Honest VBS Volunteer - John Crist

[@amyscholtz9343]

"If it doesn't we will go inside and watch veggie tales" 😂😂❤

[@unispeck2853]

Veggie Tales has saved many a rainy day.

[@amyscholtz9343]

Sanna G true 😂💖💖

[@king_noah_2692]

Or just wake Jesus up.

[@makennathe_best634]

Amy Scholtz lol

[@hastybananas1251]

Totally true.

[@halleys.library]

“There’s no way these kids go to our church I haven’t seen any of these kids before.” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@smileycentralism]

"we need to have a sermon series on discipline" 😂😂

[@guccideltaco]

True, although a lot of churches put big signs out by the road that advertise VBS, so I figure they want neighborhood kids to come. I mean, if they already GO there, there's probably announcements or notes in the church bulletin, so they wouldn't need the big sign out by the road, right?

[@tatianahernandez2865]

True, I've volunteered at VBS for years, I've only recognized the same 10 kids out of the 50 that show up

[@elizabethcavazos877]

Lol I liked sending my kids to different ones around town simply because it got them involved in something for summer. Most asked for a set amount donation which was well worth it. (So you still basically paid). Also, our church is lacking in children so we haven't had one in years.

[@emery6049]

“We need to have a sermon series on discipline, because these kids are outa control”😂

[@alexhooper27]

Next video: Honest VBS Student.

[@GOP71]

Oh that wouldn't be pretty! I'd make the title "Since its not my house, you're not my parents and I'll never come here on Sundays, I'm gonna do whatever want and you gotta love me, anyway or God will get you!"

[@halleluiazeyohannes1677]

Innovative

[@emmabila3480]

my mom dropped me off and i got to burn myself and lisen to shitty music

[@Cracrayglitterbug]

I'm only here for games and food

[@arandomuser9459]

purplecatlover1825 randompizza That was me (my church didn’t do VBS but it was something similar) I was just there for the games food and to cause chaos with my bestie.

[@rachelnstephens]

I don't remember ever going outside for VBS. It was like 2 hours in a church cafeteria doing crafts that disappeared once we got home.

[@gabriellewhite5454]

Rachel Stephens. One time I went to a friend's vbs and they had a mother trucking helicopter show up like it's casual....

[@jadahampton8049]

Rachel Stephens Right! We learned a lesson, did some crappy paper craft that was gonna be lost once we went home and had a couple cookies and juice. Now sometimes we’d go out in front of the church we had a grassy area and played Jesus Says.

[@MsQuartermaine]

I don't remember going outside as a participant, but I volunteered for service hours and one session was outside with a young priest in charge. We just played Duck Duck Goose. The priest got a grass stain on his white robe from playing. I feel like there should have been a lesson taught at one point. Maybe there was, and I just don't remember. Haha.

[@reaganbrooke8578]

Rachel Stephens fr

[@mayadunn5582]

Rachel Stephens ikr 😆

[@jordan.newsom]

"Lot's wife, after looking back at Sodom and Gomorrah tag"

[@phil_gaming8477]

Jordan Newsom that got me soooo hard!

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

I love that game

[@terrellloeppky]

I was dying of laughter 😆

[@austinburrows8504]

Bro you’re awesome

[@samanthapatterson3162]

Best line

[@Ladymusicc]

Being a part time teacher, I LOVE this line. "Nap time is gonna be 5 HOURS today" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maem7636]

Ladymusicc , Lol ❣✌👍👍 Thanks

[@TivaC]

It was my favorite part, & the look on his face LOL

[@michellegriff13]

That is exactly something I would say!

[@nataliegerdano6028]

I have a almost 4 yr old nephew who I watch a lot, and so that sounds good to me. Lol 😂😂😂

[@PuffyOne1898]

*STOP USING EMOJIS*

[@laurabuckles7961]

Rule #1: Don't give them sugar until right before time to leave.

