Intro to VBS 2024
God has allowed us at Bogard Press to serve churches for more than 100 years and we are humbled by this legacy. We thank God for you and every effort made by His churches to bring honor to Him in the growth of His kingdom. It is our privilege to provide churches with resources that will aid you in fulfilling the Great Commission. One such resource we provide annually is a Vacation Bible School curriculum.
Our VBS for 2024 is entitled Shine! In Shine! VBS we will be looking at the redemption story of Jesus through the lens of five different Bible stories. The entire Bible tells the story of God’s redemption through the work of Jesus Christ, and SHINE! will help students see Jesus in five genres of biblical accounts: mystery, romance, comedy, action and musical. Each day will focus on an element of the gospel as depicted in an Old Testament account. The goal of “Shine!” VBS is to help everyone see the glory of Jesus throughout the Scriptures and compel them to trust and worship Christ.
Shine! VBS should be an immersive experience for students in which they “go to the movies” to see stories that depict the gospel. Churches can transform their meeting spaces to depict a theater with a red-carpet entrance and paparazzi for opening night. Other elements could include concession/popcorn stands, movie critics, ushers, stars, lights, cameras or even creating your own movie to show at the end of the week.
Students will solve the mystery of who knocked over the statue of Dagon, they will observe God’s love in the romance story of Ruth and Boaz, they will see the foolishness of sin in the comedic episode of Balaam and his donkey, they will celebrate God’s triumph in the action-packed account of David and Goliath, and they will learn to rejoice with music when they observe David rejoicing before God as the ark of the covenant was brought into Jerusalem.
God’s Word guides us to center our lives upon Jesus Christ and make much of Him. Everything we do in our ministry is aimed at bringing others into deepening relationships with Him. Our prayer is that Shine! VBS from Bogard Press will be a useful tool in leading others toward Christ.
Mark Clements,
Editor in Chief