Term Dates

Fall 2025: Sept 11th - Nov 20th

Winter 2026: Jan 8th - March 24th

Arts retreat 2026: March 27th-29th

Summer 2026: Branch Sabbatical*

*We will not be open for guest for the Summer 2026 term, but feel free to book for the upcoming Fall or Winter Term -

Fall 2026: Sept 10th - Nov 19th

Winter 2027: Jan 7th-March 18th

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Lectures begin at 7:30 pm and are held at L’Abri Fellowship

49 Lynbrook Road, Southborough, MA 01772

Join us for tea and treats at 7:15pm

To listen to any past lectures, please visit our podcast or the L’Abri Ideas Library

  • Sept 19

    Psalm 131: A Song for the Anxious and Exhausted

    Joshua Chestnut

    Sept 26

    "The Word of Your Soul's Health": William Tyndale and the Bible in English

    Esther Dalton

    Oct 3

    The Hard Problem of Consciousness, Part II: The Gift of ‘What it is Like’ to be You

    Ben Keyes

    Oct 10 

    Are We 'Whittling Away' Character in our Society?

    Dick Keyes

    *Theme weekend:  (more details are coming)

    The Glory and Challenge of Ordinary Humanness

    Oct 17 - Being Human as an Act of Resistance

    Ben Keyes

    Oct 18

    Morning session: The Dignity of Dependence

    Need, Receive, Follow: Verbs for Being Human

    Esther Dalton

    Lovely, Finite, Connected: Adjectives for Being Human

    Joshua Chestnut

    Afternoon session: Opportunities to Practice Humanness 

    Oct 24

    Stones, Onions and ODES (3): Inspiration for the Hard Work of Being Human

    Sarah Chestnut

    Oct 31

    The S Word: A Lexicon of Sin

    Esther Dalton

    Nov  7

    “For every wound that Arda has suffered”: Wisdom and Lament in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth

    Matthew Dickerson

    Nov 14

    Growing in Empathy Through Reading Fiction

    Eric Johns

    *Theme Weekend details

    • If you would like to join us for the day on Saturday, please email us your reservation to southborough@labri.org the Thursday before. The seminar is free, although there is a suggested donation of $10.00 to offset the cost of lunch on Saturday.

    • The Saturday portion of the seminar is given in conjunction with our lecture on Friday evening, however, attendance both days is not required.

    • Limited overnight accommodations may be available at L'Abri. Please email southborough@labri.org if you would like to add your name to the waiting list for overnight accommodations, and you will be notified if/when space becomes available.

    • May 30th - Go Slow and Repair Things: Reading Paul's Letter to the Ephesians in Dark Days

      • Given by Joshua Chestnut

    • June 6th - A Beginner’s Guide to the Hard Problem of Consciousness

      • Given by Ben Keyes

    • June 13th - Relatable Heroism: The Power of Literary Weaklings

      • Given by Emily Fellows

    June 20th & 21st Theme Weekend - A Hall of Portraits: Imitating Christ Through Imitating the Saints

    • Friday, June 20th - Heroes, New and Used

      • Given by Dick Keyes

    • Saturday AM - "Often a Skylark Comes and Sings": The Spiritual Formation of Corrie ten Boom

      • Given By Marta Crilly

    • Saturday, PM - Two Portraits -

    • “Pray for those who persecute you”: The life of civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer

      • Given by Ben Keyes

    • There Are Many Ways to Say I Love You: Jesus and Mr. Rogers on the Power of Gentleness

      • Given by Joshua Chestnut

    • June 27th - The Incarnation as Interruption

      • Given by Ben Keyes

    • July 4 (holiday) - No lecture this week

    • July 11th - How to Be a Guest

      • Given by Esther Dalton

    • July 18th - The Promise of Zion in Isaiah: God's vision for the Nations

      • Given by Dr. Tom Petter

  • Jan 17

    Now Thank We All Our God: Singing Hymns from the 30 Years War

    Esther Dalton

    Jan 24

    What is the Abraham sacrificing Isaac story doing in the Bible?

    Dick Keyes

    Theme Weekend: Our Fractured relationship with Time*

    Jan 31  

    Becoming Friends with Time

    Joshua Chestnut

    Feb 1

    A.M. Why is it so hard to wait well (and so easy to wait badly)?

    Ben Keyes

    P.M. Panel Discussion coordinated by Sarah Chestnut

    Feb 7

    Coping with Anxiety: Mindfulness, Eastern Meditation and Biblical Wisdom

    Mardi Keyes

    Feb 14

    Stones, Onions and Odes: Inspiration for the Hard Work of Being Human (Part 2)

    Sarah Chestnut

    Feb 21 - THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS -

    For those of you who are interested in the 'problem of consciousness,' Ben will give this lecture at a later date!

    Feb 28

    Listen to Your Lust: Engaging your story to heal from porn use

    Jeff Banks

    March 7

    Nurturing A Capacious Heart: Why Everyone Should Read Kate DiCamillo

    Joshua Chestnut

    Theme Weekend- Mental Health and the Life of Faith*

    March 14 

    Stewarding Our Day-to-Day Mental Health

    Joshua and Sarah Chestnut

    March 15

    A.M. lecture TBA

    Dr. Brandon Unruh

    P.M. lecture TBA

    Dr. Brandon Unruh

    *Theme Weekend details

    • If you would like to join us for the day on Saturday, please email us your reservation to southborough@labri.org the Thursday before. The seminar is free, although there is a suggested donation of $10.00 to offset the cost of lunch on Saturday.

    • The Saturday portion of the seminar is given in conjunction with our lecture on Friday evening, however, attendance both days is not required.

    • Limited overnight accommodations may be available at L'Abri. Please email southborough@labri.org if you would like to add your name to the waiting list for overnight accommodations, and you will be notified if/when space becomes available.

Find all of Southborough L’Abri’s lectures here.