[@lizamant8807]

Laura Bucklesbm

[@Devin3Anthologie]

😂 You're wrong for that

[@Devin3Anthologie]

Providence OPC-Bradenton Ikr!😆

[@user-bj6sm1rt9u]

the younger they are the closer snack is to the end

[@michaeldiehl2458]

Lol

[@misswinnie4.8]

Nailed It! As a former VBS volunteer, all volunteers should be awarded, "I survived VBS 2018" t-shirts with "never again, so don't ask" on the back. Seriously, it is not for the faint of heart!

[@jcw8384]

I love playing Father Son Holy Spirit and You! 😂😂😂

[@ButlerianG-Haddinun]

because 4 square churches are?????

[@pollypockets508]

JC W What's four square though?

[@jdmoncada8205]

Polly Pockets Yeah, I don't know, either.

[@booklover3341]

@@jdmoncada8205 A version of Hopscotch maybe?

[@SamandStephen]

Do NOT look in the volunteer library: It has Harry Potter in it! THAT IS WITCHCRAFT!

[@KodeLiMe]

But, LOTR and Narnia, even though it has witches and wizards, is perfectly fine. I never understood that!

[@chloek7573]

Jason Smith ikr same! My fam loves Narnia and LOTR but always told me Harry potter is bad. I watched it when I was older and now id get it.

[@lilannegirl03]

Jason Smith there actually is a difference if you look at the authors and their intentions when writing their books (also, the portrayal of witchcraft is different) 👍

[@morganshafer974]

Love John Crist and I absolutely loved this video, even the Harry Potter joke, but in all seriousness there's nothing wrong with Harry Potter. It's a great series that I think all kids should have the option to read once they reach about the age of 10, Christian kids included.

[@handprintproductions6752]

Dude I laughed so hard!😂😂😂

[@EpicPinkCreeper]

This makes me appreciate the VBS at my church. We stay at the church the whole time and we get amazing snacks.

[@joewood1335]

YESSS ,the vanilla frosting Smores were the best

[@jenniferguevara3394]

Same! We’re preparing for our VBS right now and we have a different theme every year. For example, this year it’s “Shipwrecked” and we’re building a hut, a boat, palm trees, the works! There’ll be different stations and a strict schedule for all the activities (the lesson, songs, games, stations) The kids always seem to enjoy it a lot and learn at the same time (there’ll even be tropical snacks lol)

[@Rainbowthehedgehog]

At our church when we have vbs, we give them lunch :)

[@jenniferguevara3394]

Teddy Gal Oh yeah, of course! I would assume all churches give them lunch (the snacks are like a dessert kind of) or those kids would complain all day 😂 😅

[@user-bj6sm1rt9u]

yeah i remember one year the theme was under water and in crafts we made a working periscope!

[@MrFullfocus]

I LOVE the dropping off the kids to go to brunch. I swear some mom's around here keeping a running list of which churches have VBS when and send their kids to ALL of them.

[@BobbiGail]

Jeff Fuller - They actually do. I know ppl who ask me each summer and then schedule in each local church. That is 4-6 hours of free childcare all summer long. As a believer, I just pray that SOMEONE might be able to show Christ to the kids! This is a parody, and it's the negative notes that make it funny, but when I started getting those attitudes, I stopped helping in VBS. I mean, really...

[@jalisaschrock8054]

It sounds dumb, but is there really anything wrong with that? I mean, moms get a break by sending their kids to have fun at church 💁🏻‍♀️

[@jhancock1575]

Yep, same here. VBS is a free activity for many families. Churches don't charge anything and promise a fun time. It's a big appeal for families with tight budgets.

[@rachelc3535]

So what? That mean those kids get more of an opportunity to hear the gospel. I always learned waaaay more at VBS vs Sunday school and was always sad when it was over.

[@GOP71]

My sister keeps a list and cross-checks them with her twins' activities. After each VBS she friends a half-dozen moms she "truly connects " with - then unfriends them a few weeks later after she notices how they actually live. In addition, we have a lady at our church who works in the school district with at-risk kids. She picks them up to take to church whenever we have a potluck, VBS, or special event for jr. church. Some of the kid's mom's will come to get them and tell us how we are so nice to provide them some time away from the kids.

