Don’t forget to mention how many vBS (emph. on the BS) programs (!) now have our little ones attending Night School 6-8pm or later … not only so working Mommies can play along too but also to free up day schedules for sports camps.
I thought I would get to the end of your article and see you provide a meaningful craft that children could work on while learning about Jesus.
You have great potential to provide a wonderful and worthwhile work of art at a child's level that is so much better quality than the usual throw away craft.
Would you work on that for us? It would be a blessing!
That is very kind of you, but we would not recommend going the craft route because it frames a program as activity-based rather than learning-oriented. We have medallions that work as incentive prizes or challenge coins, and we would be happy to make and design more. Kids love to be challenged to exceed their own expectations, but it requires somewhat skilled adult teachers who understand how to guide them through the goals and achievements. Many of the VBS programs seem rooted in allowing anyone to "mind" a group of kids for a period using distractions rather than actual teaching and learning.
I think I understand what you are saying, but it seems like you're saying learning and activity are mutually exclusive, could you tell me more about what you mean?
I had the wonderful experience of seeing my future husband when he was performing absolutely dorky skits in local parks for VBS. I was brought to tears by their unashamed confession of Christ and him crucified to hundreds of children. This was by a So Cal Lutheran Brethren Church. The Pastor took painstaking efforts to weed through the VBS curriculum and weed out the heresy while keeping the good. He trained his youth very well to teach the kids and they successfully preached the Word to 3 year olds (hundreds of children at many parks) and held their attention. My husband is now a confessional LCMS pastor and we are just as gottestienst as all of you. There was much effort, money, time and prayer put into these VBSs I saw many years ago. I’m a confessional naysayer too and I know there’s some crap VBSs. But not this one, and they used dreaded thematic content, but it was appropriate. It was for 3 year olds. Christ and him crucified was preached. God be praised!
So about 30 minutes tops.
Probably 60-90 minutes as a chapel service + lesson + hymn and scripture memorization + rotation.
Don’t forget to mention how many vBS (emph. on the BS) programs (!) now have our little ones attending Night School 6-8pm or later … not only so working Mommies can play along too but also to free up day schedules for sports camps.
That is ridiculous!
I thought I would get to the end of your article and see you provide a meaningful craft that children could work on while learning about Jesus.
You have great potential to provide a wonderful and worthwhile work of art at a child's level that is so much better quality than the usual throw away craft.
Would you work on that for us? It would be a blessing!
That is very kind of you, but we would not recommend going the craft route because it frames a program as activity-based rather than learning-oriented. We have medallions that work as incentive prizes or challenge coins, and we would be happy to make and design more. Kids love to be challenged to exceed their own expectations, but it requires somewhat skilled adult teachers who understand how to guide them through the goals and achievements. Many of the VBS programs seem rooted in allowing anyone to "mind" a group of kids for a period using distractions rather than actual teaching and learning.
Thanks for the reply.
I think I understand what you are saying, but it seems like you're saying learning and activity are mutually exclusive, could you tell me more about what you mean?
I had the wonderful experience of seeing my future husband when he was performing absolutely dorky skits in local parks for VBS. I was brought to tears by their unashamed confession of Christ and him crucified to hundreds of children. This was by a So Cal Lutheran Brethren Church. The Pastor took painstaking efforts to weed through the VBS curriculum and weed out the heresy while keeping the good. He trained his youth very well to teach the kids and they successfully preached the Word to 3 year olds (hundreds of children at many parks) and held their attention. My husband is now a confessional LCMS pastor and we are just as gottestienst as all of you. There was much effort, money, time and prayer put into these VBSs I saw many years ago. I’m a confessional naysayer too and I know there’s some crap VBSs. But not this one, and they used dreaded thematic content, but it was appropriate. It was for 3 year olds. Christ and him crucified was preached. God be praised!