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Article: Vacation Bible School goes digital ; 'It's not Kool-Aid and cookies anymore,' says church official of 'very 21st century' activities.
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- Dayton Daily News
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- June 16, 2008
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For some adults, the mere mention of vacation Bible school stirs
up memories of Popsicle sticks, plaster of Paris and acute
separation anxiety.
But that was the analog era of VBS.
Welcome to VBS in the digital age.
Outmoded VBS practices have been replaced by provocative,
interactive VBS programs that take into account the attention spans
and technical sophistication of today's children.
"It's not Kool-Aid and cookies anymore," said Margaret Williams,
interim church development director for the Greater Dayton
Association of Baptists. "When I went to vacation Bible ...