Tote 'Em and Quote 'Em

Christian students, teachers, and support staff in PUBLIC SCHOOLS across the USA are encouraged to bring their Bibles to class during the sixth annual "Scriptures in Schools Week" September 21-27. Use Bible references to complete some assignments and homework. Keep Bibles in class all year long. Make the Bible a commonplace textbook in America's schools -- once again!

"Dare to bring your Bibles!" says SIS National Coordinator Bob Pawson. "Tote 'em & quote 'em! And use 'em in class!"

Let's return the Bible to our public schools and restore Biblical literacy to America's children. All Christians in America's public schools -- students, teachers, and support staff -are encouraged to bring their Bibles and keep doing so all year long.

SIS Week complements other national student-centered events in September such as 'See You At The Pole' and 'Challenge Sunday - Adopt a School for Christ'.

Imagine how greatly God may bless a nation whose children dare to fill its public schools with His Word! Summer vacation and September is the time for churches and other ministries throughout America to start promoting Scriptures in Schools Week. Christian broadcasters and publishers; pastors; Sunday Schools & Youth Groups; denominational leaders; Christian recording artists, entertainers and speakers are invited to adopt SIS Project and help implement or promote it in their own spheres of influence.

"Scriptures in Schools Week itself is merely a springboard event to help students get into the habit of bringing their Bibles to school all year long," explains Pawson, who teaches kindergarten through fifth grade computer classes at a public school in Trenton, New Jersey. "It is a real confidence booster knowing that millions of other students and adults all across America are also bringing their Bibles to public schools that week." Christian radio stations and local churches might get together to organize a Youth Rally the weekend of September 13 or 20 to encourage students and school employees to bring their Bibles to school.

The goal of Scriptures In Schools Project is to return the Bible to America's public school classrooms and restore Biblical literacy to America's children. Much of our nation's history is rooted in the Bible and its precepts. America's Judeo-Christian heritage has been ignored, suppressed, and even deliberately distorted for far too many years.

The main tactic of SIS Week is for millions of Christian students (and teachers!) in the PUBLIC schools to simply bring their Bibles to America's classrooms -- and actually use Bible references to complete some of their in-class assignments and homework. Students and teachers are encouraged to read their Bibles in class both silently or aloud (as circumstances permit) during free-study periods, lunch, or before and after school. It is absolutely legal to do all of this... and more.

Inspired by The Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 and Isaiah 55:11, SIS Project is an effective, friendly, low key, and legal way for Christian students in public schools to casually, repeatedly, and frequently re-introduce Biblical knowledge and concepts into America's schools through a process which Pawson calls "Academic Evangelism". Academic Evangelism creates daily opportunities for students in all grades to share Bible concepts with their classmates and teachers in a fun and scholarly manner. Christian students can present Gospel truths through academics by merely using Biblical references to creatively fulfill some of their assignments such as book reports, spelling list sentences, penmanship or word processing samples, oral readings, poetry, dramatic presentations, biographies, essays and so on. There are even ways to present Bible concepts in subjects like math, science, social studies, art, and music.

As Pawson points out, "Academic Evangelism is legal and non-disruptive to the school climate. In fact, Academic Evangelism should lead to enhanced scholarship as well as improved student behavior. Who knows? Perhaps America's next Great Revival will start in that most unlikely of all places -- her public schools -- led by children and youth. Amen."

SIS project also encourages students to witness in other low-key ways such as using textbooks covers featuring the Ten Commandments and other Bible verses and by wearing Biblical-message items such as t-shirts, patches, buttons, and jewelry. It is also legal to bring extra Bibles or tracts as gifts for unsaved classmates.

For more details, including: creative ideas; information about student legal rights; printable flyers to use as church bulletin inserts or handouts; and more -- please visit the Scriptures in Schools web site at:
www.bringyourbible.com.
As the SIS Rally Song says:

"Dare to bring your Bibles!
Dare to bring your Bibles!
Dare to bring your Bibles into school!
Though critics say you shouldn't -
and really wish you wouldn't:
Dare to bring your Bibles ev'ry day!
Oh, We don't need their permission;
We have the Great Commission!
We speak with the Authority of Christ! Amen!
And the Holy Spirit wants ev'ryone to hear it!
So dare to bring your Bibles into school!"
Lyrics excerpted from 'Dare to Tell the Gospel'
© 2001 Bob Pawson / Music with a Mission


Contact Info for Media Representatives & Ministry Leaders:

Bob Pawson, SIS Coordinator
SISProject@bringyourbible.com
Scriptures In Schools Project
PO Box 2826
Hamilton, NJ 08690
1-800-384-1222