April 23, 2024
Founder and CEO Joel Penton describes the Bible class program being used by a growing number of public schools.
April 12, 2024
LifeWise Academy teaching Bible during public school days grows nationally
April 5, 2024
The good (and legal) news about Bible-based classes in local schools
April 2, 2024
LifeWise Academy is on a mission to reach school children with the gospel. Opponents say the weekly Bible studies blur the line between church and state.
February 29, 2024
An Ohio-based religious instruction program for students to be let out of school to study the Bible is being adopted by more than a quarter of public school districts in Ohio, and across more than a dozen states, but not without some resistance.
February 14, 2024
Ambassador Enterprises features how shared values have grown LifeWise on pages 12–13 of their annual report.
February 7, 2024
A Columbus-based nonprofit that facilitates religious instruction for public school students during school hours in lieu of electives or during lunch is rapidly growing in the region, a Dayton Daily News analysis found.
January 8, 2024
An innovative Bible education program offered in public schools across Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa is having a profoundly positive impact on students’ academic performance, behavior, and emotional well-being, a new survey finds.
December 21, 2023
LifeWise Academy‘s Joel Penton returns to talk about the growth of LifeWise Academy, a movement that offers help to parents and churches in establishing religion release classes for students who attend public schools. (Interview starts at 31:55)
December 8, 2023
Host Alex McFarland speaks with Joel Penton, Founder and CEO of LIfeWise Academy on his program Truth & Liberty Live.
September 1, 2023
Joel Penton, the founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy, spoke to Fox News Digital about how his organization is providing Bible instruction for public school students during school hours.
September 1, 2023
Elementary school students pose while attending LifeWise Academy released time Bible class. Though permitted under a 1952 Supreme Court ruling, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist group, objects to the classes and sent letters to more than 600 Ohio school districts protesting the program.
August 23, 2023
An Ohio-based Christian ministry that provides biblical education to public school students expects an estimated 30,000 children to be enrolled in the program this coming academic year.
August 17, 2023
An Ohio-based Christian ministry that provides biblical education to public school students expects an estimated 30,000 children to be enrolled in the program this coming academic year.
August 9, 2023
LifeWise Academy’s founder, Joel Penton, recently talked with The Stream’s Nancy Flory about his Bible education program that reaches public school students nationwide — during school hours. He explained the program’s legality, and how few people know about the 1952 law that makes it possible.
August 1, 2023
LifeWise serves nearly 15,000 students across four states, and it is confirmed to serve more than 260 schools across 10 states next school year. In a recent interview with The Stand, Penton explained LifeWise’s mission, successes, and his hopes to see it spread nationwide.
