Church · Vacation Bible School
The church had cancelled Vacation Bible School (VBS). It consumed significant staff time and resources, with little change in church attendance or family engagement. An outside camp came in to run a weeklong family experience instead.
Using the Brain Build process, we analyzed the program’s role in the church and challenged the assumption behind the cancellation. The key finding: VBS had been acting as a volunteer-development engine. Its value was not just what happened during one week, but the people it helped bring into serving. We recommended bringing it back with volunteer development as the central goal, rather than treating it primarily as a weeklong camp.
With volunteer development at the center, the restored VBS grew to more than 500 kids in three years and generated hundreds of volunteers.
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