Hannah Brencher is a writer, TED speaker, and social entrepreneur. She is the author of four books, including her latest, The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. Hannah is also the founder of The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending handwritten letters of encouragement to people in need.

Recognized by the White House as one of the “Women Working to Do Good,” Hannah’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah, Glamour, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, and more. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Lane, and their daughter, Novalee.

Discover more about Hannah and her books athannahbrencher.com.

We love when Elizabeth Pehrson comes to speak! She is full of wisdom, humor, and practical parenting tips!

Elizabeth is a speaker, podcaster and founder of The Exchange. She is the wife of David (who she affectionately deems THE MOST patient man on the planet), as well as the mother of EIGHT children – four boys and four girls. Maxton, Jack and Mary Madden are recent college graduates. Josh, Libby and Walker are currently in college. And Witt and Finley are in high school. She has two BIG golden retrievers (Huck and Henry) and she's involved in several volunteer positions in the community.

Jay and Taylor Wise have been married for 26 years. They were both born and raised in Atlanta, GA and were high school sweethearts. Upon graduation from college, they married and Jay served as a Naval officer from 1999- 2005. After his military service, Jay attended Emory University receiving an MBA in Finance, while Taylor attended Reformed Theological Seminary and received a Master's degree in Theology. Jay has spent his post-military career in corporate finance, working for The Home Depot, Nike, and Chick-fil-A. Before becoming a stay at home mom, Taylor previously worked for YoungLIfe and currently serves as the YoungLife Coweta committee chair. They have three daughters - Lilla, age 19, who attends Samford University. Bette, age 15, and Bonnie, age 11, both of whom attend Trinity Christian School. They attend Passion City Church at Trilith.

Shugie Collingsworth is a native of Newnan, Georgia, but has spent her adult life all over the South, serving in various ministry capacities. She has a unique ability to blend life stories with biblical truth and her distinctive flavor of straight-talk Southern humor. With a speaking and teaching career spanning three decades, she has spoken to thousands on marriage, parenting and women’s issues. She is mother to two sons and one daughter and grandmother to 6. She and her husband, JB, lead marriage seminars and retreats that impact couples around the world.

Jo Watson is from London England. She has been married to Dan for 16 years and together they have four beautiful children, Bella, Jude, River, and Ellis. For over 10 years they were part of pastoring and leading a large church across the UK. In 2022 they relocated to Atlanta and in August 2023 they stepped in as lead location pastors of Passion City Church at Trilith. Jo is a qualified social worker and has poured her life into helping others, specifically women and children grow and develop in their life and relationship with God. Jo is an authentic leader that carries the compassion of Jesus wherever she goes.

We were so blessed to get to hear from one of our leaders, Liz Mott, today. She has been a leader for 2 years and before that, a Mom2Mom participant for 4 years. Liz shares her story of her family's journey through adoption and how God's faithfulness was ever-present, even in the waiting.

Lauren Mitchell is an author and teacher who spends most of her time chasing her three children and the rest of it chasing the heart of God. She has a passion for prayer and sharing her own struggles to help others learn about God's steadfast love for us. She desires for her writing and speaking to make others yearn for a closer walk with God.

Lauren loves talking to people about Jesus, whether they are large groups of women or just a small group on her front porch over a really good cup of coffee. She also enjoys cooking, reading, boating, four-wheeling, hiking, and driving her jeep with the top off and the wind blowing.

Kelly Newcom is the author of Managing Media Creating Character book and study guide and the founder of Brave Parenting. Kelly has a pharmacy degree from Purdue University and a Master's degree in Biblical Studies and Theology from The Master’s University. Kelly’s parenting and media expertise has led her to speaking events and conferences across the country advocating for a biblical approach to media and technology.

Kelly and her husband Ryan have been married for twenty-four years and have seven foster-adopted children, ages 18 to 28, and two granddaughters with one grandson on the way.