Irsaury Johnson
Irsaury Johnson
Irsaury Johnson
It’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) season — at least the planning part, at Florida Conference. The Children’s and Family Ministries Department hosted two VBS showcases in February 2024, featuring a number of great programs, including the new Adventist VBS program, “Thunder Island: Where Jesus is Always With Me.” Showcases were presented in English and Spanish, with approximately 175 leaders and teachers in attendance.
Vacation Bible School is the perfect way to immerse visitors into a unique church culture, and VBS provides a wide opportunity for volunteers to work in children’s ministry. It is the perfect event for showcasing a ministry and a church.
The reasons for churches to hold VBS each year are numerous, such as these VBS statistics:
- 25% of baptisms come from VBS.
- Every one person trained in VBS results in 1.1 salvation decisions.
- 10% of people enrolled in VBS are unchurched.
- 2.7 million people enroll in VBS each year.
- 72,925 people each year accept Christ as Lord and Savior.
- 2,666 people commit their lives to church-related vocations through VBS.
The Barna study data validates what everyone believes — children are worth the time and effort put into a great VBS.
Families are looking for these kinds of experiences for their children and youth. VBS can be an essential strategy for church revitalization, especially when followed by intentional discipleship. VBS provides parents with a welcome summer break. It also gives children, who might otherwise be bored, an opportunity to share activities with old and new friends. Everyone who works in VBS has the joy of teaming up to present God’s truths to children.
Florida Conference Children’s and Family Ministries believes in this ministry, and provides assistance to churches to encourage churches to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Jesus has called His followers to serve, and Vacation Bible School, which requires so many different gifts and talents to make each VBS a success, is a practical way for everyone to serve together.
Florida | May 2024
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