ACSI President & CEO, Dr. Larry Taylor

About Dr. Larry Taylor

Dr. Taylor is the President & CEO of ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International). ACSI works with more than 25,000 schools in 108 countries, and helps more than 5.5 million students worldwide receive a Christian education. ACSI also provides services to schools such as accreditation, legal/legislative assistance, professional development and curriculum publishing.

Prior to accepting the President & CEO position at ACSI, Dr. Larry Taylor served 20 years as the Head of School at Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) in Plano, Texas. Prestonwood Christian Academy serves more than 2,000 students.

Prior to PCA, Dr. Taylor served for 12 years at The First Academy in Orlando, Florida as a High School Principal and Assistant Headmaster. He also has held teaching positions within the public school system. Dr. Taylor co-launched a national training institute for schools, “Becoming a Kingdom School Institute,” and founded the Student Leadership Institute (SLi) program. He developed a training program for parents titled, “Becoming a Kingdom Family.” In his book, "Running With The Horses," Dr. Taylor helps parents raise children to be servant-leaders for Christ and build a family plan.

Dr. Taylor received his Ph.D. in Philosophy in Leadership Studies from Dallas Baptist University (2009), his master’s degree from Nova University (1993), and his bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida (1986). He has been married to Delinda Rose Taylor for 40 years and has five sons, six grandsons, and two granddaughters.

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Vision 2030

ACSI and Herzog Partnership

ACSI is excited to announce a strategic missional partnership with the Herzog Foundation to invest in the growth and development of Christian schools and educators. Through this collaboration, the Herzog Foundation will sponsor Christian educators to attend ACSI’s Flourishing Schools Institute (FSi), while both organizations work together to expand access to high-quality training for ACSI member schools.
This partnership also supports the launch of new Christian schools and aligns with ACSI’s Vision 2030 initiative—focusing on mission-driven collaborations that enhance services for member schools.

Learn more about how this partnership is shaping the future of Christian education.

ACSI Impact Report

The ACSI Impact Report shows the annual ministry efforts around the globe.

Running With The Horses

A Parenting Guide for Raising Children to Be Servant-Leaders for Christ

We all have great intentions when it comes to raising our children. We want them to succeed, and above all to surrender their lives to the lordship of Christ. As a father of four boys and a twenty-five-year veteran of school administration, Dr. Larry Taylor understands these goals. He also understands the busyness of daily life-how days merge into weeks as hurried lifestyles spin out of control, leaving us wondering how our toddlers became teenagers. 

Running with the Horses: A Parenting Guide for Raising Children to be Servant-Leaders for Christ introduces you to a simple, biblically-based plan for raising servant-leaders for Christ. Whether your child is eighteen months or eighteen years old, this book will guide you through the process of preparation for the race that awaits him in this world. We will walk through specific and practical things you can do to build a family plan. Being deliberate and focusing on creating depth in your child's faith is the first step to preparing him or her to run with the horses. "If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out, then how can you compete with horses? If you fall down in a land of peace, how will you do in the thicket of the Jordan" (Jeremiah 12:5).

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