[@the_hedgie_reads]

"We need a sermon series on discipline because these kids are out of control." Literally me anywhere I see kids throwing tantrums and their parents giving them what they want. 😂😂

[@BlueGhostofSeaside]

When I worked at a daycare :P So glad I'm done with that place!

[@wildcountingdayswithourcan2519]

Me too! 😂 Lol.

[@lpsgalaxy2463]

Fr

[@stephaniedosher7706]

As a VBS Director for the past 11 years, this had me rolling on the floor in laughter! Yes the ministry is important & our goal is to lead kids to Christ. But kids are kids, vomit & other unexpected things happen at VBS & you need a sense of humor to make it through.

[@rexhinavlashi9220]

Simon says? Yeah not here, we play Jesus says!

[@alexandra6322]

Rexhina Vlashi In my Confirmation retreat we played Jesus Says!! 😂😂

[@GraceuponGrac3]

I was a VBS leader last year, and this was me. 😂😂

[@Devin3Anthologie]

Gray Marie You made it out alive! 😅😉

[@GraceuponGrac3]

Devin Fane, Yep!

[@eowynofasgard5254]

I feel your pain!!! I'm about to feel it again this year!! 😅😂

[@GraceuponGrac3]

Eowyn of Asgard, same, I'm volunteering again as well.

[@Devin3Anthologie]

Eowyn of Asgard off topic but I like that your name is "Eowyn of Asgard" it's brilliant 😊

[@abbieamavi]

ALWAYS give them candy right before they go home

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

SWEET revenge....did I say that?

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Oh wow, that’s evil, lol. Especially since for my church, VBS is from 5:00-7:30pm. 😂

[@kristincollins5468]

Nahh, us parents give them candy before dropping them off 😂😂😂

[@forevertheaii]

@@SunflowerSpotlight our VBS lasted for a week or so. It was a camp, with kids from our churches all over.

[@JediRalts]

I remember volunteering for VBS as a teenager. My friends and I would always do the games group because it was the most fun and of course we were the ones who would jump in and play the games too just to wreck. "What, is it unfair for the 4 teenage volunteers to be going against the 7 year olds in a water balloon fight? No it's just recreating David and Goliath now lets go."

[@camo6465]

“I don’t know if the weather will cooperate, if it doesn’t we will go inside and watch Veggietales” 😂😂😂

[@tutorialsbye9138]

0:33 at my church the kids play missionary/atheist tag (zombie tag where the missionaries tag all the atheists to convert them) 😆

[@rileyjones2167]

Tutorials By E sounds hilarious! Lol

[@jaymesigler6402]

Tutorials By E Wooow... lol

[@BobbiGail]

For reals? Lol! That's the BEST! lol...lol...lol...

[@PBuffdaddy00]

That is amazing! lol

[@tutorialsbye9138]

BGAIL yep it’s pretty funny watching them and hearing them yell “she’s still an atheist! Get her!!!!” Just spreading the gospel... 😄

[@amyscholtz9343]

"There's harry potter in there and that.is.witchcraft. " 😂😂😂

[@jasonb9198]

Dying!

[@michelekramer9722]

Amy Scholtz LOL 😂

[@MelB868]

Harry Potter is witchcraft

[@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840]

@@MelB868 so is game of thrones

[@arandomuser9459]

Mel B No shit Sherlock. It’s about witches and wizards. Duh.

[@madkatt333]

I have very fond memories of VBS. My grandmother took me to her church every year and even though I didn't know anybody it was good social time for me and I got to learn about God.

[@ThatMulticulturalGuy]

Hahahah, 7 balls represents the 7.deadly sins

[@UCeagle79]

You better watch out for Wrath!

[@HPTFan]

Shouldn’t represent the seven churches? Hehe. 😄

[@afrikandisplay9812]

The arts and crafts one is soooo accurate 😂😂😂

[@denischabriddell986]

Africa Jones well maybe at your church this but it our church we be doing some serious arts and crafts. It helps to have are overseer that is a homeschool mom and extremely creative plus she used to be a teacher for the public school system.😁😁

[@kathleenkirchoff9223]

Well the vbs curriculum publishers will sell expensive craft kids. And the Sunday school curriculum crafts were hilarious to me as an art teacher and my co teacher who was retired principal. We would simplify for safety of little fingers and Sunday's best clothes. Still great fun.

