Author: Kathie Phillips
It’s almost time for VBS!
For the past 5 months, we have been planning for this year's VBS, which we affectionately refer to as Summer Bible Camp (SBC). Like previous years, we selected Group's Holy Land VBS, Wilderness Escape. The intensity in prepping has picked up significantly as SBC is close - we kick off…
Summer Lovin’: Switching Things Up
The following post is part of a series of summer-related posts. Today, we'll look at changing up your programming during the summer months. Our ministry's 'summer' began on Father's Day, so with God's help we have successfully survived 3 summer Sundays without our school-year volunteers (who serve Sept -…
Snack Idea: Edible Campfires
This summer, in preparation for our VBS (read what we're doing here), our elementary children are learning about Moses. So far, we've covered his birth and God calling him to lead the Israelites. This past Sunday's lesson was about the burning bush and I wanted a fun snack for the…
VBS Volunteer Training – Covering the Basics
Like many of my kidmin friends, we are busy preparing for this year's VBS, which is taking place mid-July. One of the key areas that we address is volunteer training. Last night, we held our first of two trainings for our VBS volunteers. As Director, I lead our trainings, which…