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MidWinter Lectures

Established in 1945, MidWinters is an annual lecture series, worship festival, and homecoming celebration. Each year, we gather to engage with luminaries in the fields of theology, the Bible, and other aspects of the Christian experience and to enjoy the camaraderie of fellow learners, old and new.

While our lectures and worship will be live-streamed, the in-person experience—with lectures, Q&As, conversations, worship, and fun and relaxing social times—has been crafted to offer a lively and engaging connection with the lecturers and other participants. Make your plans now to join us in January!

Save the Date: 2027 MidWinter Lectures - January 25 - 27!

Thank you for joining us for the 2026 MidWinter Lectures!

Mark your calendars for another can't miss MidWinters in 2027, featuring Shane Claiborne, Christine Roy Yoder, and Rita Nakashima Brock as our respective lecturers! 

Stay tuned for the 2026 recordings and more information on the 2027 program to come!

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Relive the MidWinter Memories with Digital Collections!

The Digital Collections at Austin Seminary provide access to recorded MidWinter Lectures, faculty sermons, and webinars, alongside digital exhibits and selected digitized materials from the Archives at Austin Seminary. 

Austin Seminary has recordings of MidWinter lectures going back to 1960, originally captured by reel-to-reel recording equipment in the chapel!

Click to View the Digital Collections

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A woman speaks at a pulpit in a church, with blurred figures of congregants in the foreground and wooden pews and a cross in the background.
A man with a goatee in a striped shirt places a colorful sticky note on a map of the United States, which is covered in many other notes.
Two smiling women, one holding a yellow mug, stand in front of an orange wall with a potted plant.
In the foreground, one man kisses another on the cheek while wearing a scarf, and in the background, other people are visible in a room with doors and windows.
Two smiling men in the foreground hold coffee cups, while in the background, other people and a map are visible.
A man with glasses and a plaid shirt blows bubbles towards a smiling woman in the foreground, while a person stands behind a table in the blurred background.
A man wearing a %22Team Calvin 63%22 shirt and a kilt writes %22Kermit%22 on a white wall covered in colorful signatures, with a table of markers in the foreground.
A smiling woman and man stand in the foreground holding drinks, while the background shows a dimly lit event space with tables and arched windows.
In the foreground, three people are engaged in conversation, while in the background, a crowd mingles at an event.
In the foreground, three men are engaged in conversation, while in the background, a group of people are gathered, with one woman holding up a phone.
A woman in a dark t-shirt with %22O Stitt!%22 on the back writes on a white wall covered in colorful messages and drawings.
A white wall is covered in colorful handwritten messages and drawings, with a blue sign and some numbers visible on the right side of the background.
Two people in the foreground are smiling and talking, while others mingle in the background of a dimly lit room.
Five smiling people stand together in the foreground, with a blurred background of a gathering.
Four people stand in the foreground holding coffee cups, with cars and a large stone building in the background.
A man in a suit stands at a wooden podium in front of a stone wall.
A woman with blonde hair and glasses signs a book at a table with a name tag, while a man with a beard and a lanyard holds a drink and looks at her, with a poster and tables covered in blue tablecloths in the background.
A group of people are seated around a round table set for a meal, with a banner in the background.
A group of people are seated at a round table with food and drinks, while others mingle in the background of a banquet hall.
Three smiling people are seated at a round table set for a meal in the foreground, while a blurred background shows other attendees and a hallway.
A man stands at a podium in front of a banner for Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, gesturing with his right hand.
A young man holds a large ceremonial check in front of a podium with two people standing behind it, all against a backdrop of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo.
Two men in the foreground hold a large ceremonial check, while a third man stands behind them clapping, all in front of a backdrop with the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo.
A man and woman embrace in the foreground while an audience applauds in the blurred background of a conference room.
Graffiti covers a white wall, with names and symbols like a peace sign and a heart in the foreground, and more scribbled messages in the background.
Three people pose for a photo in front of a table and a poster in a brightly lit indoor space.
A smiling woman stands at a podium in front of a backdrop featuring the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo.
In the foreground, three people are seated at a round table with food and drinks, while in the background, a larger group of people are gathered in a room with tables and chairs.
A man in a suit speaks from behind a podium with the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo, in front of a backdrop with the same logo repeated.
A man in a suit gestures enthusiastically while speaking at a podium in front of a backdrop with the %22Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary%22 logo.
A woman in a coral jacket speaks at a wooden podium adorned with a colorful tapestry, while a stone wall and a microphone stand are visible in the background.
