05/17/2026
Each year, the third Sunday of May is set aside as a day for churches to ask God to move through this thing we call VBS. It is a time for churches to pray not only for their own VBS, but also for the ones taking place down the street and across the globe.
VBS remains one of the top evangelistic outreaches of the church, resulting in more than 75,000 professions of faith annually in the Southern Baptist Convention alone. Additionally, each year during VBS thousands of kids, teens, and adults respond to the calling of God on their lives and make public a decision to pursue a career in ministry or missions. Many of today’s church leaders, pastors, missionaries, and teachers share a similar testimony. VBS is important work! And it’s one we must undergird with prayer. Here are a few prayer prompts so you can pray along!
