Answers VBS Blog

Get equipped to answer kids’ questions and plant seeds of biblical truth and the gospel in their little hearts with resources from Answers in Genesis.

We’re thankful that churches are reopening, and churches are beginning to plan for their 2021 VBS program. And we’re ready with Mystery Island.

We believe VBS is too good an opportunity to pass up sharing biblical truth and the gospel with congregations and communities.

We’re encouraging churches to do a virtual VBS by offering a previous Answers VBS programs, IncrediWorld: A Thrill Ride Through God’s Creation, for free!

We’re offering one of our previous VBS programs, IncrediWorld: A Thrill Ride Through God’s Creation, in an easy-to-use format for FREE!

There are several options that you may be considering through at this point while we deal with stay-at-home orders for your VBS.

Mystery Island VBS is packed with incredible content about who God is, and we want to help your kids remember what they’ve learned.

As you prepare for your week of paradise, check out these free step-by-step demonstration videos we’ve put together for this year’s Answers VBS, Mystery Island.

More and more churches are upgrading to Digital Pro because it makes their VBS planning so much easier and more efficient.

What’s a “Food Pak”? Our friends at Children’s Hunger Fund sent us a video showing the incredible impact Food Paks are having around the world.

Children generally have hearts that are soft towards Christ and his Word. So why do we do VBS? Because it’s a wonderful opportunity to plant seeds of truth!

Mystery Island is such a fun theme! There are so many different directions you can go. Here are some ideas for how to decorate some of your spaces.

VBS week is such a fun week for everyone involved. You can make it even more fun for the kids, and help them better retain key concepts, with exciting extras.

Here are just some ways people can volunteer outside of VBS week (and one bonus idea to encourage people to volunteer).

Another way to involve teens in your Vacation Bible School is asking them to volunteer. Here are some popular ways to include teens in your VBS as volunteers.

How can you make the most of every minute of your VBS? Answers VBS is designed to utilize every station as an opportunity to reinforce the message of the day.

There’s no need to stop with just the children with your Vacation Bible School. Here are five tips on how to include adults in your VBS outreach.

As VBS season inches closer, it’s time to start requesting help both for VBS week and as you prepare. Here are our top six tips to help you recruit volunteers.

Here’s one story of what God is doing in Myanmar, a largely Buddhist nation, through Children’s Hunger Fund and the pastors and churches they partner with.

Time goes by fast, and the more you accomplish early, the easier the last few weeks before VBS will be. Here’s our top three tips for planning your VBS early.

This Christmas, as you reflect on our Emmanuel, consider teaching children the different attributes of God this summer with Answers VBS.

Join us for a free Answers VBS Mystery Island workshop at the Creation Museum, January 25, 2020!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Answers VBS! We have so much to be thankful for, and you will likely be sharing your blessing around your table.

We want to encourage children to develop an “others focus,” giving them a view of the needs of others around the world, through our Mission Moments at VBS.