Stories tagged with: vbs

• VBS: Her starting point in faith & now her calling

  by Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector, posted Wednesday, April 10, 2019 (15 days ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Ashley Virto was a teenager 10 years ago who knew about Jesus Christ, but didn't know Jesus Christ.

  Thanks to a bus ministry and a Vacation Bible School, Virto, now 24, is a Christian serving Jesus Christ in her church and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and is now helping to train Spanish-language VBS leaders. Read More

• VBS is 'Worth It,' shows new book based on study

  by Joy Allmond, posted Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (one month ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Many of today's American adults have fond memories of Vacation Bible School (VBS). Memories range from Bible stories and fun songs to flower-shaped cookies and Kool-Aid in Dixie cups.

  "It's Worth It" -- a new release from LifeWay Kids in partnership with LifeWay Research -- notes that nine in 10 American adults say they have overall positive memories of the summertime mainstay. And the book goes on to explain why the memories go beyond cookies and Kool-Aid. Read More

• Seniors say 'yes' to VBS

  by Chris Doyle/Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, posted Monday, July 23, 2018 (9 months ago)

  

  Photo by Chris Doyle

  OKLAHOMA Okla. (BP) -- Demonstrating that no one is too old to learn, Portland Avenue Baptist Church hosted a senior adult version of Vacation Bible School (VBS), July 9-12. By midweek, the church had nearly 20 seniors saying, as the popular VBS song goes, "Y-E-S to VBS."

  Gina McKean, director of children's ministries at the church located in Oklahoma City, Okla., said a church member went to a senior adult VBS at nearby Cherokee Hills Baptist Church last summer and asked her if they could do one at Portland Avenue. Read More

• Survey: VBS remains popular among American parents

  by Bob Smietana, posted Thursday, May 24, 2018 (11 months ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Back in the 1890s, a pair of Sunday School teachers -- D.T. Miles of Hopedale, Ill., and Virginia Hawes of New York City -- both had the same idea.

  School kids were off for the summer.

  Why not invite them to church to study the Bible? And maybe sing a few songs and have some fun along the way?

  The idea was a hit. Read More

• New VBS resource helps churches 'go, tell' worldwide

  by Aaron Wilson, posted Tuesday, March 06, 2018 (one year ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Packing for your next mission trip may have just gotten a whole lot easier.

  LifeWay Christian Resources has produced a new Vacation Bible School program called "Go & Tell Kids" to serve as a gospel presentation tool that's easy to transport to the mission field and works anywhere.

  "'Go & Tell Kids' is themeless, meaning people don't have to drag a bunch of stuff with them halfway around the world, and it's stripped of uniquely American cultural references," said Melita Thomas, VBS and kids ministry specialist at LifeWay. "It's relevant to kids in any culture and setting." Read More

• Church begun in 1794 holds 1st Vacation Bible School

  by Scott Barkley/Georgia Christian Index, posted Friday, July 21, 2017 (one year ago)

  

  Photo by Jenni Carter

  SPARTA, Ga. (BP) -- Island Creek Baptist Church joined in for the first time since its founding in 1794.

  The church had a Vacation Bible School.

  Over time, folks from Atlanta-area communities had bought retirement homes on the shores of Lake Sinclair and found a church home at Island Creek near Sparta, Ga. Read More

• 2018 VBS aims to help kids get their 'game on!'

  by Aaron Wilson, posted Tuesday, June 06, 2017 (one year ago)

  

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As fans across the nation celebrate the NBA and NHL finals this week, LifeWay Christian Resources is adding to the sports enthusiasm by announcing "Game On!" as its 2018 Vacation Bible School theme.

  The theme is designed to help kids gear up for life's big game by teaching them Jesus has provided all they need for the journey to which God calls them, LifeWay VBS specialist Melita Thomas said. Read More

• Quilts, military outreach, VBS fortify church's CP

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, May 02, 2017 (one year ago)

  

  Quilting, military ministry and Vacation Bible School keep Emmanuel Baptist Church members busy in Mountain Home, Idaho. The Cooperative Program, meanwhile, is a vital part of keeping missions and ministry in other parts of Idaho -- and beyond -- on their hearts. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: It's over, but not really

  by Jack Lucas, posted Friday, March 24, 2017 (2 years ago)

  When Vacation Bible School or an evangelistic event ends, the work isn't over, Jack Lucas writes, noting the importance of follow-up "to make significant contacts with people who, otherwise, may only encounter your church through one event." Read More

• App expands VBS impact for LifeWay

  by Aaron Earls, posted Friday, March 17, 2017 (2 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- The excitement and learning that takes place at Vacation Bible School can happen anywhere now, thanks to the LifeWay VBS Galactic Starveyors app.

  For the fourth consecutive year, LifeWay Christian Resources has released an app connected with its latest VBS material.

  The app provides churches and parents numerous opportunities to reinforce biblical lessons from VBS, according to Melita Thomas, VBS and kids' ministry specialist at LifeWay. Read More