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 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.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 59: AI and the Tower of Babel, with Samantha Farinacci
Guest host Samantha Farinacci of Oaks Christian Online School shares insights on chaplaining at a Christian school during an era of artificial intelligence.
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 58: Assessing Your School with the Flourishing Faith Index, with Dr. Steve Whitaker
Dr. Steve Whitaker, Head of School at The First Academy (FL), talks with Jerry Nelson about the Flourishing Faith Index and how to properly assess your school's spiritual formation progress. Learn more about the FFI at https://www.acsi.org/FFI
Watch NowGrafted Together Ep 57: Equipping for the Journey (Spiritual Formation Network Wrap-up)
Douglas Campbell, Senior Coordinator with the ACSI Ministry Team, hosts this edition of the Grafted Together Podcast alongside three members of the ACSI Spiritual Formation Network, Josh Leonard, Mark Wickersham, and Lilly Wooten.
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