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VBS 2007:<br />
Good numbers, big impact<br />
The numbers are in for 2007 Vacation Bible School, and once again they show that VBS<br />
is the most effective evangelistic strategy for most churches.<br />
Game Day Central: Where Heroes Are Made and Club VBS: Jungle Jaunt were<br />
the 2007 themes, embraced by churches and enjoyed by children.<br />
<strong>LifeWay</strong>’s VBS area released the 2007 statistics based on information provided by churches<br />
submitting a Vacation Bible School report and/or Annual Church Profile.<br />
• Number of congregations reporting VBS: 25,574<br />
• Total VBS enrollment: 2,876,877<br />
• Decisions to receive Christ: 88,097<br />
• Decisions for church-related activities: 2,380<br />
• Total Sunday school prospects discovered: 267,771<br />
• Prospects enrolled in Sunday school: 37,888<br />
• Prospects added to Sunday school prospect file: 198,774<br />
• Percentage of SBC baptisms resulting from VBS: 26 percent<br />
“The whole point of Vacation Bible School is to lead the children, youth and adults<br />
who attend to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Bottom line. That’s it,” said Jerry<br />
Wooley, VBS specialist at <strong>LifeWay</strong>. n<br />
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