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VBS 2020 Top Picks, More Reviews Coming Soon!

Virginia Theological Seminary has offered Vacation Bible School reviews for more than 15 years. Beginning as an in-person “fair” and transitioning to an online-only presence in 2018, Lifelong Learning has spent countless hours assessing intensive, formative curricula so that hundreds of folks can rely on an authoritative assessment. We take our role in your programming seriously. This year, we asked our reviewers to probe the various programs a little more deeply.

You can read about our methodology in this post, “VBS Reviews 2020: Our Methodology.”

Top Picks for 2020

  1. MennoMedia: Great Big Beautiful World
  2. Abingdon Press: Champions in Life: Ready, Set, GO with God!
  3. Cokesbury: Knights Of The North Castle

Reviews of Other 2020 Programs (alphabetical)

More Coming Soon…

Concordia: Rainforest Explorers
Group Publishing Marketplace Series: Wilderness Escape
Group Publishing: Rocky Railway: Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through
Group Publishing Weekend Series: Anchored: Deepening Faith in God
Lifeway: Concrete & Cranes
Orange: Focus

Perennial Favorites (alphabetical)

Abundance Orchard: Where Faith Grows and Hungry People Are Fed (Society of St. Andrew)
The Abundant Life Garden Project (Episcopal Relief & Development)
All God’s Children: The Church Family Gathers for a Blessed Summer (GenOn Ministries)
Arts Camp (Church Publishing, Inc.)
Aslan Is on the Move! (Leader Resources)
Dare to be Different (Leader Resources)
God’s Garden, God’s City (THE SUNDAY PAPER)
Kids to Kids – Country Series (Global Ministries)
Kids to Kids: God’s Love Is Everywhere! (Global Ministries)
Peaceable Kingdom (Leader Resources)
Pilgrimage: Seeking the Kingdom of God (Leader Resources)
Praying All the Time (Leader Resources)
S.P.Y. Parables (Leader Resources)
This Changes Everything: Day Camp Bible Study (Lutheran Outdoor Ministries)
Water All Around the World (Living Waters for the World)
Wild Willy’s Candy Factory: A New Look at the Prodigal Son (Leader Resources)
Wizards & Wonders: A Hero’s Journey with Harry Potter (Leader Resources)

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February 27, 2020 By BuildFaith Editors

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