{"id":562,"date":"2007-04-05T00:00:50","date_gmt":"2007-04-05T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=562"},"modified":"2018-09-08T04:37:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T04:37:12","slug":"brethren-press-offers-vacation-bible-school-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2007\/brethren-press-offers-vacation-bible-school-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren Press Offers Vacation Bible School Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>(April 5, 2007) &#8212; Two Vacation Bible School programs may be ordered through Brethren Press for this summer\u2019s VBS. Call 800-441-3712 to order starter kits and additional materials, or go to http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ (search for \u201cVBS\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe Bold! God Is with You\u201d (published by Mennonite Publishing House; order starter kit from Brethren Press for $129.99 plus shipping and handling) focuses on God\u2019s call to be boldly faithful at all times, even when children are faced with fearful situations such as a family move, a natural disaster, or the need to stand up to a bully. Through stories from the Old and New Testaments&#8211;including the stories of Jeremiah, Ruth, Mary and Joseph, Peter, and Ananias&#8211;and 10 interactive \u201cCourage Connection\u201d stations, the program challenges children ages 4 through grade 8 to put their trust in God. Each day\u2019s worship time introduces a new Bible story through lively drama and singing. Bible memory, creative activities, and active learning opportunities are included.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat Bible Reef: Dive Deep into God\u2019s World\u201d (published by Augsburg Fortress; order starter kit from Brethren Press for $65.99 plus shipping and handling) enables children to experience Bible stories through an underwater adventure. The program is a combination of music, art, science, games, worship, and drama. Dive into the \u201cGreat Bible Reef\u201d to have children \u201cswimming with delight as they explore all of God\u2019s creation under the sea.\u201d The starter \u201caquatic pack\u201d includes a variety of resources including a preview DVD and song sampler, \u201cCoral Crafts Guide,\u201d \u201cGreat Barrier Games Guide,\u201d \u201cReef Rhythm Guide,\u201d \u201cSeawater Science Guide,\u201d \u201cDeep Sea Storytelling Guide,\u201d \u201cReef Tunes Songbook,\u201d Bible books, age-group leaders guides, and director\u2019s guide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\">The Church of the Brethren Newsline is produced by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of news services for the Church of the Brethren General Board. Newsline stories may be reprinted if Newsline is cited as the source. To receive Newsline by e-mail go to http:\/\/listserver.emountain.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/newsline. Submit news to the editor at cobnews@brethren.org. For more Church of the Brethren news and features, subscribe to &#8220;Messenger&#8221; magazine; call 800-323-8039 ext. 247.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 5, 2007) &#8212; Two Vacation Bible School programs may be ordered through Brethren Press for this summer\u2019s VBS. Call 800-441-3712 to order starter kits and additional materials, or go to http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ (search for \u201cVBS\u201d). \u201cBe Bold! God Is with You\u201d (published by Mennonite Publishing House; order starter kit from Brethren Press for $129.99 plus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,3],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-brethren-press","tag-church-of-the-brethren"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3247,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions\/3247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}