Adult education takes place in four distinctive ways:

• In the sermons at every service, where the preacher seeks to understand the words of scripture as they speak to God's people in today's world

• In Sunday adult classes which meet from 9:15 to 10:00 from September to May (except when there is a single, combined service)

• In our Education for Ministry (EFM) class--a nearly seminary-level, four-year program offered in conjunction with the University of the South at Sewanee, through which participants study scripture, church history, and theology

• In Monday evening classes, whose topics change seasonally--often they are Bible studies, other times they may address church history, ethics, or other issues

Sunday Adult Classes in Fall 2008: All classes meet from 9:15 to 10:00; location depends on number of participants and nature of class.

Beginning September 14:  Lectionary Bible Study.  A chance to engage with the sometimes challenging, sometims reassuring words of Scripture, in company with fellow-Christians.

Beginning November 9:  Theology and the Environment, led by the Rev. Martha Kirkpatrick:  A three part series.

Advent, beginning November 30: The Nativity in Scripture and in Art, led by the Rev. John Beaven:  A study of the Nativity, using the words of Scripture together with images created by artists from many eras and many cultures.

Coming up in 2009:  Series on the Church and mental illness, on the nature of divine grace, on the ministry of healing....