• Check List for A Better VBS
VBS Checklist: A Tool for a Better VBS
The annual routine of doing VBS has an Upside…doing it BETTER than the years before. The more years of VBS experience you get, the more real improvements you should be making in your program and leadership. Here is my new VBS Checklist that could help you to rate your progress over last year?
Obviously, this is not all the evaluation possible, but this might prime-the-pump to get it started. Maybe, you can add to this checklist. Together, we could make it better—a Better VBS.
Use the following numbers to compare this year’s VBS to last year’s VBS. Which of these questions apply? Was it worse than last year? (1) Was it the same as last year? (2) Was it better than last year? (3) This Does Not Apply (0) Put your number on the line.
Preparation:
- Quality of Curriculum? _______
- Curriculum Adaptable? _______
- Promotional Efforts? _______
- Publicity Quality? _______
- Church Support? _______
- Early Recruitment? _______
- Good-Fit Recruitment? _______
- Your Team? _______
- Orientation Meeting? _______
- Teacher-Training Mtgs? _______
- Registration Efficient? _______
- Enough Prep Time? _______
- Sufficient Budget? _______
- Church-wide emphasis? _______
- Staff Involvement? _______
Program:
- Creative Theme? _______
- Efficient Registration? _______
- Good Decorations? _______
- Schedule Worked? _______
- Quality of Music? _______
- Enough Help? _______
- Usage of Space? _______
- Sound technician? _______
- Quality Crafts? _______
- Age Graded? _______
- Quality Refreshments? _______
- Prepared Speaker? _______
- Evangelistic Emphasis? _______
- Invitation Given? _______
- Counseling Procedures? _______
- Adequate Recreation? _______
Your Leadership:
- Your Preparation? _______
- Your Delegation? _______
- Problem Solving? _______
- Crisis Management? _______
- Handling Unexpected? _______
- Outreach Effort? _______
- Handling Difficult People? _______
- Written Evaluation? _______
- Accomplish Your Goals? _______
Follow Up:
- Invitation to Church? _______
- Invitation to S.S.? _______
- Take-Home Papers? _______
- Home Visits? _______
- Phone Calls? _______
- Impact on the Home? _______
- More Prospects? _______
- More Un-churched? _______
- Created Data Base? _______
- Mail Campaign? _______
- Bump in SS Attendance? _______
Count the total of your 3’s, 2’s, 1’s and 0’s. This will give you an indicator of how much improvement you have over last year and some areas to work on for next time. Be willing to share the results. Maybe this will help you take VBS to the next level!
3’s _____2’s_____1’s_____0’s_____
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