I have heard among some churches that VBS (Vacation Bible School) is out of date, it no longer works, or is not effective. I do agree with these statements on one account only: if you do VBS in your church like your grandma did VBS in 1968, then YES, it is absolutely not effective. My kids listen to ipods, play with XBOX and PSPs. They know how to work the TiVo remote control on my television, and play with their stuffed animals called Webkinz on the computer. VBS is still enormously effective as long as you bring your VBS into the 21st century.
This past week our church had its annual VBS. This year was called POWER WEEK. We saw over 700 kids attend the week, and over 50 professions of faith in Christ! It was high impact, high energy, modern, entertaining, and - hold on, here it comes - EFFECTIVE! On top of all that, our Children's Minister has only been at our church for 4 months! I can't wait to see what he will do next year when he has a whole year under his belt.
Not only where we able to reach kids for Christ, we are counseling about 21 different families who either made a decision to follow Christ or are interested in joining our church. The next few weeks will be exciting as we see kid after kid go through the baptismal waters. My kids (who I happen to think are a pretty good barometer of what is "cool" and "not cool") absolutely loved it!
Kudos to Chris Norman (Children's Minister), his wife Tami, his kid's ministry staff, and the countless number of volunteers who put hours into making it a great week. Thanks for setting the example that VBS is alive and well!
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You're right Bradley, it was effective. I, personally, got to lead 2 kids to Christ on Thursday morning. That alone makes it worth it. My kids had a blast and hated to see it end. Kudos to Chris Norman for doing a great job...and Tami too...they make a fantastic team!
Bradley, you had alot to do with how effective it was, too! Thanks for your enthusiasm that week. Our granddaughter, Alisi, loved it all and was ready to come back for another week!
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