Adult Education at Ladue Chapel

Please join us as we kick-off our program year with this exciting lineup of outstanding guest speakers!

Family Matters - We discuss issues that matter to families. (Mellow Library)

• September 9: Learn about the different programs provided by Ladue Chapel for young and school aged children.

• September 16: Coffee with Castro

Leader:  Anthony Castro, a frequent Family Matters guest, is a well-known family psychologist who treats young children, adolescents, adults, and couples. He has taught psychology on the graduate level.

• September 23:  Advocating For Your Child Without Interfering   As parents it is natural to want to help and support our children, yet we may be denying them the ability to advocate for themselves. Learning how to really listen to our children will help parents and children navigate the world.  

• September 30: Empathy and Respect: The Core of the Parent/Child Relationship   Learning how to have healthy empathy for our children will allow them to process their feelings and make good decisions. Respecting a child's thoughts, ideas and opinions is not the same as letting them be in charge.  Children need to feel respected before they can truly respect others.  

Leader: Peggy Fiala is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master’s Degree in School Counseling from the University of Missouri–St. Louis.  She is a graduate of The St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute’s two-year Child Development Program, and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Missouri–Columbia.

Great Psalms of the Bible  (Leutwiler Room)

The class will consider Psalm 1 as the introduction to the Psalter, along with discussion to the major “voices” in the Psalter: Praise  - Psalms 8, 103, 148; Prayer - Psalms 13, 63, 139; Assurance - Psalms 23 & 73.  Special attention will be given to how the Psalms speak to us today.  

Leader: Clint McCann, Evangelical Professor of Biblical Interpretation - Eden Seminary.  He is the author of numerous essays and several books, including the Psalms commentary in The New Interpreter’s Bible (vol. 4, 1996); A Theological Introduction to the Book of Psalms: The Psalms as Torah (1993); Preaching the Psalms (2002); Great Psalms of the Bible (2009); and Psalms: Immersion Bible Studies (2011).

Lectionary Learners - Perspectives on Sunday Scripture Readings (Fellowship Hall-South) 

This class focuses on weekly scripture readings from the Lectionary Guide with discussion and reflection to stimulate the heart and mind. We study one week ahead of the Lectionary Guide.  Lectionary Learners provides an opportunity for scripture reading, study and discussion, and adds to the worship experience.   Come join us! 

Various Discussion Leaders; Facilitator: Greta Talen, member of Ladue Chapel.

Through the Centuries: Art Inspired by Biblical Narrative (Gulick Room)

Through the centuries, the Bible has been an enduring inspiration for artists of the Western tradition.  Artists have created extraordinary masterpieces, each reflecting their time and leaving behind a legacy of Biblical narrative scenes.  This 4-part series will consider how well-known artists from the Medieval to Baroque periods depicted the Bible in their work. 

• September 9: Medieval Manuscript Illumination and Painting
• September 16: Early Renaissance Masters
• September 23: Michelangelo and the High Renaissance: Sculpture and Painting
• September 30: Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Baroque Painting

Leader: Betsy Solomon, MA, Art Historian and Outreach Program Consultant, Shepherd’s Center of Webster-Kirkwood.  Betsy’s enthusiasm for teaching has inspired an appreciation of art history among students of all ages for the past 22 years.  Her teaching affiliations include St. Louis Community College-Meramec Campus, St. Louis Regional OASIS, the Shepherd’s Center of Webster-Kirkwood, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Jewish Community Center, and the Greater St. Louis Girl Scout Council. 

U.S. Health Care based on the Supreme Court Rulings (Fireside Room)

• September 9: What Health Care Reform Means to the Patients, the States and the Nation - A brief review of the main features of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the impact of the Supreme Court decisions; Anticipated impact on prices, expenditures and quality of health and health care (value).

• September 16: The Future of Health Care Reform - Major drawbacks and limitations of ACA; Likely future of reform and possible alternatives

Leader: William Peck, MD, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor, directs the Center for Health Policy at Washington University.  Dr. Peck serves on the boards of TIAA-CREF Trust Company, Allied Health Care Products, Centene Corporation’s Health Policy Advisory Council (Founding Chair), and the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association.

• September 23 our speaker is Robert Fruend, CEO, St. Louis Regional Health Commission.

• September 30 our speaker is Richard Liekweg, Group President, BJC HealthCare; President, Barnes-Jewish Hospital & West County Hospital.