[@Mint-kj9kw]

I LOVED VBS as a child. My church had the most amazing programs/food/crafts.

[@ebenabraham5401]

"They played Cardi B?!!" 😂😂😂

[@zoelizphilip5209]

Sacrilege!!😂😂

[@momsspaghetti3095]

My old church played the Mario movie right from the pulpit. That AC/DC soundtrack rocking right out of the church!🤯

[@lilarose4919]

This hits too close to home. My VBS memories are flooding back

[@Nick-yi2rn]

The best thing about these videos is not just how funny but how true they are

[@brynne4395]

0:10 I am a Crew Leader at VBS this year, and during the games station, they did a egg on a spoon game with ping pong balls and the woman who was leading it said the ping pong balls represented the good news and the kids were the Messengers who needed to deliver it to the bucket. I thought of this video and couldn't help but smile. 🤣

[@sashimiroll5055]

I went to a bible camp (for 6 years), and some of these were literally spot on. Literally played Jesus Says.

[@mikes062]

You need to do one about kids church camp and one about high school church camp!! This was hilarious!!

[@Lanier1982]

mike s absolutely hilarious!!!!

[@fluffy2840TTV]

He should do one about 180 weekend or just come and do an act and record it

[@GOP71]

high school church camp humor would probably more tame now than when I was in it in the '80's.

[@rachaeld.4753]

I would definitely want to see that!

[@claireelizabeth9972]

"I don't know if the weather's going to cooperate, but if it doesn't, we will go inside and watch veggie tales." Growing up in a private school, every kid secretly hoped for indoor recess for that very reason

[@rosesummers1383]

LOTS WIFE TAG 😂😂😂

[@GOP71]

Brilliant!

[@rina8719]

"You better watch out for Wrath because I'm comin'." 😂 Lol!!! Little Johnnie and Suzie better have their duck and dodge game on point!

[@ProtectiveDadPranks]

That was a good one! Renamed Freeze Tag... had me rolling.

[@annagreiner5167]

I know!!!

[@Gamma_Radiation]

The yoga and brunch thing is all too real! 😂 I volunteered this year for VBS and I got the 3-4 yos. They were surprisingly well behaved and quiet. (I'm a youth intern) This little girl followed me everywhere and it was actually kinda cute. She had to hold my hand to go places

[@Luke-qs1lv]

The pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks got me😂😂

[@campbellchristian7210]

"The church interns played cardi b" THAT IS HILARIOUS OML hahaha

[@brooklynnbennight2661]

Just keep telling yourself *Jesus loves these kids and so should you*

[@gracetudreu]

“Father, Son, Holy Spirit, You” hahaha so creative

[@becm7026]

Our church goes on pretty WILD field trips for VBS. Being a counsellor is one of the best things ever

[@sarc102]

"We need a sermon series on 'Discipline' "

[@sunshinepurple1043]

Samantha Kelly "Especially the church kids. They're horrible ". Truth!

[@blacsouljah]

@@sunshinepurple1043 They're 'holy terrors'!

[@JesusFreak141110]

"We need a sermon series on discipline 'cause these kids are out of control!!" I've defiantly been there and dealt with that. I've been a VBS Volunteer/Leader for years!! And that 5 hour nap sounds pretty perfect to me!! 🙌

[@pollyblood1]

I loved VBS! I couldn't wait for VBS and my mother always volunteered. We didn't go to no park...we learned!

[@nathangale7702]

My Dad took me and my sister to three different VBS weeks three summers in a row. Then I got too old and participated as a youth leader instead. Seeing the other side blew my mind!

[@janetbearde8352]

Lawd we just survived our 2023 VBS! Thank you Jesus!

[@StormChasingNinja]

Our VBS started today. And the bathroom scene in this video litterally happened to us today 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ladymusicc]

We call this "Father, Son, Holy Spirit & You!" Let's get it started. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@serbreton823]

😂😂😂 dude...you kill me. U have such a way of looking at the church. It's so honest and genuinely funny without being rude. Rock on dude!!

