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Grafted Together Ep 42: A Spiritual Formation Plan That Gets a Result, with Dr. Cy Smith
March 19, 2026
When a school leader gets fired up about the right things, transformation happens. Dr. Cy Smith joins Jerry Nelson to discuss practical ways for spiritual formation directors to influence students.
Dr. Cy Smith is the Superintendent of Mansfield Christian School and a national leader in Christian education. As host of the Clearly Christian Podcast, he challenges cultural drift, highlights the importance of Christian education to turn the tide, and contends with conviction for the biblical worldview.
Dr. Smith is a Colson Fellow with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and has degrees in Educational Leadership from the University of Toledo and Ashland University. He is a conference speaker, executive coach, and school board consultant in addition to his role as Superintendent. Dr. Smith has served at Mansfield Christian [MCS] for 34 years.
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Grafted Together
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.