How to Reach Public School Students with God’s Truth! [Featuring Joel Penton]

Culture & Christianity: The Allen Jackson Podcast

Pastor Allen Jackson

Christianity, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Did you know a Supreme Court ruling allows children to learn about the Bible during public school hours? Joel Penton joins Pastor Allen on this podcast to discuss the positive ways this can impact children in our nation. Penton is the Founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy, which provides biblical education to public school students during the school day, covering the entire Bible by sixth grade. They operate their program based on a 1952 Supreme Court ruling that allows children to be released from school for religious education, with parental consent. “There are 13,000 public school districts, 90,000 school buildings, 50 million public school students, and we see no reason why we shouldn't at least try to make Bible education available to every single one,” Penton said. Listen to the podcast to learn more about this powerful way to bring God’s Truth to public schools.

More Info:

LifeWise Academy Website: https://lifewise.org/impact/

U.S. Reports: Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952): https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep343/usrep343306/usrep343306.pdf

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0:00.0	They had started a program that saw incredible success.
0:03.2	They had 95% of the entire elementary school enrolled in the program being taught the Bible on a weekly basis.
0:10.9	Their question for me was, if this is so legal and so impactful, why don't more communities have it?
0:17.1	My answer to them was that I think that it's really challenging to pull off.
0:22.6	You basically have to start a private school.
0:24.6	You got to find the facility, the curriculum, the systems.
0:27.6	I said, you need to put it in a box, make it scalable, make it replicable
0:31.6	so that other communities could do it without reinventing the wheel.
0:35.6	They said, that sounds like a good idea.
0:37.5	We don't want to do that, but we think you should do that.
0:42.6	Today we face an overwhelming amount of negativity.
0:46.4	From hostile politics to dysfunctional rants on social media,
0:49.9	we need something to cut through the noise
0:51.8	and remind us that there's still good in the world.
0:54.1	There's still hope.
0:55.3	Pastor and author Alan Jackson is that voice of truth and courage.
0:59.0	Through his inspirational new show, we can learn how to reset our focus, flourish in a time of fear, and be a source of light and hope in today's climate.
1:07.2	It's time for a new perspective.
1:09.7	Watch Alan Jackson now.
1:12.6	Welcome to our culture and Christianity podcast.
1:16.6	You know, it seems a lifetime ago, but about four years ago,
1:19.6	we were in the midst of the shutdowns and lockdowns and the COVID craziness.
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