[@rachelc3535]

All of the VBS's I went to growing up, three different churches from childhood to youth, were always at night. I loved that aspect of it, too.

[@AVintageLibrarian]

The pipe cleaner comment is so hilarious 🤣🤣 I have gone into our craft room and made stuff up to use all those left over items....#guilty

[@envyrem]

I remember by being able to help VBS until I was in the 5th grade. I stopped going before I ever got there. We played a game where someone stood in the middle as god, and they would name off sins, and we had to take a step back if we've done it. It was personified straying further from gods light.

[@aliciamyers8029]

Simon says, yeah not here Jesus said. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lpsgalaxy2463]

I swear this guy never fails to make me laugh 😂

[@brooklynnbennight2661]

VBS is starting today and I helped set up the decorations and I'm a volunteer... CAN'T WAIT TO SPEND THE NEXT WEEK HEARING KIDS SCREAM!!!😂😂

[@anaescobar3693]

Brook Deann I was a volunteer last year for my vbs and was assigned crafts and, the thing about that was the sign in place was right next to it so , we would all take turns watching the kids or writing their names one stuff while the other one would go and steal food from the sign in place. As you can see we were great role models for the kids

[@brooklynnbennight2661]

Ana Escobar Oh yeah I did crafts last year too😂 it was fun slowly seeing the kids like me.

[@Sldejo]

As a VBS music leader for the last 11 years I can truly say I love encouraging kids to scream during VBS.

[@MelB868]

This summer in the church my grandparents use to go to I’m going to help with the kindergarten class.

[@MelB868]

We get to choose what we want to do. This year at our church we are just having games and a cookout for vbs. Next year I’m going to ask to work with kindergarten.

[@sarahwilliams213]

Hahaha so truuuueeee!!! This is crazy accurate! But I loved VBS despite it all! Some of my favorite childhood memories came from it! And volunteering was fun too!!

[@user-xm1wn5ms9j]

I went to my friends Christian Vacation Bible School and my family’s Catholic. No one knew who I was, and the last one was honestly all the teachers lmao.

[@reecedillard1685]

"Moms dropping their kids off so they can go do yoga"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dawsonperkins7325]

JOHN, YOU ARE THE BEST

[@helentodd421]

“I don’t know if the weather’s going to corporate today, if it doesn’t, we will go inside and watch Veggie Tales” 😂😜

[@theunknownartist9776]

I couldn’t stop laughing!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@olhuzzy]

Soooo FUNNY! I'm a preacher's kid and this all cracks me up!

[@icecream7yum1]

Love this video! VBS volunteers teaching kids about Jesus are the real MVPs.

[@Sldejo]

icecream7yum1 you ain’t lying. 👍🏾❤️

[@TheNanabanana127]

Yes, the little ones need to know about Jesus 💕

[@kaylinanderson8]

So hilarious!!! Can’t believe i saw this when I’m volunteering for VBS this week!

[@hollykibbins996]

I volunteer for VBS every year at my church and this had me dying 😂

[@RocknRoRose]

we have teens at our church during the VBS week :-) it's great. the teens are the counselors and the teachers are the clergy and lay-ministers. :-) and the theme of VBS is "Shipwrecked" *lol*

[@jacquelinefernandez5472]

I'm so ready to take my kids today ! "I'm ready for yoga and brunch" 😂

[@sdawoo9478]

I'm a year late seeing this,but John you are a mess!!!always bring a smile to my face...thanks

[@chloek7573]

Our VBS is in August and I love it alot, but I have to admit this is kinda accurate. Edit: ours is inside though.

[@jaspertheirmajesty9771]

bro i hate how accurate this is, i (unfortunately) went to and volunteered at a vbs for years

[@josephruiz5148]

"You better watch out for wrath, cause I'm coming"

[@eliwilke]

I’m a vbs crew leader and at morning praise they played this video lmao

[@lizsmith4104]

He never disappoints😂🤣

[@susantherestorer]

The VBS I attended when I was the kid: "Here at Son Creek, everybody's welcome, Son Creek, God loves everyone, Son Creek, we are one big family, how big can our VBS be?" (A song, in case you missed it:) But really, I honestly learned a lot about God and had a lot of fun (plus, I made a friend that I have to this day!)

