing to help kids get excited about this summer? With VBS and camps fast approaching, many churches are in full-swing sharing their …
