Nicholas Grier
Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care & Counseling
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Nicholas Grier’s writing, speaking, counseling, and community leadership privileges the experiences of marginalized and oppressed people in society. He is an Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Spiritual Care, & Counseling at Claremont School of Theology, Adjunct Professor of Law at Willamette University School of Law, and Founder and CEO of Coloring Mental Health Collective, LLC. Dr. Grier is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and committed to clinical work, nurturing justice-oriented clinicians, and community organizing that positions, equips, and inspires communities to nurture healthy people.
Grier is author of the book Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men: Hope to Keep Going and numerous other publications.
Grier enjoys nurturing communities of care to promote human flourishing. He works to engage faith communities, clinical counseling practice, academic institutions, organizations, and the public on issues related to justice, liberating faith, community organizing, and well-being. As a professor, Grier works to inspire leaders with tools to nurture care, justice, and collective well-being in society. Grier is an ordained Baptist minister in the Progressive National Baptist Convention tradition and served as Associate Pastor for Pastoral Care at Second Baptist Church, Evanston, IL and Associate Staff Minister at Third Baptist Church of Chicago.
Grier is also an accomplished pianist, writing and performing music to cultivate communal well-being in society.
Nicholas Grier earned a Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on the campus of Northwestern University, and a certificate in psychotherapy from The Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago.
Contact
Email: ngrier@cst.edu
Education
Bachelor of Music, Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University
MDiv, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Certification in Psychotherapy, Center for Religion and Psychotherapy at Chicago
PhD, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Publications
Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men: Hope to Keep Going (Lexington Books, 2019)
Service
Founder and Managing Director, Coloring Mental Health Collective, LLC.
Counselor, The Clinebell Institute
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), state of Illinois.
CST is committed to nurturing and inspiring students to think deeply about the world as it is, question anything that causes suffering, and create the world as it should be--a world full of justice, compassion, peace, and belonging.
