Grafted Together
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.
Episodes
Grafted Together Ep 65: From Belonging to Unity, with Tia Gaines
True unity is not uniformity, but a Christ-centered commitment to relationship & shared purpose. Tia Gaines, Executive Director of UnifiEd, shares how Christian education can move beyond surface-level diversity efforts toward genuine biblical unity.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 64: Engaging Students Effectively Through Events, with Lilly Wooten
Guest host Lilly Wooten shares her heart for seeing students grow in their understanding of God, and how to ensure the events and missions programs at your school actually provide opportunities for students to grow.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 63: Parent Engagement, with Mark Wickersham
Guest host Mark Wickersham discusses parent engagement and provides practical steps. Students with engaged parents tend to do better academically, socially, and most importantly, spiritually. So how do we get parents engaged?
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 62: Service, Suffering, and Awe in the Christ-centered Curriculum, with Dr. Nathan Johnson
Dr. Nathan Johnson, Head of School at Charleston Bilingual Academy, joins the Grafted Together Podcast to discuss how what we teach--and how we teach-- in Christian schools should be colored by suffering, service, and awe.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 61: Implementing a Bible Reading Plan to Increase Biblical Literacy, with Sean Englert
Guest host Sean Englert shares what Northlake Christian School (LA) has learned through student assessments about biblical literacy and what type of biblical reading plan can help.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 60: Recovering the Divine Purpose of Work, with Steve Buttry
Steve Buttry is a real estate developer as well as the President of Workplace Ministries, Inc., and he joins Jerry Nelson to discuss God's vision for work.
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