What if the key to awakening your soul isn’t doing more—but doing less?

In this session, pastor, musician, and spiritual guide Kirk Byron Jones invites us to reimagine the shape of a meaningful life. Drawing on the liberatory rhythms of jazz and the quiet wisdom of rest, Kirk challenges the drive to hustle and perform—even in spiritual spaces. Instead, he offers a vision of soulful presence rooted in stillness, radical receptivity, and deep listening. 

Whether reflecting on the “C Movement” of contemplation and creativity, or exploring how imagination becomes a path to healing, Kirk’s insights call us back to what is most genuine, alive, and sacred within us. A session for anyone longing to move from burnout to belonging.

Speaker bio: 

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the second son to the late Frederick and Ora Mae Jones, Kirk Byron Jones is a graduate of Loyola University and Andover Newton Theological School, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Drew University.

Dr. Jones began preaching at age 12, and has served as a pastor for over thirty years. He was the founding minister of Beacon Light Baptist Church in New Orleans, and Senior Minister at Calvary Baptist Church, Chester, PA; Ebenezer Baptist Church, Boston, MA; the First Baptist Churches of Randolph and Tewksbury MA; and Senior Pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Lynn, Massachusetts. Throughout his pastoral ministry, Rev. Jones has served on various religious and civic committees at the local and national level.