The Theopolis Institute encourages reformation in the church by forming leaders through deep immersion in the Christian Scriptures and vibrant worship and Psalm-singing. Bible-saturated, Eucharistic churches are furnished by the Spirit to carry out the world-transformation mission of Jesus. 

Based in Birmingham, Alabama, the Theopolis Institute was founded in 2012 by Dr. Peter Leithart and Rev. James Jordan. The Institute offers a vision that it believes can and should shape the churches of the future — a thoroughly sacramental and Trinitarian theology and church practice, solidly rooted in Scripture, combined with unreserved catholicity that draws from all traditions of the church. The Theopolis Institute accomplishes this aim principally by providing affordable, graduate-level leadership training courses, focusing on biblical and liturgical theology. Church leaders of the future are equipped through lectures that address the key cultural issues of our time and the annual Nevin Lecture series, in video and audio resources, and by advancing theological scholarship in essays on the Institute’s website and newsletter.

The Work of the People: The 2026 Theopolitan Ministry Conference

On July 13–14, 2026, the Theopolis Institute will host its annual conference in Birmingham, Alabama. This year’s Theopolitan Ministry Conference gets back to the biblical, liturgical, and vocational basics regarding work. From the conference webpage: “God created man for labor, to fill, till, subdue, and rule the earth. This is the work of the people. God created man for worship, to receive His gifts at His table, and to offer a sacrifice of praise, thanks, and common prayer . . .

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Festivity and the goodness of Creation

September 4, 2024

Drawing on Josef Pieper’s ideas, Ken Myers explains why the spirit of festivity is the spirit of worship, and that “entertainment” is ultimately an artificial, contrived, and empty effort to achieve festivity. (25 minutes)

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