Hello Sower,

It is with deep disappointment and devastation that I share the news that, unfortunately, I have to cancel/pause this year's Sowers Summit. This decision did not come lightly, and I wish I didn’t have to, but after praying, talking with several trusted friends, and seeking God’s answer in this hard season of life, I’ve come to the answer that he would rather me 'be' whole than broken while continuing to 'do' for him. Especially in something that is highly time-consuming, costs me a lot spiritually and financially, and something that I don’t have the emotional and mental capacity for right now/this year.

Here are the 5 reasons Sowers Summit 2026 is not happening:

• I’m struggling with some mental health challenges and need to care for my mind, body, and heart. And since Sowers Summit’s mission is to help the body of Christ be more than hearers of God’s word but actual sowers (doers) of it I want to live by example by taking rest, obedience, and the greatest commandment seriously. Loving our neighbors well means we love ourselves too and first and if I’m not doing that well, I’m not sowing the word of God well. I need to take care of myself and that means I have to say ‘no’ to some things in some seasons and this season that meant Sowers Summit. This has been an ongoing thing God has been inviting me to for years, to say ‘no’ to more and more things, to truly care for my well-being as I serve in so many ways and in so many capacities.

• Sowers Summit is incredibly costly because, well, NYC. Everything here is costly, and we are a small ministry that isn’t externally or consistently funded, so Sowers Summit is usually self-funded. I’m the one each year that reaches out to ministries to be sponsors and although I’m so grateful for the ministries who have said yes each year, we have always fallen short of what has been needed and I have personally invested in Sowers Summit from our own personal money and I just can’t do that this year as it’s taken a toll on us for the past 3 years to do that.

• A lot of hard things are happening in my family that require a lot of my attention, mental capacity, and emotional capacity, and I just need to be present for it. And some may even think it’s crazy for me not to host a conference the same year I’m publishing a new book, but no marketing plan can heal me, and I believe my new book will land in the hands it needs to land in.

• Every year, usually around January/February, most things for Full Collective are planned for, and I’m nowhere close to done with all the logistics needed to host the conference, and we are already in mid-June. A lot of life has happened in the past 6 months, and I haven’t had the mental, spiritual, or emotional capacity to invest time into doing these operational and logistical tasks for Sowers Summit this year

• I got confirmation from God through community. I didn’t just decide this on my own. Obviously, I opened registration initially with the intent of hosting it this year, but even registration was a sign because I was supposed to open it in March and didn’t, then in April, and again I didn’t, and then I finally did in May, but I felt like I was forcing it. But I wanted to make sure I wasn’t just making this decision based on my own overwhelm, mental health, and feelings - so I reached out to some trusted voices who have been with me on this Sowers Summit journey since the beginning, and they affirmed that God didn’t just want but needed me to rest and put this down for now.

This conference has changed my life, and it truly breaks my heart that I have to cancel it this year, so I do so with great grief. This has been a place of healing for many, including me. This has been a place of gathering people from all the different church places that harmed me, and of making new spaces for restoration, justice, and belonging to exist with one another and for one another. It has been a space where people have been able to hear the different languages of their ancestors being sung through worship, and a place where reflection was taken seriously as we paused to discuss. It has been a place of selah and sacred empathy. A space of diversity, unity, and taking Jesus and His word seriously. It has been a space filled with God’s Spirit and His people of all different backgrounds and stories. It has been a place of safety and real joy. This is why it grieves me so much, because it has been a good space for so many - including me.

Sowers Summit is such a beautiful, safe, powerful, and unique space that has been created by not just me but so many people, including all of you, and I’m truly sad to be pausing it this year, but I have to be obedient to God and pay attention to the reality of my life right now. I just can't keep going with 'business as usual'.

So this isn’t just an update but a prayer request. That you would pray for me, Full Collective, and my family in this season.

Thank you for the past 4 years. It has been the greatest joy of my life to create this space with you.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions (hey@wearefullcollective.com) and we appreciate your prayers. I hope we can gather again next year, friends, because Sowers Summit is truly my favorite thing. 

In love and light,

Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez, Creator of Sowers Summit

June 14, 2026