[@sairajaved8355]

IM DEADDDD💀💀💀💀I WISH THIS WAS LONGER

[@savahbejin7511]

My daughter loved VBS! Every year, she’d be invited by friends to their church VBS and it was great! We’d hit up three or four per summer. She came home praying like a preacher.

[@rachelprickett1287]

the ending is actually true in some cases! 😂

[@justme_320]

20 years in Children's Church, Sunday School, VBS, daycares, and being a nanny, I felt this one!! And people wonder why I've changed careers. They should just be happy I didn't have a nervous breakdown!

[@enchantedsiyoon]

Our church has VBX (our pastor calls it Vacation Bible Xperience), I'm my thoughts are basically like this when I'm helping out with the kindergarteners😂

[@costbubbles8336]

The veggie tales thing is so relatable

[@robertdemoss]

Dodge ball should've been when people would get stoned in the Bible.

[@maem7636]

Sugar Pebbles , Lol ❣

[@elliaforsyth5638]

Playing dodgeball in the grass…?

[@Shewas-kathybates]

“Lots wife after looking back at Sodom and Gamorah tag” 😂😂😂

[@lilyowen637]

“Father, Son, Holy Sprit, and you.”

[@PleaseNThankYou]

I'm 61 now and my recollection of VBS as a child has stayed with me a lifetime, it was great. My children also had awesome VBS and they loved it. Now their kids are old enough to co-council ... If y'alls VBS isn't awesome then you need a new director, a new pastor, or a new church!!

[@oliviaschaffner6641]

Omg please do one for youth camp!!

[@Bittersugarcubes]

I volunteered for VBS this year at my friend's church because my mom made me, but thankfully I was in the snack crew so I didn't have to deal with any of the children except for popsicle day. They had just come back from playing games on the field and their little claws were determined to ignore the volunteers and grab the popsicle color that they wanted. And they reached. Oh how they reached. Those sweaty little fingers made me anxious, but I was taller than all of them so I pulled through it 😂😂

[@audie143143]

So awesome!! I can't stop laughing. Loved the 5 hour nap!!!

[@colonelcrossfire8268]

I remember the first time I was a volunteer worker for my local church's VBS. There was this one kid who had to have been in the 4th grade. He asked to go to the bathroom and when I got the "ok" from the teacher to take him, he got pissy because he didn't want me to escort him. I replied with "don't shoot the messenger buddy, I am just doing my job". On the last day of VBS I got pulled out by the teacher and VBS director where they told me that what I said was "inappropriate conduct for a kid his age". What? Did they not realize what kind of language that kid was going to be exposed to when he entered the 5th grade?

[@quarttz]

As a vbs volunteer, I can say these are 100% true 😂

[@justyouraveragesam392]

At my church once one of the seminarians brought in cooked crickets (or grasshoppers not really sure), because you know, John the Baptist.

[@zhonisleuth1898]

SO ACCURATE!!!!🤣🤣🤣 My church's VBS was just last week as well.😁

[@elizabethconnon1612]

“Do all things without grumbling or disputing” Philippians 2:14 😂

[@Confusedbluebear]

This is too much😂😂😂😂😂but spot on😂😂😂😂

[@safraberries4962]

"I don't know if the weather's gonna cooperate today. If it doesn't, we will go inside and watch Veggie Tales." Story of my life as a preacher's kid. As soon as I hit 12 I was required to help out with everything.

[@AndyBuckwalter]

This is so funny, "Lot's wife tag" haha!

[@PursuingHeaven]

Former VBS director- this made me laugh and cry lol . I got saved at VBS 50 yrs go, it's important but this is so spot on it hurts.

[@kims.1717]

Our VBS is next week. This is soooo accurate.

[@lifetodamax]

I still remember this classic VBS song: "Say Jambo to Jesus everyday. He listens when you pray!"

[@Sarrahp1]

Yoga time & brunch LMAO!!!

[@anniebiggs1217]

Love it this is the way a VBS volunteer does it great video!