About Greystone
WHO WE ARE
Sunday faith in my Monday life? The meaning of man and woman, children and the elderly? The dignity and importance of everyday labor? The ethics of AI and other technologies? The meaning of the arc of life?
These are the pressing needs of our time, and business as usual is no longer working. The need for the present and next generations of the Church is for deeply rooted yet freshly relevant, regular training, cutting-edge research, and attentive mentorship in the theology of gender, family, and culture; vocation and craftsmanship; and the ethics of technology. This is Greystone. Greystone’s Mechanical Arts Program (MAP) exhibits our resolute and unique commitment to making old ways new for the glory of God and the good of his people.
OUR MISSION
Greystone Theological Institute (founded 2015) is an innovative and collaborative effort in theological and spiritual formation in the mode of confessional Reformed catholicity. Greystone is committed to serving the Church with clear theological direction and a well-founded joy in a time of great unrest and confusion over matters of bodily life and service. To that end, we mentor, teach, and research in all areas of the “theology of the body,” including gender/marriage/family, the beginning and end of life, and especially the ethics of technology and the nature and importance of various forms of vocational labor (the “mechanical arts”), recovering the best of the Christian and especially Reformed tradition, while pressing forward with advances in faithful thought and practice. Whether for Certificates or a la carte study, all our instruction and mentorship takes place within the communal rhythms of daily prayers, conversation, and feasting. Why? Because education and formation that lasts is more than data transfer. It requires convivial friendship and fraternity in a self-consciously liturgical, theological community. Join us or help us as we aim to serve as an incubator for the faithful and fruitful leaders of the Church and the world, and as we make these “old ways new” in service of long-term usefulness to the Lord of the Church and world.
PROBLEM
The conventional theological training and formation model is facing soaring costs for the institution and for prospective students
Educational standards continue to decline, and methods focus on content delivery without the church or mentorship
Theological advances in anthropology and pedagogy are rarely deployed
Growing, vibrant church bodies across the world lack substantial options for high-quality Reformed training
SOLUTION
Through collaborations with other institutions and a deliberately slim operational model, costs are a fraction of the norm
A rigorous, traditional curriculum includes on-site intensive sessions at GTI Central and mentorship in the local church
Innovative pedagogy reflects advances in theological formation such as daily prayers, craftsmanship, and deliberation
Key commitments to the global church include resourcing immediate needs and building long-term instructional sites
WHAT WE OFFER
Global Fellowship and Learning Communities
Central Site: Study/Mentorship Center with library and lecture facilities for year-round classes, seminars, and workshops
Greystone Fellowship & Learning Communities combine academic rigor, mentorship, worship, and fellowship worldwide, enabling students to receive high-quality training while remaining in their home church under the oversight of their church leaders
Certificates
Certificates in Mechanical Arts, Theological Studies, Christian Studies (Survey), and Gender & Family
Specialized Programs
Lydia Center for Women & Families: Resources and training for addressing ethics of gender, marriage, family, and ecclesiastical life
Mechanical Arts Program: Unique integration of theology, mentorship in wisdom, craftsmanship, and Christian formation
Confessional Programs: Rigorous education and spiritual formation for the three principal confessional Reformed traditions of Presbyterianism, Continental Reformed, and Reformed Anglicanism
Greystone Membership
Greystone Connect: Online access to an extensive and growing library of lectures, courses, and live and recorded events, and other resources
Texts & Studies Series: special studies and first-ever translations into English of historical works and new scholarship
Theological Research and Publication Research: outputs, training, and supervision in Reformed theology, tradition, and practice, plus collaborative research projects
Protestant Theological of the Body: annual conference and workshops