A man in a suit gestures enthusiastically at a podium in front of a backdrop with the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo, while an audience sits at tables in the foreground.
A smiling woman in a tweed jacket holds up a library card in the foreground, with a blurred background featuring a banner for Austin Theological Seminary.
A woman with glasses smiles as she writes %22I love this place Carol Howard Merritt%22 in red marker on a textured white wall, with a blurred background of an indoor space.
Two smiling women pose in the foreground, while a blurred background reveals a gathering of people and a table with items.
A woman smiles holding a pink flamingo cutout in front of a white backdrop with the %22Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary%22 logo repeated.
Four women pose with cutout faces and speech bubbles in front of a backdrop with %22Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary%22 printed repeatedly.
Two women in the foreground are engaged in conversation, while a blurred background suggests an indoor gathering.
A group of smiling people pose for a photo in front of a backdrop with %22Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary%22 repeated on it, holding up cutout faces and lollipops.
A woman with glasses and dark curly hair in the foreground is interacting with a man in a Hawaiian shirt, while a blurred background shows other people and booths at an event.
Two smiling women in the foreground wear lanyards and casual clothing, while the background is blurred with hints of other people and a bright, indoor setting.
A woman in a green coat and blue scarf raises a glass in a toast, while a man in a floral scarf and another in a white shirt with a bow tie smile in the background, near wooden doors.
A smiling older woman and man are seated at a table with a sign in the foreground, while bookshelves filled with books are visible in the blurred background.
Three people in the foreground are engaged in conversation, holding drinks and snacks, while a blurred background suggests a conference or event setting.
Two women are talking in the foreground, while a blurred crowd mingles in the background.
Two men in lanyards converse in the foreground, with a blurred orange wall and doorway in the background.
A smiling person holds a cutout of a man's face in front of a backdrop with the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo.
A man in a suit laughs while holding a drink in the foreground, with another man and blurred figures in the background.
A smiling man and woman in the foreground hold champagne flutes, while a blurred background shows other attendees at an event.
A man in a suit presents an award to a younger man in a sweater, with a backdrop of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary logo and a potted plant.
A smiling woman in a purple shawl talks to a blonde-haired person in a black jacket, with blurred figures in the background.
A man in a suit speaks at a podium in front of a banner, with an audience blurred in the foreground.
A man in a suit hugs another person holding a dark folder in the foreground, while a blurred audience and greenery are visible in the background.
A smiling man with glasses and a plaid shirt is in the foreground, while a blurred crowd is in the background.
Two men, one in a grey suit and the other in a blue blazer over a t-shirt, stand in front of a blurred background of doors and bookshelves.
A woman with red hair and a striped shirt holds an orange tumbler while talking to a man in a red jacket and backpack, with blurred figures and a doorway in the background.
A clergyman stands at a wooden pulpit in the foreground, addressing a blurred congregation in the background of a church.
A woman speaks from a decorated pulpit in a church with an audience blurred in the foreground and wooden paneling in the background.
A man in a plaid shirt talks to another man in a plaid shirt, with balloons in the blurred background.
A man with a beard and a plaid shirt talks to a woman in a black jacket, both holding cups, with a blurred background of a building interior.
A man with a wide smile in a green shirt is talking to someone whose back is to the camera, with a blurred background of a hallway.
A man in a red cap and green hoodie smiles at a woman with gray hair in a yellow sweater, with a blurred hallway in the background.
Two smiling women in the foreground are seated at a table with a %22Reserved%22 sign, while blurred figures and a patterned wall are visible in the background.
Two smiling women with glasses, one in a brown cardigan and scarf and the other in a blue sweater, pose in front of a blurred indoor background.
In the foreground, several brochures with an image of a building are stacked, while in the background, a framed library card and a set of wooden stamps are displayed on a table.
A bagpiper in a kilt stands to the left of a church entrance where a group of people are walking inside.
A man in a suit speaks at a podium on a stage with hard hats in the foreground, while a group of people sit behind him and a building is visible through large windows in the background.
A man speaks at a podium on a stage in front of seated dignitaries, while a row of shovels lies in the foreground on a patch of grass.
A group of people in formal attire sit on a stage in front of a speaker at a podium, with a row of white hard hats in the foreground and large windows in the background.
A group of people in hard hats dig a ceremonial trench in the foreground, with a building interior and arched windows visible in the background.
A group of people in hard hats ceremonially break ground on a grassy area in front of a building with large windows.
A man in a suit and bowtie holds up a bagged tie in a brightly lit hallway with wooden cabinets in the background.
Three smiling people in the foreground raise glasses for a toast, with a brick floor and plants behind them.