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Grafted Together Ep 22: How to Tell the Story of Spiritual Formation at Your School, with Steve Dang
October 23, 2025
SHOW NOTES
Steve Dang joins the podcast to discuss spiritual formation, how to share the gospel based on varying school contexts.
DOCS:
An example of how to tell the story of Spiritual Formation at your school here.
Spiritual Formation overview at VCS - see more here.
- Leveraging Social Media as a Storytelling tool: @vcs_faith
- Spiritual Formation links: https://qrco.de/beE6mM
Steve serves as the Chief Ministry Officer and Senior Vice President at Valley Christian Schools in San Jose, California, where he oversees spiritual formation, community engagement, advancement, and alumni relations for one of the largest K–12 Christian schools in the nation. A graduate of Valley Christian himself, Steve is passionate about helping the next generation navigate faith in a complex, post-Christian world.
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Grafted Together with ACSI Chief Ministry Officer Jerry Nelson examines how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate in everyday Christian education. Jerry Nelson joined the ACSI family in 2020 as the Special Assistant to the President and currently serves as ACSI's Chief Ministry Officer. He previously spent 11 years as the Head of School at Northwest Christian Academy in Florida. While there, Nelson created a Teacher Development Program, a Student Leadership Development Program, and Parent Education Program, and wrote three books. He earned his master's degree in Educational Leadership from St. Thomas University.