Stories tagged with: vbs

• LifeWay VBS preview events build foundation for 2020

  by Joy Allmond , posted Tuesday, February 04, 2020 (one month ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- When Zoraida Godoy attended a Vacation Bible School (VBS) at a Southern Baptist church in her community of Sabana Basora, Aruba, in 2013, she got emotional.

  "Some of our children went to another local church for VBS and we saw the concept for the first time," she said. "Watching the children dance, sing and express the biblical truths they learned just moved me. And I thought: Why couldn't we do this at our church?" Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: VBS: A time-tested strategy to combat cultural crises

  by Jana Magruder, posted Friday, January 31, 2020 (2 months ago)

  

  The church has a solution to the ongoing crises of lostness and loneliness in our communities, says Jana Magruder, director of LifeWay Kids. It's "a solution that's been in front of us for decades." Read More

• LifeWay to host free VBS preview simulcast January 10

  by Joy Allmond, posted Thursday, January 09, 2020 (2 months ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As hundreds gather at Ridgecrest Conference Center for Friday's kickoff of the 2020 VBS preview series, anyone -- for the first time ever -- can watch from around the globe.

  On Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. ET, LifeWay will live stream the evening session of their "Concrete & Cranes" preview event from the conference center near Asheville, N.C., for free. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: VBS road trip stirs childhood memories

  by Marc Ira Hooks, posted Monday, August 26, 2019 (7 months ago)

  Marc Ira Hooks connected with his childhood Vacation Bible School memories as he traveled 1,000-plus miles this summer visiting Texas churches in Collin County as they conducted the annual outreach to children, their families and even some adults. Read More

• VBS continues despite Hurricane Michael devastation

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Friday, August 02, 2019 (8 months ago)

  

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  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (BP) -- Uprooted dead trees line the ground. Uninhabitable apartment buildings are empty. Street signs are missing. Businesses are closed. Families have vacated their homes.

  It might sound like a war zone, but this is Panama City, Fla., and the surrounding community that was devastated by Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Much of the area is still being rebuilt many months after the Category 5 storm swept through the area. Read More

• 15-foot giraffe shows church goes 'extra mile' in VBS

  by Grace Thornton/Alabama Baptist, posted Wednesday, July 31, 2019 (8 months ago)

  

  WARRIOR, Ala. (BP) -- It's hard for Robert McAvoy to fathom that there was once a time when he didn't know what Vacation Bible School was, but if he looks far enough back he can remember it.

  "My wife told me she was volunteering for VBS one year and I said, 'What is VBS?' I'd grown up around church but had never been around VBS," McAvoy said.

  As his wife Angela got more involved so did he -- and the more he helped out the more he was hooked. Read More

• 7th- & 8th-graders experience a VBS of their own

  by Sue Sprenkle, posted Wednesday, July 10, 2019 (9 months ago)

  

  Photo by Sue Sprenkle

  SATANTA, Kan. (BP) -- Imaginary waves lapped at their feet as the young teenagers surveyed an obstacle course dotted with blue papers. The goal was to walk on water — the blue paper — without falling into the sea.

  It wasn't a straight and easy shot. The course zigged, zagged and went on top of second-hand (maybe even third- or fourth-hand) worn-out furniture. When Oscar San Juan's foot touched blue, the paper slid across the floor, spilling him into the imaginary sea and back to the start. After several attempts, San Juan tiptoed from paper to paper with arms stretched out to keep balance and finally crossed the finish line. Read More

• Sutherland Springs finds healing through VBS

  by Joy Allmond, posted Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (9 months ago)

  

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  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (BP) -- When First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs kicked off their annual Vacation Bible School the week of June 3, it looked profoundly different from two years ago.

  On Nov. 5, 2017, a gunman entered their sanctuary, opened fire, and took the lives of 26 people. Several of those who lost their lives were instrumental in the VBS ministry of the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Read More

• LifeWay leaders report VBS successes in Birmingham

  by Joy Allmond, posted Friday, June 21, 2019 (9 months ago)

  

  Photo by Aaron Earls

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Is Vacation Bible School worth it?

  This is the question church leaders around the country ask themselves every year. And it was the theme of the LifeWay Christian Resources breakfast at the 2019 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Read More

• 2020 VBS helps kids build on the love of Jesus

  by Aaron Wilson, posted Thursday, June 06, 2019 (10 months ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Next summer, kids will grab their hard hats and head to the construction site with "Concrete & Cranes," the 2020 Vacation Bible School theme from LifeWay Christian Resources.

  In "Concrete & Cranes," kids will discover how towering skyscrapers are carefully constructed on a rock solid foundation. And by studying five stories from the life of Jesus, kids will learn how they too can build their lives on a sure foundation -- Christ and His Gospel. Read More