Online attendees will have access to live talks, special online conversations, interactive sessions, reflection, and opportunities to connect with other participants.

Join for one session or spend the whole weekend with us. You can learn, ask questions, share ideas, and be part of the community without traveling to New York City.

Our online experience is designed to help you participate from wherever you are.

Online Event Details

Freedom Rising Conference • October 23–25, 2026

Online Schedule

For attendees joining through Whova • All times Eastern

108%
Format / Type
9:00–9:30 AMOnline WelcomeOnline InteractiveCiarra Jones, MTS; Rev. Natalie Perkins
9:30–10:00 AMWelcome and GroundingMain Stage / Hybrid—
10:00–10:45 AMHistory Matters: How Did We Get Here?Main Stage / HybridDr. Jemar Tisby
10:45–11:00 AMFilm and Self-Reflection: An Invitation to HealFilmDecolonizing Wealth Project
11:00 AM–12:00 PMWhite Christian Nationalism, Our Peculiar Economy, and the Dismantling of ‘Democracy’Main Stage / HybridRev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas; Rev. Dr. Edwin Aponte; Dr. Melissa Deckman; Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim
12:00–12:45 PMLunch / Online BreakBreak—
12:45–1:30 PMDeconstructing Hell and Punishment Theology as a Pathway to Political ChangeOnline InteractiveCiarra Jones, MTS; Brian Recker, MDiv
1:30–2:15 PMClass Matters: Can We Unbreak What Money Broke?Main Stage / HybridAbby Disney; Trevor Smith
2:15–2:30 PMMoney on the TableFilmOnline screening
2:30–3:15 PMMoney Matters: How Do We Decolonize Wealth and Finance Freedom?Main Stage / HybridEdgar Villanueva; Rev. Jason Garrett
3:15–3:45 PMMoney on the Table — The Cost of UsFilmOnline screening placement to be finalized
3:45–4:45 PMBusting Christian Nationalism and the Myth of a MeritocracyOnline InteractiveCiarra Jones; Brian Recker
5:00–5:45 PMThe Financial Future Is Female / Who Runs the World? Hot Takes from Black Financial ThinkersOnline InteractiveDr. Tanya Evans; Paris Woods; Elizabeth Ayoola of NerdWallet • Facilitated by DWP / Tricia Levesque
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Format / Type
9:00–9:15 AMGathering and GroundingMain Stage / Hybrid—
9:15–10:15 AMBuilding the Narrative: Re-shaping God TalkMain Stage / HybridCiarra Jones; Brian Recker; Genesis Be; Nick Laparra
10:15–10:30 AMOnline Welcome for Day TwoOnline InteractiveEdgar Villanueva; Rev. Natalie Perkins
10:30 AM–12:15 PMWho Shapes Our Spiritual Imagination? A Soul Story ExperienceMain Stage / HybridErica Simon Williams; Rev. Lucas Johnson; Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis; Alencia Johnson
12:15–12:30 PMOnline BreakBreak—
12:30–1:15 PMQuestioning Our Answers: How Curiosity Invites Us to Imagine a Liberated WorldOnline InteractiveCiarra Jones; Brian Recker
1:15–1:30 PMOnline BreakBreak—
1:30–2:15 PMWhen Our Stories All Matter…Main Stage / HybridTiq Milan; Casey Donahue; Bridgit Antoinette Evans
2:15–2:30 PMOnline BreakBreak—
2:30–3:15 PMArt Creating the WorldMain Stage / HybridKaliswa Brewster; Lucy Tiberghian; Ty Jones
3:15–3:30 PMOnline BreakBreak—
3:30–4:30 PMTheological Futurism — Imagining a Theological World That Frees Us AllOnline InteractiveRev. Natalie Perkins; moderated by Ciarra Jones
3:30–4:30 PMDream Space: Decolonizing Wealth ProjectMain Stage / HybridConcurrent option
4:30–4:45 PMOnline BreakBreak—
4:45–5:00 PMSetting the Table Before Dinner: What Have We Learned So Far?Main Stage / HybridOnline program closes at 5:00 PM
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Format / Type
9:00–9:15 AMGroundingMain Stage / Hybrid—
9:15–10:00 AMRevolutionary Spiritualities in Intergenerational Organizing, Hybrid Spaces, and the Public SquareMain Stage / HybridRev. Amanda Hambrick; Rev. Natalie Renee Perkins; Rev. Macky Alston
10:00–10:30 AMSpecial Guest KeynoteMain Stage / HybridSpeaker to be announced
10:30–11:30 AMBuilding Digital Communities for ChangeOnline InteractiveRev. Natalie Perkins; Ciarra Jones
10:30–11:30 AMEssential Strategies to Build Multiracial CommunitiesMain Stage / HybridRev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis; Rev. John Janka • Concurrent option; working title
11:45 AM–12:50 PMCelebrating Love and Liberation in WorshipMain Stage / Hybrid—
1:00–2:00 PMOnline Community Organization FairOnline InteractiveFormat being finalized
2:00–3:00 PMUbuntu and the Spiritual Practice of RevolutionMain Stage / HybridDr. Hussein Rashid; Dr. Simran Jeet Singh
3:00–3:15 PMOnline BreakBreak—
3:15–4:00 PMHealing Institutions; Repairing Our MovementsMain Stage / HybridLinda Sarsour; Rev. Mark Thompson; Gamal Palmer
4:00–4:15 PMOnline Reflection and HousekeepingOnline InteractiveCiarra Jones; Rev. Natalie Perkins
4:15–5:15 PMLiberating a Multiracial, Multifaith Movement to Heal Our NationMain Stage / HybridRev. Traci Blackmon; Shifra Broznick; Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
5:15 PMClosing RitualMain Stage / HybridRev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Church staff
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