Music throughout the event is provided by Ken Medema & Solveig Leithaug
The Wright Prayer Tower is open 24 hours a day for quiet time, reflection, prayer, and candle lighting.
The Wright Prayer Tower is open 24 hours a day for quiet time, reflection, prayer, and candle lighting.
Friday January 23, 2026
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pre-Conference Registration
Strickland Auditorium
After 2:00 pm
Registration
Available in the Bookstore (Strickland Lobby)
Conference Sessions
All main sessions are held in Strickland Auditorium
2:00 pm
Welcome
Diana Butler Bass & Brian McLaren
2:30 pm
Session 1 - How Am I Coping with Fear in Anxious Times
Diana Butler Bass
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Session 2 - How Am I Coping with Anger and Grief in Anxious Times
Brian McLaren
5:15 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm
Session 3
Rabbi Or Rose
8:30 pm
Good Night
Saturday January 24, 2026
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
7:00 am
Morning Yoga
Belinda Lennon
NALLS
8:30 am
Morning Meditation & Reflection
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
9:00 am
Session 4
Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Session 5
Jemar Tisby
12:30 pm
Lunch
2:30 pm
Speaker Conversation
Diana Butler Bass · Brian McLaren · Rabbi Or Rose · Rev. Dr. Jennifer Harvey · Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer · Jemar Tisby
3:30 pm
Free Time & Book Signing
Strickland Auditorium
5:30 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm
An Evening of Poetry & Music
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer & Ken Medema
8:30 pm
Good Night
Sunday January 25, 2026
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
7:00 am
Morning Yoga
Belinda Lennon
NALLS
8:30 am
Final Thoughts
Diana Butler Bass & Brian McLaren
9:30 am
Break
10:00 am
Final Celebration
Jemar Tisby, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Diana Butler Bass & Brian McLaren
11:30 am
Lunch
12:30 pm
Conference Concludes. See You Next Year!
Register Now for Southern Lights '27 and Save 15%
We're delighted to invite you back to St. Simons Island for Southern Lights 2027, taking place January 22–24, 2027, again at Epworth by the Sea.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Kristin Kobes DuMez, Carlos Rodriguez and Mark Miller
Kristin Kobes DuMez, Carlos Rodriguez and Mark Miller
CONFIRMED MUSIC: Ken Medema and Mark Miller
As a heartfelt thank-you to our registrants, enjoy an exclusive 15% early-registration discount when you register before February 5, 2026.
Register now at: southernlightsconference2027.eventbrite.com