Ross Acheson grew up in Ann Arbor and graduated with honors from Calvin College in May 2009, with a major in International Development Studies and minors in Religion and Greek. Acheson has a strong interest in Christianity in Africa. During his time at Calvin, he participated in an interim course in Kenya that focused on Christian leadership and development, and also spent a semester in Ghana studying politics and culture and researching about the Charismatic Renewal movement in the Catholic Church there.
