Adult Education

Ladue Chapel’s Adult Education Program offers a vibrant and welcoming space for lifelong learning, spiritual growth, and community engagement. Classes meet on Sunday mornings before worship and are typically offered in four-week sessions. Organized into four tracks—Bible & Religion, Contemporary Issues, Arts & Literature, and Personal Growth—these courses provide opportunities to explore faith, culture, and life’s big questions with the guidance of experienced instructors and the fellowship of others.

What you'll Learn and Experience

Bible & Religion

Explore Scripture, Christian theology, and world religions through engaging courses led by scholars from local seminaries and universities. This track invites thoughtful reflection and dialogue on matters of faith and spirituality.

Contemporary Issues

Connect your faith to the world around you. Classes in this track examine timely topics—from local community concerns to national debates and global challenges like climate change—led by experts and practitioners in the field.

Arts & Literature

Celebrate creativity through courses that explore religious and secular works of art, film, literature, and music. Instructors from local arts organizations and schools bring rich cultural insight and spiritual depth.

Personal Growth

Deepen your understanding of yourself and your relationships through classes on health, wellness, parenting, aging, and more. Sessions are taught by trusted professionals from the medical, counseling, and consulting communities.

Upcoming Series
Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 9:15 AM

Biblical Archaeology of 4 New Testament Cities

Speaker: Dr. Michael Fuller

Location: Fireside Room

About the Speaker: 
Michael Fuller is a member of Ladue Chapel along with Neathery and Amira Fuller. His career in Biblical Archaeology began in 1978 and continues until today. He received a PhD degree from Washington University and taught full time for over 30 years at St. Louis Community College. Currently, he is a “Resident Historian” for Viking Cruise lines.
About the Presentation:
Explore the archaeological discoveries that illuminate life in the early Christian world. This course examines the architecture, artifacts, inscriptions, and cultural history of four major cities connected to the New Testament—Antioch, Ephesus, Dura Europos, and Caesarea Maritima. Through visual materials and recent excavation findings, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how these urban centers shaped the development of early Christianity and the world of the apostles.

Upcoming Series
Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 9:15 AM

Women and Equality in the New Testament

Speaker: Lance Jenott

Location: Leutwiler Room

About the Speaker
Lance Jenott (born 1980) studied History, Religion, and classical languages at the University of Washington, Seattle (BA 2002; MA 2005) and holds a PhD from Princeton University (2011) in the History of Religions with a specialization in ancient Christianity. From 2013-2015 Lance was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, and since 2017 has been a faculty member in the Department of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis.
About the Presentation
This course explores the diverse, even conflicting views on women’s equality in the New Testament, looking at the historical roots of a controversy that still divides Christians today. We start with the four Gospel accounts of what happened on Easter Sunday, and the important question of which disciples the risen Jesus first appeared to, both men and women. We then turn to our earliest evidence for ancient Christian communities, Paul’s letters, and discuss key passages such as Galatians 3:28 “there is neither male nor female” in Christ. Furthermore, what do Paul’s letters reveal about real women in his missionary organization, such as Priscilla, Phoebe, and Junia, and what roles they played? Finally, we will look at reactions to the roles women were playing in the early mission, exemplified in the first epistle to Timothy’s prescription “I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man.”