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Grafted Together Ep 43: From Spiritual Formation to Biblical Unity, with Deon Parker
March 23, 2026
Deon Parker rejoins the Grafted Together Podcast to discuss biblical themes stemming from the recent ACSI Biblical Unity Summit. Deon is the author of ChristiUnity: The History of God-authored Unity as well as Biblical Unity: It Takes You And Me.
Deon Parker has spent over two decades in vocational Christian ministry–primarily in pastoral ministry. He is currently serving as the Director of Biblical Unity at Christian Academy School System in Louisville, Kentucky & New Albany, Indiana.
Deon is the author of ChristiUnity: The History of God-authored Unity as well as Biblical Unity: It Takes You And Me.
To order Deon Parker’s books:
ChristiUnity: The History of God-authored Unity on Amazon: https://a.co/d/eIWnF6z
Biblical Unity: It Takes You And Me on Amazon: https://a.co/d/f5EEPHK
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