Grace Theological College
About Grace Theological College
Grace Theological College offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Education religious degrees in educational programs that prepare students for religious vocations as ministers, professionals, or laypersons in the categories of ministry, counseling, theology, education, administration, music, fine arts, media communications, or social work.
Are You Student That We Are Looking For?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
First and foremost you must have a faith-filled relationship with God.
ARE YOU MOTIVATED TO SERVE?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
' For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. '
ROMANS CHAPTER 12: 3-9
At Grace Theological College, you must be motivated to experience the fruitful spiritual growth brought forth by the Holy Spirit. We do not assign your ministry to you. We provide the teaching, training, education, and support you need as you discern your ministry specialization and create your path to ministry service.
DO YOU HAVE FAITH, COURAGE, AND RESILENCE?
IS GOD IS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN YOUR LIFE?
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
You will learn to rely upon God's strengths and your resilience while answering your call to ministry.
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
You will learn to work in concert with the call to ministry that you have received from the Holy Spirit.
CAN YOU COMMIT TO YOUR EDUCATION?
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
ARE YOU A GOOD PEER, FRIEND, AND COLLEAGUE?
You must be dedicated to your ministry education. Prepare to become a committed scholar. Here, you must expect to study and to serve God through service to God's creation. Working with our ordained Christian Spiritual Director, and our experienced and certified Interfaith Life Coach, you discern and create your individualized Social Justice ministry at Grace Theolological College.
ARE YOU A GOOD PEER, FRIEND, AND COLLEAGUE?
DO YOU WELCOME GOOD TROUBLE, NECESSARY TROUBLE?
ARE YOU A GOOD PEER, FRIEND, AND COLLEAGUE?
In your journey at Grace Theological College you will study, minister, and learn ways of living in diverse, globally-based, multi-faith, multi-denominational, multicultural, multiracial, multi-ethnic, multi-age, multi-economic, gender-affirming communities. Just as the early church was planted , nourished, and grew in many diverse communities, our faculty and students are also from many faiths, racial, ethnic, economic, and gender identifying communities. We are proudly progressive and we welcome diversity.
WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR IN YOU?
- Love and respect for God
- Love and respect for Humankind
- Love and respect for Nature
- Honesty, Integrity, Sound-Judgment, Courage, and Gratitude
- Maturity, Ethics, Civility, Kindness, and Compassion
- A Respectful and Joyful Welcome for Receptive Ecumenism
- A Joyful Acceptance for the Gifts of an Education in Ministry
- Respect for the Experience and Sacrifices of Our Teachers and Administrators
With which Faith are you associated?
Grace Theological College is ecumenical. We are welcoming and multi-faith. We honor the final discourse of Jesus - John 17: 21. Our diverse faculty are multinational, multifaith, multidenominational, multiage, multirace and welcoming of Interreligious dialogue.
DO YOU ACCEPT EVERY APPLICANT?
No, We Do Not.
- You must pass our two-step interview process. It is designed to bring out the best in the person who has chosen to answer his/her calling by the Holy Spirit to God's service. At Grace Theological College, we are faith-filled, educated, progressive, tough, affirming, and joyful servants in God's vineyard. We look forward to getting into Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble.
- You must embrace the importance of faith and courage as did St. Grace of Saragossa, St. Oscar Romero, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Rev. Anna Murray, Pastor John Lewis, Dr. Jon Wingaards, Archbishop Carl Bean, Sister Harriet Tubman, and St. Dorothy Day...
- Your life experiences must clearly demonstrate a love for God, intelligence, motivation, tenacity, courage, compassion, joy, self-respect, and self-discipline.
Applicants who do not have a degree may be admitted, however, will be required to take additional courses as determined.
DO YOU HAVE AN EXPERENCED FACULTY? Are They Theologians?
Yes, we do, and Yes, they are!!
You will have the guidance and support of our large, multicultural, multidenominational, and very experienced faculty. You can safely answer your call to ministry among committed, compassionate, highly educated teachers, role-models, and mentors.
Are You An Online Program?
We are a Hybrid College
We have a strong digital component so that wherever you are you may attend livestream lectures, talk with classmates, attend office hours with your professors, study in the seminary library, have long theological discussions over meals with your peers while in different states and countries, and much more.
At the same time we offer face-to-face teaching and training seminars in which our Liturgical Music seminarians learn to sing in private and public settings in their local communities, our Pastoral Ministry seminarians learn to serve in local congregational ministries, our Chaplain seminarians serve in local community settings, prisons, and healthcare facilites, and our Pastoral Counselors seminarians listen and guide individuals and families online with caring and compassion. All externships, internships, and training seminars are supervised
by experienced Faculty.
WHO SHOULD APPLY? THOSE WHO WISH TO SERVE IN GOD'S VINEYARD.
If you feel called to serve God and God's creation through Sacred Activism and Social Justice ministries, and are ready to enroll in an ecumenical seminary that is multidenominational, multicultural, multiracial, and welcoming, Grace Theological College may be for you.