VBS - Evaluate - Follow-up & Plan!

If you had a VBS ministry in the summer, now is a great time to sit down and evaluate, follow-up and plan.  It is far too easy to just present ministry without ever taking the time to evaluate, follow-up and plan, so if you haven't already done so, sit down and do it now! Consider the following . . . 

 - Evaluate - honestly consider how your VBS went  . . .

• Were you able to recruit the volunteers you needed, or did you have to "pull it off" with fewer volunteers than you really needed. 
• If you were able to get enough volunteers, why were you able to do so? 
• What worked when it came to recruiting? 
• If you did not have enough volunteers, why were you not able to get enough? 
• What did not work when it came to recruiting? 
• What might you do differently next year when you recruit?
• What response did you get from church children and families?
• What response did you get from community children and families?

- Follow-up . . . 

• Did you take time to thank your volunteers?
• What did you do to thank them?
• Did you let the church know how your summer ministries went?

Plan . . . 

• What are your goals for your summer ministry in 2014?
• What opportunities will you offer the children in your church and community in 2014?
• Who can you ask to start praying for your 2014 summer ministry?

These are just a few questions to consider as you evaluate and follow-up your 2013 summer ministry and plan for your 2014 summer ministry!