{"id":32701,"date":"2018-05-01T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T23:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=32701"},"modified":"2018-05-03T11:00:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T17:00:59","slug":"5-ways-to-pray-for-your-vbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/5-ways-to-pray-for-your-vbs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Pray for Your VBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Currently, my Facebook feed is a flurry of photos from my VBS friends in ministry, sharing their incredible decorations. VBS Directors are the most creative people on the planet! Who else can make a theme come to life using only pool noodles, cups, scrap lumber, and leftover paint?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d never forget to prepare the <em>physical<\/em> space for VBS, so let\u2019s give the same attention to the spiritual space.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to God\u2014and <em>listen<\/em> to him\u2014about <em>his<\/em> plans for that week of ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Lay our worries at the feet of Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>Invite Jesus to be part of the fun and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few specific ways to pray for VBS, inviting God to make this a powerful week of ministry.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pray for open hearts.<\/strong> In Matthew 13, Jesus shares the story of a farmer scattering seeds. The seeds that fell on good soil thrived, producing a harvest beyond the farmer\u2019s wildest dreams! Ask God to begin preparing kids\u2019 hearts, softening them and opening them to take in the \u201cseeds\u201d of God\u2019s Word.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pray for relationships.<\/strong> When VBS kids build friendships with other kids and loving adults, it creates an open door for them to begin or deepen their friendship with Jesus. Go through your registration list and \u201cpray\u201d the name of each child, asking God to bring a special, surprising friendship into that child\u2019s life during VBS.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thank God for families.<\/strong> Parents or caregivers are usually the ones who get kids in the door of your program. They\u2019ve signed kids up and will likely be bringing them each day. Thank God for sending each family your way! Thank God for parents, grandparents, or even babysitters who love him and want kids to know and love him, too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pray for wise staff members.<\/strong> Crew Leaders or small group leaders hear a lot about what kids are going through, what\u2019s on their minds, how they\u2019re struggling, and what worries they have. Ask God to pour his wisdom into your leaders as they interact with kids, giving them the right words and actions to reflect the heart of God.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen.<\/strong> Spend several minutes in silence, listening for the plans God has for your VBS. His plans may be a little different from yours! Maybe you want huge numbers\u2026but God just wants a certain person to be there. You may have visions of everything running perfectly\u2026but God is going to do amazing things through \u201cimperfect\u201d circumstances. Rest in God\u2019s hands, and give your program to him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prayer is just as important as flashy posters, a dazzling stage, or all the bells and whistles. Take time to make prayer part of your prep\u2026then get ready to see what God has in store![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Currently, my  feed is a flurry of photos from my VBS friends in ministry, sharing their incredible decorations. VBS Directors are the most creative people on the planet! Who else can make a theme come to life using only pool noodles, cups, scrap lumber, and leftover paint? We\u2019d never forget to prepare the physical space for VBS, so let\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":32703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[93,90,726,85,14],"class_list":["post-32701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vbs","tag-easy-vbs","tag-group-vbs","tag-holy-land-adventure-vbs","tag-vacation-bible-school","tag-vbs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Ways to Pray for Your VBS - Group Children&#039;s Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Invite God to create a powerful week of ministry.\" \/>\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\/5-ways-to-pray-for-your-vbs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Ways to Pray for Your VBS - 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