Life, opportunity, and Vacation Bible School

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It’s time for Five Minute Friday! Today’s topic is “Opportunity”. Ready? Go: Opportunity is something I have been thinking a lot about lately. Have you ever noticed that “success” at Vacation Bible School–and at life, for that matter–is largely about … Continue reading

Teaching children Bible lessons–at their own pace

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In Vacation Bible School–and nearly every other part of children’s ministry–teaching children Bible lessons is one of the most important things you will ever do. Last week, we talked about keeping the children engaged as you tell the Bible story. … Continue reading

Vacation Bible School: Teaching Christian children to defend their faith, pt 3

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Previously, in our series on Teaching Christian children to defend their faith, we talked about the importance of leading children to a personal decision for Christ, and then giving them a firm foundation in God’s Holy Word, the Bible. Christian … Continue reading

Vacation Bible School: Teaching Christian children to defend their faith, pt 2

sample of "Sword Drill" activity sheets from VBS--Superstars for Jesus

In Part 1 of Vacation Bible School: Teaching Christian children to defend their faith, we saw that the first goal of Vacation Bible School is leading the children to Jesus so that they can choose for themselves to be known … Continue reading

Vacation Bible School: Teaching Christian children to defend their faith, pt 1

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At Vacation Bible School, you are likely to have children at a wide variety of places in their Christian walk.  You will have Christian children who have never thought of any other way of life; you will have children from … Continue reading

Teaching Children to Learn

Though we actually started utilizing books for learning earlier, I have “officially” been a home schooling mom for about a decade now.  Our two main goals in the process have been: guiding the children into a personal relationship with God, … Continue reading