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Grafted Together Ep 11 | Walking Alongside Students Pursuing Christ, with Josh Leonard
November 25, 2024

Josh Leonard is the Dean of Spiritual Formation and Discipleship at North Raleigh Christian Academy. He and Jerry Nelson dialogue about training students, having spiritual conversations, and modeling faith to students while maintaining authenticity.
After studying Psychology at the University of Florida, Josh earned his Master of Divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. As part of his role at NRCA, Josh hosts the Rooted Rhythms Podcast, which seeks to engage in conversations surrounding the intentional pursuit of Jesus through the rhythms of our lives. Listen here: https://www.nrcaknights.com/podcast
The Grafted Together Podcast examines how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.
All four shows of the ACSI Podcasts have a new episode each month, available here on YouTube and in audio-only form on most major podcast platforms. These podcasts will help sharpen your leadership and explore ways to cultivate a flourishing school community, all through a biblical worldview framework. Find more info here: https://www.acsi.org/podcasts
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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.