Our History

Nearly two decades ago, we began training Ohio leaders to offer Released Time Bible Education (RTBE). In 2014, we took the lead to educate Ohio’s legislature, which passed a law codifying Released Time (RT) and offering high school credit.

Today, we understand now more than ever the importance of equipping you to help your community start, grow, and sustain an RTBE program to bring hope and truth to your public school students. We serve multiple school districts across Ohio, and we are guiding many to walk through the doors God is opening.

JENNI LAURSEN
Founder and Consultant

Laursen served as Executive Director of Sschool Ministries of Ohio (SMO) since its incorporation in 2007 and State Director for School Ministries, the largest association of Released Time Bible Education (RTBE) programs. She is married to Finn Laursen, mom to three, and grandma to six.

Laursen’s life verse is Philippians 3:10-11: “I want to know Christ — yes...becoming like Him in his death, and so, somehow to attain to the resurrection from the dead."