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Alabama Church Leaders—Help Us Bring the Bible to Students in School

Partner with us to reach public school students with hope, truth, and the life-changing message of the Gospel.

At School Ministries Alabama, we help churches, schools, and communities launch Bible education classes for public school students. Our organization equips you to share God’s Word with students during the public school day and expand youth’s access to Christian teachings.

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How We Partner With Churches for Bible Education

You carry a deep desire to share God’s truth with the next generation, and we’re right there with you. With years of experience and access to powerful resources, SMA walks alongside church leaders to jumpstart faith-based student outreach in Alabama.

Keep Your Ministry Compliant

SMA provides proven legal expertise and a clear process for launching Released Time Bible Education within state and federal guidelines. With our help, pastors and other church leaders can minister without fear of overstepping school boundaries.

Amplify Your Local Reach

Our Bible education programs are designed by, with, and for your community. SMA offers resources, coaching, and best practices while keeping church leaders as the central voice and heart of the ministry.

Practical Tools and Ongoing Support

From volunteer recruitment and training to curriculum, networking, and peer encouragement, SMA helps churches launch RTBE programs and strengthen them for the long term.

Ways to Get Involved With Released Time Bible Education

When your church steps into the mission of RTBE, you help us plant seeds of faith that can grow for generations. Here’s how you can be part of our mission:

Host Classes at Your Church

Open your doors during the public school day and provide a safe, welcoming space for students to encounter God’s Word.

Serve as a Teacher or Volunteer

Share your gifts by teaching, mentoring, or supporting RTBE classes. No seminary degree is required, just a willing heart.

Champion RTBE in Your Community

Use your voice and relationships to build awareness, gain school approval, and invite others to join the mission.

Let’s Start a Conversation

Your church can bring the hope of the Gospel to public school students this year. Let’s talk about how.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is RTBE for?

RTBE is for public school students whose parents want them to receive Bible education during the school day. Our programs are designed for children and teens who may never hear the Gospel otherwise, and for families longing for hope, truth, and a stronger connection to faith for their students.

Ready to start a Bible education program in Alabama? Reach out to learn more.

Where are our Bible classes for public school students held?

RTBE classes take place off school grounds, most often at a partnering church within walking or short driving distance. This creates a safe, familiar space for students to learn and grow.
Does our program replace church leaders or youth pastors?

Absolutely not. RTBE through School Ministries Alabama strengthens the work of local pastors and youth leaders by giving students a spiritual foundation that can be nurtured through your church’s outreach ministry.

We’re here to support local churches and faith organizations, not replace them.

How can you get involved with School Ministries Alabama?

You can host RTBE classes, serve as a volunteer, become a community advocate, or help support a local program financially. We’ll guide you step-by-step so you can serve where God has equipped you best.

What Parents & Students Are Saying

Our community speaks volumes about the impact of our programs. Hear their stories firsthand.

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Rated 5 out of 5
Such A Wonderful Experience!

After taking this class, I’ve been reading my Bible way more often. I pray so much more often, and I’m so much happier. This was by far one of the best  classes I ever had!

Jazzie

Student

Rated 5 out of 5
Helping Students Grow And Mature As Citizens

I want to commend to you this program of School Ministries. It’s led by some wonderful folks in this area who love students and want the Word of God to enter into their lives in a way that will be transformative for them, not only now in the time
that they’re students, but also as they grow and mature as citizens of our community.

Dr. Timothy George

Founding Dean, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

Rated 5 out of 5
Something Bigger Than Myself

This, this [released time Bible class] is good, and this is something I was looking for, this is something bigger than myself.

Corbin

High School Student

Rated 5 out of 5
See Where God Is Working And Join Him

Years ago, I took an Experiencing God class… one of the main phrases in that study was to see where God is working and join Him in that, and School Ministries Alabama fits that opportunity as well as anything that I have ever been able to be a part of.

Mike Ingram

Lead Pastor, Millbrook Baptist Church

Rated 5 out of 5
I Know This Class Has Helped My Faith

I’m really grateful for the fact that I got to be here and learn more about the Bible … I know this class has helped my faith.

Garrett

High School Student

Rated 5 out of 5
Students Receiving Christ

We had 15 students pray to receive Christ at our Bible class.

Dr. Mike Goforth

Senior Pastor, Sardis Baptist Church

Rated 5 out of 5
The First Time Where Someone Outside My Family Poured Into My Faith

This has been, like, the first time where someone outside of my family has been able to pour in to help my faith. It’s really challenged me and really helped me a lot.

Hope

High School Student

Rated 5 out of 5
Equipping The Next Generation With God's Word

God is using School Ministries Alabama to offer the irrepressible hope found in the Bible to students through Released Time Education. Equipping the next generation with God’s Word is critical if we are to transform our culture for Christ.”

Kevin Blackwell, PhD, D.Min

Executive Director of Missions, Mobile, AL

Rated 5 out of 5
It's Been Really Awesome...

It’s just been really awesome to see a group of guys and girls who really just really care about their faith and care about other people’s faith
and they want to learn more…

Parker

High School Student

Rated 5 out of 5
Bringing Bible Education Into School

We can no longer say that we can’t bring Christian education, Bible education into the school because we can, and School Ministries Alabama has the support and the structure that’s going to allow us to
get that done.

Jane Blankenship

Middle School Bible Teacher

Rated 5 out of 5
Teaching With School Ministries Has Been Miraculous

One of the things I did as a mom was I sent my children to private school so that they could hear the Bible every day, and honestly I caught a little flack from that as a public school teacher! …teaching with School Ministries Alabama has just really been – it’s been miraculous, it’s been marvelous.

Jacki Smith

Middle School Bible Teacher

Rated 5 out of 5
God Just Did One Miracle After Another.

I would never have thought, like I would have an opportunity to do this [teach a released time Bible class]… to work doing something I absolutely love. God just did one miracle after another to make this happen… I couldn’t have dreamed it being as good as it has been.

Yannick Christos-Wahab, M. Div.

High School Bible Teacher

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