{"id":1117,"date":"2016-05-18T07:36:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T13:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=1117"},"modified":"2016-05-20T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T12:09:39","slug":"the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether this is your first or tenth time planning a VBS, it\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little (and not so little!) details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.<\/p>\n

But don\u2019t fret! You are not in this alone. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n

In every one of our VBS Ultimate Director Go-To Guides is your key to success: The VBS Planning Calendar<\/a>. As you look at this calendar, here are a few important things to remember:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. This isn\u2019t a to-do list just for you.<\/strong> VBS shouldn\u2019t be the culmination of one person\u2019s efforts. It should be a team effort. Delegation is going to be a sanity-saver!<\/li>\n
  2. Background check your volunteers.<\/strong> Hopefully this is a practice your church already has in place with your Sunday school volunteers, but don\u2019t forget to run background checks<\/a><\/u> on your volunteers. Safety of your children should be your #1 priority!<\/li>\n
  3. Remember the \u201cwhy.\u201d <\/strong>When you get lost in the sea of VBS decisions and tasks, remember the \u201cwhy.\u201d Why does your church host VBS? Why do you put months of time and effort into a one week (or shorter) program? Because this matters. Children are going to start or deepen their relationship with Jesus.<\/li>\n
  4. Remember the most important thing you can do to prepare for VBS is to pray<\/strong>. Ask God to prepare the hearts of church members, workers, and children who will attend your VBS. We even created VBS prayer cards <\/a>for you to use!<\/li>\n
  5. Get your church involved.<\/strong> Not everyone in your church will have the ability to take a week off in the summer to be a Crew Leader or Station Leader, but there are so many ways to help in the weeks leading up to VBS. Find creative ways to utilize church members\u2019 talents and recruit as many people to help as possible. Not only do many hands make light work, but many hearts make the light shine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whether this is your first or tenth time planning a VBS, it\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little (and not so little!) details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible. But don\u2019t fret! You are not in this alone. We\u2019re here to help. In every one of our VBS Ultimate Director Go-To Guides is your key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":1124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[87,85,14],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vbs","tag-planning-guide","tag-vacation-bible-school","tag-vbs"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Group Children's Ministry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GroupChildrensMinistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-05-18T13:36:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-05-20T12:09:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"970\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"647\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lindsey VanSparrentak\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@groupkidmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@groupkidmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lindsey VanSparrentak\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/\",\"name\":\"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-18T13:36:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-05-20T12:09:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/953320c86c8269ef37a3145a04b9bdbd\"},\"description\":\"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png\",\"width\":970,\"height\":647},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/\",\"name\":\"Group Children's Ministry\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/953320c86c8269ef37a3145a04b9bdbd\",\"name\":\"Lindsey VanSparrentak\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a020abe5462361ca7ba89375b6626825667568a2db7f84a8e9e490288bdfae4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a020abe5462361ca7ba89375b6626825667568a2db7f84a8e9e490288bdfae4?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lindsey VanSparrentak\"},\"description\":\"Lindsey VanSparrentak is an avid enjoyer of the small things in life. When she isn\u2019t binge watching Food Network collections on Netflix, she can be found working with children and teens in her community and trying to show God\u2019s love to every person she meets!\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/author\/lvansparrentak\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry","description":"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry","og_description":"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.","og_url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/","og_site_name":"Group Children's Ministry","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GroupChildrensMinistry","article_published_time":"2016-05-18T13:36:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-05-20T12:09:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":970,"height":647,"url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Lindsey VanSparrentak","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@groupkidmin","twitter_site":"@groupkidmin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lindsey VanSparrentak","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/","url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/","name":"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar - Group Children's Ministry","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png","datePublished":"2016-05-18T13:36:45+00:00","dateModified":"2016-05-20T12:09:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/953320c86c8269ef37a3145a04b9bdbd"},"description":"It\u2019s easy to fall behind on managing all the little details that go into making a child\u2019s experience incredible.Our Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar can help.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/05\/Ultimate-Planning-Guide.png","width":970,"height":647},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/the-ultimate-vbs-planning-calendar\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Ultimate VBS Planning Calendar"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/","name":"Group Children's Ministry","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/953320c86c8269ef37a3145a04b9bdbd","name":"Lindsey VanSparrentak","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a020abe5462361ca7ba89375b6626825667568a2db7f84a8e9e490288bdfae4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a020abe5462361ca7ba89375b6626825667568a2db7f84a8e9e490288bdfae4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lindsey VanSparrentak"},"description":"Lindsey VanSparrentak is an avid enjoyer of the small things in life. When she isn\u2019t binge watching Food Network collections on Netflix, she can be found working with children and teens in her community and trying to show God\u2019s love to every person she meets!","url":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/author\/lvansparrentak\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}