Here are the volunteers from Millersville Bible sporting their new VBS T-Shirts 2014! Read more »
Here's a walk down memory lane for all you veteran VBS directors out there. How many of these do you remember? Here we are attempting to put together a list of as many of the past VBS programs we can remember. This is just a start. We're still missing the Group programs from the 1990's
Can you help us add to the list of past VBS programs?
Lifeway VBS Themes
1988: Living for Jesus
1989: Let's Gather for Vacation Bible School
1990: Share Hope
1991: Celebrate Jesus
1992: Fantastic Journey
1993: Summer Shine
1994: Trail of Treasures
1995: Windows on the World
1996: Go For the Gold
1997: Good News Stampede
1998: StarQuest
1999: Mt. Extreme
2000: Ocean Odyssey
2001: Truth Trackers
2002: Amazon Outfitters
2003: The Great Kingdom Caper
2004: Rickshaw Rally
2005: Ramblin' Road Trip
2006: Arctic Edge
2007: Game Day Central
2008: Outrigger Island
2009: Boomerang Express
2010: Saddle Ridge… Read more »
My dealings with your VBS T-Shirts for the last two years has been an absolute "10". To think I found your company purely by accident when my previous tee shirt person did not come through for our Church. I did a Google search, up popped your website, and the rest as they say is history. EVERYONE involved in VBS at our Parish including clergy, staff, parents and the kids have marveled at the beautiful shirts we have had for the last two summers. I even had parents who weren't involved in VBS want a tee for themselves because they loved the designs so much. You give your customers so much personal attention, willingness to work with original ideas, and the most prompt service I have… Read more »
When it comes to T-Shirts for VBS what works good for you? Do you charge for them or give them away when people register? Do they pre-order or do you order a bunch of shirts ahead of time? What about the leftovers? Guessing VBS quantities can be tricky especially if this is the first time you have ever ordered shirts. It would be great if you knew ahead of time how many kids were going to show up, how many staff were going to be needed, who needed a shirt and what size they wore, but this craziness that we call VBS rarely makes it this easy on us.
We hope this vbs t-shirt guide will help.
Make an educated guess about the total kids and staff you need to outfit..… Read more »
Are you planning a Day or Night VBS this year? Are you having your VBS during the day or in the evening this year? There seems to be lots of opinions but it would like to here from you regarding the pros and cons, and why you do VBS in the day or night?
Any help and advice you can share would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Daytime VBS works best - we tried an evening VBS last year but the kids were exhausted at the end of the day and it was difficult to inspire them. Also, attendance was significantly lower. Mornings seem to work best as children are awake and haven't spent the day working on other activities.
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We're working like crazy on new designs for 2010 vbs T-Shirts. I have already uploaded some of the High Seas stuff we have been working on and I'm very excited. Don't worry, I'm not done yet and will be uploading tons of new designs over the next month to six weeks! Read more »
2010 VBS Themes
Group VBS - High Seas Expedition is a sailing adventure theme, Check out Group's Website
LifewayVBS - Saddle Ridge Ranch is a cowboy theme, Check out the official Lifeway Website
Cokesbury VBS - Galactic Blast is a space theme with added "green" earth elements, Check out the officialCokesbury Website
Gospel Light - Sonquest Rainforest is a Jungle Theme, check out the official Gospel Light Website
Standard Publishing - Hero Headquarters is a bible superhero theme, check out the official
David C. Cook - we are still waiting on their 2010 theme.... What's the deal David!
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For the past 3 years we have been building a design library specifically for Custom Church T-Shirts and youth groups. MinistryGear.com is finally ready for public consumption! We are so happy to finally have ministrygear.com ready to serve your ministry with free design for your church.
Now we have specific designs created just for your Mission Trip, Youth Group Designs, Women's Ministry Designs, Men's Ministry Designs, Children's Ministry and more.
Call us today and our friendly design team will gladly create the perfect design for your next church event. Our goal is to have 500 design templates by the end of the year! So we will be adding designs daily! Read more »
We are looking for your Vacation Bible School Feedback so we can make next year better than ever. Your constructive feedback as to what you would like to see added or changed about vbsTshirts to make it better.
We are working on new designs for next year and making improvements to the site. You may notice changes already taking place. If you have any suggestions we would love to hear from you! We are also working on creating a new website just for Churches.... MinistryGear.com is still under construction, but take a look to see the progress!
Here are suggestions that have already been added:
Available color swatches for each design, what colors do these shirts come in?
Turn around time posted and easy to find (it's 3-5 days for… Read more »
What If I Need More VBS Shirts Later
If I can save one VBS director from this mistake, then I have done my work here.
Many times people order exactly what they need for their vbs, not considering unexpected people to show up, or sign up at the last moment.
Then we get the panic call, I need 6 more shirts!!! ...and that is where the trouble begins.
Here is why...
It costs us about $100.00 in Labor to set up the press for an average order.
That's only about 75¢ per shirt when you are printing 150 shirts, but its over $16.00 per shirt when we are printing just 6 shirts! So your $5.00 shirt just went to $21.00! That's a budget buster!!!
The moral of the story is this..... Make… Read more »
