Education Programs

Children’s Sunday School

St. Augustine’s provides Christian education for children during the school year. Classes meet in the beautiful new space at St. Augustine's Chapel at 10:45 a.m. Grab your children and make that short walk across campus for coffee, snacks, fellowship, and Sunday School. For more information, contact Susan Sluser at ssluser@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance to the wonderful folks who are working with our young people this year!

Adult Christian Education

Adults meet for Christian education on Sundays at 10:45 a.m.
The 2008-2009 adult series is packed with interesting topics led by amazing teachers. Make plans to attend!

Winter Adult Series (January - March 2009)

Stories of Moral Ambiguity - taught by Dr. A J Levine.
January 11: Adam and Eve [Genesis 1-3]
January 18: David and Bathsheba [2 Samuel 12]
January 25: The Parable of the Prodigal Son [Luke 15]
February 1: Jesus and the Canaanite Woman [Matthew 15]

Praying and Believing: Getting through the Creed Without Your Fingers Crossed - taught by Dr. John Thatamanil
In this series, we will take up the following questions: Can I be a faithful Christian if I cannot affirm what the creeds stipulate? What is the function of the creeds? Just what is a creed anyway? What is the relationship between the Nicene Creed and the rest of the liturgy? What questions and disputes gave rise to the creeds in the first place? If I cannot affirm the creeds, am I heretic? Might I be burned at the stake? We will explore these questions by a careful consideration of the Nicene Creed which is a part of our weekly liturgy.
February 8: Maker of Heaven and Earth
February 15: Of One Being With the Father
February 22: Born of the Virgin Mary
March 1 and 8 - no Sunday School (spring break)
March 15: The Lord and Giver of Life
March 22: The Church: One, Holy, and Apostolic
March 29: Resurrection of the Dead and the Life of the World to Come

Spring Adult Series (April - May 2009)

April 5 - Palm Sunday (no Sunday School)
April 12 - Easter Sunday (no Sunday School)
April 19 - Kathleen Williams, Executive Director of Tennessee Parks
and Greenways to speak to us at Sunday school.
May 10 - Beginning of Summer break.

Fall Adult Series (September - December 2008)

Islam: An Introduction - taught by Dr. Ed Farley.
Four sessions of this series were recorded so that folks who were unable to attend may still participate and learn from this great teacher. Here is Dr. Farley's outline with suggested readings.
September 7 - Muhammad and the Origins of Islam
September 14 - The Early History of Islam: The Islamic Conquests
September 21 - The Later History of Islam: Encounter with the West
September 28 - The Qu'ran
October 12 - Muslim Beliefs and Practices: the Law (the Sharia), Worship
October 19 - Islamism and Islamic Fundamentalism

Find Your Way Home, the most recent book published by Becca Stevens and the women of Magdalene. This class will be led by Becca and several women of Magdalene, giving all of us the opportunity to discuss the 24 rules for community living. All classes will meet in the A frame (November 2, 9, 16, 23).
October 26 - History of Magdalene
November 2 - Bev and Katrina
November 9 - Peggy, Ali, Jordan, Marlei, Gwen
November 16 - Melissa, Mark, Amanda, Grace
November 23 - Lisa, Tonya, Carolyn, Katie, Luisa
December 21 - Christmas play at the A-frame.

Education for Ministry

Education for Ministry – or EFM – is a program of theological education-at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South. Students sign up one year at a time for this four-year program. It covers the basics of a theological education in the Old and New Testaments, church history, liturgy, and theology.

St. Augustine’s EFM group meets once a week (except summer) under the guidance of a trained mentor. For more information, contact Barbara Ball at benewman@bellsouth.net.

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