Lancaster Vacation Bible School 2009  Teacher Application Form

2009 Lancaster Bible School Teacher Application Form

Dear Bible School Applicant,

    Welcome to Lancaster Bible School 2009. We are looking forward to another year of seeing God at work in our lives and in the lives of the children. Thank you to each one who has contributed to this work in the past years and we look forward to seeing many of you return in the summer of 2009!

           One of our goals for this application is to become a bit more acquainted with you before Bible School begins. We are continuously looking for ways to  more effectively plant the seed of the gospel into the hearts of these children. You, the teacher, play a huge part in this effort.  The better equipped you are, the more effective you will be.

            As a part of the application process, we are again asking for two references who we can contact to find out if they could recommend you as a potential staff member for Lancaster Bible School. However, we do want you to understand that a bad reference would not necessarily disqualify your participation. We will certainly try to work with each applicant and those in your realm of authority to ensure that you will have the opportunity to come to LBS. Other details on the application will allow us to get to know you better before you arrive for orientation and will make it easier to assign leaders and teaching partners. Please be extremely honest and understand that this is not an interrogation procedure! We are not trying to find fault with what you write for a reason to exclude you. Rather our aim is to create an atmosphere where together we can do our jobs in the best possible manner. We really want this experience to be a positive and spiritually up-building experience for each one involved.

            The application fee is one way we hope to involve you more in work of the Kingdom. This $50 fee covers only a portion of the cost of Bible School and if you want to contribute more you are most certainly welcome to do so. Please send the application fee along with the application. If you cannot make the payment online, send it by mail at the same time you send the application. If for some reason you are unable to come, we will gladly give you a full refund at your request. Once you have submitted your application, you should be getting a response from our staff within a few weeks. Obviously, last minute applications will need to be processed much quicker, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

            We are again planning to use County Park, which is just on the outskirts of Lancaster City. This beautiful park turned out to be a huge blessing last year with lots of wide open space for our daytime activities, the evening recreation, and the staff supper as well. We will need to be out of the park by 10:45 PM.

           One of the issues we have had in previous years was with people hanging out or playing volleyball till the wee hours of the morning. This not only causes physical and emotional fatigue in the staff, it also takes away from the purpose of this week together—to effectively share the love of Christ and grow in our walk with God. We kindly ask you to take into consideration your host family and others who support  this ministry and refrain from planning any activities after the staff supper. Last year a number of the staff met early each morning for prayer and we’ll encourage that again this year….. another reason for getting to bed earlier.

            Finally, Jesus said that our first and foremost responsibility is to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Secondly, we should love our neighbor. If we consider Bible School in light of Jesus’ teaching, then our primary goal for the week at LBS should be to “love God.” Then we need to love the broken, torn and bleeding young souls that God brings to Bible School— our neighbors. Friendships are also an important part of our week together, but should not hinder our walk with God (prayer etc.) and our ministry to the children. Our goal is that LBS can be a place where we can grow in our love for God, love the children, and thoroughly enjoy good relationships with friends.

         We look forward to working with you at LBS 2009!    From the Board and the LBS Committee

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