tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post2517132777574283240..comments2024-03-29T00:30:10.138-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Time to change Vacation Bible School?Bike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-73564934389288285432014-06-21T11:11:07.851-07:002014-06-21T11:11:07.851-07:00The idea that VBS is meant to elicit "decisio...The idea that VBS is meant to elicit "decisions for Christ" is all wrong. The rest of the Church's ministry is to lead people to Christ, and a lot of the time that will not look very dramatic.<br /><br />If you set the goals of the VBS differently, then you can succeed in a) Giving kids a good social time in the summer b) giving some moms a break c) introducing the Church to the neighborhood, through a) and b), d) helping the kids to know the bible better.Ray D.http://www.bookstoysgames.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-61131606144975240242014-06-20T15:07:48.069-07:002014-06-20T15:07:48.069-07:00The S/I membership person fixed your membership. ...The S/I membership person fixed your membership. I did not set you up correctly. You should be able to post comments now. Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-79896207443888498802014-06-19T07:01:47.251-07:002014-06-19T07:01:47.251-07:00Mark, sounds like time for a post on the topic on ...Mark, sounds like time for a post on the topic on "Nature's Most Perfect Food", brother. No? How and why was the decision made?Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-80902403512154593182014-06-18T22:32:05.558-07:002014-06-18T22:32:05.558-07:00Our church gave up the idea of baby-sitting other ...Our church gave up the idea of baby-sitting other churches' children a couple of years ago...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349169580520258486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-60234511864345339292014-06-18T15:04:20.224-07:002014-06-18T15:04:20.224-07:00Good post, Bike. It raises good questions. Good post, Bike. It raises good questions. Elspeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/17495546895657214080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-85174203990987804602014-06-18T14:03:04.457-07:002014-06-18T14:03:04.457-07:00Mr. Bubba, we do a VBS at our church, but really, ...Mr. Bubba, we do a VBS at our church, but really, it's just for a fun week's activity for the parish children.<br /><br />I had never heard of Vacation Bible School until I moved to the south, and then, (LOL) I was slightly scandalized that a Catholic church would have one (somethings were just things Protestants did and Catholics didn't do - I could only assume that a Bible School of any kind was one such thing)Maevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-71703126547076706222014-06-17T06:37:59.684-07:002014-06-17T06:37:59.684-07:00C. A. Watson, your comment sounds refreshing... a...C. A. Watson, your comment sounds refreshing... as I decompress from last week. I'll be praying for all these things here and those who lead our churches. All things for His Glory.<br /><br />Mrs. Bike BubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-12974337111776786132014-06-16T12:20:49.707-07:002014-06-16T12:20:49.707-07:00Thanks--I'll see if the SI administrator appro...Thanks--I'll see if the SI administrator approves my application to comment there. Some good comments there.....Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-28443575606900921812014-06-15T13:28:53.241-07:002014-06-15T13:28:53.241-07:00We are doing something completely different this y...We are doing something completely different this year. We are taking three days and walking the children through half of the Old Testament, focusing on the big picture story - heading towards the gospel. We have some games (and our music is far more conservative than any normal VBS, or regular Baptist church for that matter). And we are testing the children on the material at the end. C A Watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-7355554351491049442014-06-14T07:14:01.729-07:002014-06-14T07:14:01.729-07:00Bert: We used this on Sharper Iron hereBert: We used this on Sharper Iron <a href="http://sharperiron.org/filings/061414/29873" rel="nofollow">here</a>Jim Peethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649414726939918803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-5011336118177482932014-06-13T14:43:49.563-07:002014-06-13T14:43:49.563-07:00Amen. Discussed this with another brother today, ...Amen. Discussed this with another brother today, and we realized that if people are praying to receive Christ--theoretically--but nothing happens because it was just induced by pressure, we may be actually inoculating vast numbers of people AGAINST the Gospel.<br /><br />Hope I am dead wrong here, but if there is anything to this, hope somebody is listening....Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-85379613312625228492014-06-13T08:32:07.789-07:002014-06-13T08:32:07.789-07:00Good points. And timely, as today is the last day ...Good points. And timely, as today is the last day of our church's VBS. <br /><br />Just teach them about Jesus. No pressure tactics, no sales, no "praying the prayer" -since that's not what saves anyhow. Just show them Jesus.tobinnoreply@blogger.com