ACSI Podcasts

Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Ep 5: Christian School Leadership in Taiwan

Julie Heinsman, Superintendent at Morrison Academy in Taiwan, shares the challenges and successes of her Christian school leadership career. Heinsman has worked at Morrison Academy since 2000.
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In the Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Podcast, Dr. Larry Taylor highlights school leaders as they share their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
There are three more ACSI podcasts on this channel. Each 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

Grafted Together Ep 4: Vocational Education and Helping Students Find Their Gifting

Jerry Nelson and his guest, Alice Middelkoop-Stijsiger, discuss a biblical worldview of vocation, how to help students see how God has gifted them, and what we can learn from the Netherlands' educational system. Middelkoop-Stijsiger is currently the Coordinator of Hoornbeeck Knowledge Center and also teaches at Driestar Applied University as a teacher trainer for second-career vocational education teachers.
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The Grafted Together Podcast examines how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024. All four will 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

Student Leadership & Learning Ep 4: Student Leadership Development - It Matters

A graduate of a Christian high school in Miami, Catherine Dorcinvil joins Emily Pigott to reflect on the positive impact of teachers, Student Leadership & Learning opportunities, and why she was motivated to enter the medical field.
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The Student Leadership & Learning Podcast aims to help create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders. Your host is Emily Pigott, ACSI's Student Leadership & Learning Director.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024. All four will have a new episode each month, available on YouTube and in audio 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.

The Flourishing Journey Ep 4: Foundational Principles of Spiritual Formation

Dr. Edward Bunn sits down with Jerry Nelson, ACSI's Chief Ministry Officer, to discuss foundational principles of spiritual formation.
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The Flourishing Journey podcast explores strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application. The show is hosted by Dr. Edward Bunn, ACSI's Director of Professional Development.
Jerry Nelson also hosts one of the four ACSI Podcasts. His show, Grafted Together, is available on ACSI's YouTube channel and in audio-only form on most major podcast platforms.
The ACSI 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.

Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Ep 4: Founder of a Christian School in Ukraine

Continuing a series on global voices in the ACSI family, we hear from a school leader who founded a Christian school in Ukraine. Persevering through uncertain circumstances, Maggie (who asks to go by her first name due to security reasons) has a heart for the Gospel touching every heart, no matter where.
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In the Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Podcast, Dr. Larry Taylor highlights school leaders as they share their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
There are three more ACSI podcasts on this channel. Each 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

Grafted Together Ep 3: Women and the Advancement of the Gospel

Jerry Nelson details the ways women of the Bible advanced the Gospel, and how their calling today is still as significant as ever.
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The Grafted Together Podcast examines how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024. Each has a new episode each month, available 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. For more info: https://www.acsi.org/podcasts
These are the other three shows:
-Sharpening Kingdom Leaders with President & CEO, Dr. Larry Taylor: Dr. Taylor sits down with school leaders to discuss their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
-The Flourishing Journey with Director of Professional Development, Dr. Edward Bunn: Explore strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application.
-Student Leadership & Learning with SL&L Director, Emily Pigott: Create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders.

Student Leadership & Learning Ep 3: An Educator's Difference

Emily Pigott discusses the importance of relationship-building in making a difference as an educator. This generation yearns for relationships, but older methods of connecting may not work as well. Emily shares stories and insights on how to make the most of each relationship.
Watch this episode on YouTube!
The Student Leadership & Learning Podcast aims to help create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders. Your host is Emily Pigott, ACSI's Student Leadership & Learning Director.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024. All four will have a new episode each month, available on YouTube and in audio 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.
These are the other three shows:
-Sharpening Kingdom Leaders with President & CEO, Dr. Larry Taylor: Dr. Taylor sits down with school leaders to discuss their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
-The Flourishing Journey with Director Professional Development, Dr. Edward Bunn: Explore strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application.
-Grafted Together with Chief Ministry Officer, Jerry Nelson: Examine how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.

The Flourishing Journey Ep 3: Developing a Culture of Professional Development

Dr. Edward Bunn sits down with Billy Hutchinson, Dean of Academics at Hickory Grove Christian School, to discuss practitioner strategies and exemplars of an effective professional development culture.
Watch this episode on YouTube!
The Flourishing Journey podcast explores strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application. The show is hosted by Dr. Edward Bunn, ACSI's Director of Professional Development.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024, available 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.
These are the other three shows:
-Sharpening Kingdom Leaders, with President & CEO, Dr. Larry Taylor: Dr. Taylor sits down with school leaders to discuss their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
-Student Leadership & Learning with SL&L Director, Emily Pigott: Create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders.
-Grafted Together with Chief Ministry Officer, Jerry Nelson: Examine how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.

Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Ep 3: Kylie Barker, Head of School in Iraq

Kylie Barker helps advance and provide access to Christ-centered education as a head of school in northern Iraq. Alongside ACSI President & CEO Dr. Larry Taylor, Kylie discusses her school's story and what motivated her to travel across the world for the sake of Kingdom education.
Watch this episode on YouTube!
In the Sharpening Kingdom Leaders Podcast, Dr. Larry Taylor highlights school leaders as they share their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
There are three more ACSI podcasts on this channel. Each 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
These are the other three shows:
-The Flourishing Journey, with Director of Professional Development, Dr. Edward Bunn: Explore strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application.
-Student Leadership & Learning, with SL&L Director, Emily Pigott: Create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders.
-Grafted Together, with Chief Ministry Officer, Jerry Nelson: Examine how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.

Grafted Together Ep 2: AI Part 2 — How It Can Help Us Understand God and Ourselves

Chief Ministry Officer Jerry Nelson discusses how to view AI with a biblical worldview and how AI can even increase our knowledge of God and ourselves.
Watch this episode on YouTube!
The Grafted Together Podcast examines how biblical worldview and spiritual formation should integrate into everyday Christian education.
ACSI launched four podcasts in January 2024. All four will have a new episode each month, available 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. For more info: https://www.acsi.org/podcasts
These are the other three shows:
-Sharpening Kingdom Leaders with President & CEO, Dr. Larry Taylor: Dr. Taylor sits down with school leaders to discuss their calling, best practices, models, and qualities to create a dynamic school culture.
-The Flourishing Journey with Director of Professional Development, Dr. Edward Bunn: Explore strategies for building a thriving school culture through research and practical application.
-Student Leadership & Learning with SL&L Director, Emily Pigott: Create enriching experiences beyond the classroom and explore ways to maximize the impact of educators and develop student leaders.