Vacation Bible School
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Guide Your Child’s Faith with Lifeway’s Gospel-Centered VBS
Join 25,000 Trusted Churches with Lifeway’s Exclusive VBS Experience
Lifeway's gospel-centered VBS prepares your leaders with trustworthy Bible-teaching. Your kids will have a blast while every activity, Bible study, and song points them to Jesus. You'll find everything you need right here for a successful and impactful VBS.
Provide a dependable ministry. Lifeway has provided trusted VBS resources for over 100 years.
Create lasting memories. Lock Bible truths in a child's heart and mind for a lifetime.
Customize for your needs. VBS is an intentional evangelistic opportunity great for on-campus or off-campus community outreach events.
Start Your VBS Planning
Find the planning tools to fit your needs, including the Directors Kit, Worship Rally Pack, and Starter Kits for all ages.
VBS 2025 - Magnified!
Discover the bigness of God in the smallest things.
Directing VBS has never been this easy! The VBS 2025 Directors Kit packed inside a clear zippered tote bag, helps you get organized with simple steps for planning your Magnified! VBS.
Directors Kit Includes:
Administrative Guide and Decorating Made Easy
Magnifier Bookmark
Music for Preschoolers and kids CDs
Activity Books for preschool, kids, and preteens
Promotional Poster
VBS Resources
VBS Preview Events
Be equipped for your best VBS yet!
Prepare for Magnified! by attending one of our four VBS 2025 Previews. Previews are the best way to develop your volunteer team, gain valuable training, and build momentum and excitement for your Magnified! VBS.
VBS Music
Magnified! Theme Song
Why Lifeway VBS?
With so many options available people often get caught up on the VBS theme or look. At Lifeway we say that the THEME DOESN’T MATTER… YOUR KIDS DO! We believe that the content is what is the most important aspect of any VBS program.
7 Distinctives
Gospel Centered
Trustworthy Content
In-Depth Bible Study
For All Ages
Flexible & Customizable
Equips Parents
Custom Music & Media
Is VBS Worth It?
Transform Your Church in One Week with Lifeway's VBS
Adults who attend VBS have overwhelmingly positive memories of the experience. 69% of American parents will encourage their child to participate in a VBS event at a church they don’t attend if invited by one of their friends.
If you total it up VBS results in 15 hours of intense discipleship, the gospel being shared daily, and 7 months of ministry in 1 week. IT’S WORTH IT!
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Hear What People Are Saying About VBS
For me, VBS is my foundation. That’s where I found God for the first time at about 7 years old. And now I run VBS, so it was my first time experiencing God through fun games and laughter and through the arts.
— Lisa M.
VBS is one of my earliest memories of introduction to a Christian lifestyle. VBS is an opportunity to plant seeds in the life of a child so that later in their lives the Lord has an opportunity to water that seed and to bring forth fruit from that seed that was planted as a child.
— Volunteer VBS Leader
It has encouraged me from the time I was a child and understanding the Gospel and seeing that Christ has a plan for my life.
— Penny R.
VBS Articles
Before you begin planning your next VBS, check out this essential step-by-step guide.
The following tips will not only make the days leading up to VBS more manageable, but possibly even more enjoyable.
Remember these important tips when planning your church's Vacation Bible School Family Night. People hesitant to attend a church service, will come to see their kids share about their week in VBS.
Every year, more than 25,000 churches host VBS and more than 2.5 million children experience it. Here are four reasons why so many people participate in Vacation Bible School (VBS) every year.
Why should VBS be part of your summer strategy? It’s flexible; it’s dependable; it’s fun. But most importantly, it has the opportunity to impact lives for eternity as kids, teens, and adults come to know the saving power of Jesus Christ.
Bibles for Kids
Provide kids with a Bible to use at VBS or as a follow-up gift to take home.
CSB Outreach Bible for Kids
An outreach style Bible available for bulk purchases and designed to be accessible and affordable for churches, ministries, and individuals.
CSB Explorer Bible for Kids
Within its engaging, full-color pages, kids will interact with the people, places, and things of the Bible and God’s creation.