God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 1

Steven Cribbs    Life     adventure, biggest event of the summer, Children, PandaMania, pandas, Vacation Bible School

Today was the first day of the biggest event of the year! At least the biggest event of the year for our Children’s Ministry. Today we began the amazing adventure known as Vacation Bible School!

[This is part of the Why We Cannot Wait For Summer Series.  Have you seen the other posts yet?  Click here to see the list of posts for other days of Vacation Bible School!]

Of course, Vacation Bible School for our church is not your everyday VBS.  And this was definitely a day of leaving the ordinary behind. For starters, check out our tech crew:

As you might have guessed, our theme this year has something to do with pandas.  Specifically, our theme is PandaMania…Where God Is Wild About You!  And, today was an incredible kick-off for a wild week.  Here are a few must-see highlights from the day (more to come over the next few days). read more

Why We Cannot Wait For Summer

Steven Cribbs    Life     adventure, biggest event of the summer, excitement, God Is Wild About You, Vacation Bible School

Everyone I know looks forward to summer vacation. A chance to leave the ordinary behind and experience an adventure that will be talked about for years to come. For me and my family, and a thousand of our closest friends, the next week will bring one of those adventures.

At my church, we love Vacation Bible School! It is the biggest event of the year. It brings a ton of excitement to the people of the church and the community; and, it infuses energy into our Children’s Ministry that we feed off of the rest of the year.

Over the next few days, I will share with you some of the adventures that we experience, the lessons we learn and a little of what it takes to make the biggest event of the year happen.

Keep checking back all week for new posts and updates. In case you miss any, check back to this page for links to each post.

• God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 1 – God Made You
• God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 2 – God Listens To You
• God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 3 – God Watches Over You
• God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 4 – God Loves You, No Matter What
• God Is Wild About You – VBS Day 5 – God Gives Good Gifts
• God Is Wild About You – VBS Weekend Celebration
• 7 Foundations For Creating The Best Event Of The Year
• 5 Key Ingredients for Managing Chaos
• Why You Should Spend A Week With Kids (upcoming)
• (more)

Question: What big thing can you not wait for this summer?  You can leave a response by clicking here.

The #1 Thing A Great Leader Should Ask For

Steven Cribbs    Leadership    

If someone said that you could ask for anything in the world, what would you ask for? Money, power, fame, peace, prosperity? Would you ask for good health, comfort, long-life, adventure, love?

Would your answer change if the person with the offer was God? I mean, God can do anything, create anything and make anything happen. If God offered to give you anything your heart desired, what would you ask for? read more

What Is Your Favorite Post?

Steven Cribbs    Resources    

Hey Everyone!

Now that May is over and summer has unofficially begun I thought it would be cool to go back and look at your favorite blog post that you wrote or read this Spring.

If you’re a blogger, leave a comment with a link to your favorite blog post that you wrote in March, April, or May.  If you’re not a blogger, leave a comment with a link to your favorite blog post on someone else’s blog during the Spring.

My favorite post that I wrote was Jesus, Like No Other.

Some of the favorites (e.g. most read) on this site for the month of May are:

• Sometimes God Has A Different Plan
• Three Potentially Powerful Phrases
• Bad-Dream-Away-Inators
• 10 Ways To Get The Attention Of Kids
• Avoiding Unintentional Intentions

If you are having trouble narrowing the list to a favorite post, how about listing a blogger you have enjoyed reading recently?

I’m excited to read your favorites!  And, thanks for joining the conversation!

You can leave a comment with your favorite post or blog by clicking here.