The words Vacation Bible School take me back to felt boards and fudgesicles. I told Mike this and he laughed saying he had no idea that felt boards had lasted all the way up until when I was in VBS. I can testify that they did indeed endure. I would guess that today the days of felt board are gone though.
Why Vacation Bible School?
I think this is one of the more important ministries in the church. A study came out a few years ago that was quite alarming to those of us in ministry. It was a study of teenage spirituality and what the study resulst showed was that most teenagers believe in a god who looks like a genie in a bottle. This god is there to grant their wishes, to meet their needs, but is largely irrelevant to their lives.
The study also showed that our Scriptures are lagerly totally irrelevant to the average teenager, even those who were raised in the church.
It means that somehow we have missed the mark. We have let the ball drop when it comes to properly teaching our children about God.
It is my opinion that teaching children about God is one of the most important duties of the church. We are called to educate- not indoctrinate- our children about God and the matters of faith.
Today we are blessed with some truly brilliant new ways to do this. There are some wonderful souls who have dedicated a good amount of time looking at proper ways the church can teach a child about faith through big questions, play, and even silence. I am excited about looking into this opportunies with our community.
Vacation Bible School matters because we are essentially teaching children what matters.
It's an activitiy that is near and dear to my heart because I want Blake to have wonderful memories of Vaction Bible School like I have.
So this week there are going to be children on our campus. Find a way you can support this ministry- pray for them right now, take some snacks over, call and see if you can offer any help to this ministry because this ministry matters.
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