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Grafted Together Ep 10 | The Second Christian School Renaissance, with Dr. Roger C.S. Erdvig
October 28, 2024

Jerry Nelson discusses Christian school growth in its second renaissance, defining terms such as discipleship and spiritual formation, and more effective professional development with Dr. Roger C.S. Erdvig, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at Summit Ministries. Erdvig shares perspective on how to thoughtfully discern God's calling in the midst of more Christian schools opening.
Read this two-page document on Spiritual Formation and the Christian School, co-authored by today's guest, Dr. Erdvig:
Dr. Erdvig references the Herzog Foundation's data and 260 schools opening in the last two years. More info here.
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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.