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2024 Greenville Intensive Group Shot

Goldenwood Intensive, Highlights from Greenville

Goldenwood hosted its first Summer Intensive for a group of pastors, ministry leaders, and other professionals, who are passionate about breathing new life into their vision of work. Over the course of the three-days, each session was designed to create a transformative experience, blending theological reflection, practical applications, and experiential learning, and guiding the participants on a journey of spiritual formation that awakened their own imagination for what work could… Read More »Goldenwood Intensive, Highlights from Greenville

Slowing Down, Cultivating Community, Enlivening Work

Highlights from Goldenwood’s Fallow Retreat in Cambridge, UK (May 2024) As forty-two individuals from cities across the globe gathered in a cozy meeting room each morning on the beautiful grounds of Jesus College Cambridge, a palpable sense of anticipation and openness filled the air. This was no ordinary conference or training event–it was an intentional invitation to step out of the frenetic pace of everyday life and enter into a… Read More »Slowing Down, Cultivating Community, Enlivening Work

Celebrating 2023: A Year-in-Review

What a full and inspiring year it has been at Goldenwood!  Enjoy this visual review of the people and programs that animate our mission of cultivating a new vision for work. Did you know? Program fees cover only 20% of Goldenwood’s operating costs. This work is made possible by the unwavering commitment of generous individuals who want to see our innovative offerings extended to hundreds of others, transforming work for… Read More »Celebrating 2023: A Year-in-Review

A beautifully lit room, filled with community, feasting and listening together

Institute Peek Recap: An Audacious Vision for Work Revived by Love

Last month, we gathered from around the country to experience a sneak peek of the Goldenwood Institute. The day was filled with enlivening community and stimulating conversation, setting forth a bold and expansive vision for how the gospel can transform the future of work. The Goldenwood Institute envisions a world where work is not just a means of earning a living, but a creative and fulfilling expression of our humanity.… Read More »Institute Peek Recap: An Audacious Vision for Work Revived by Love

Legacy and Hope – Event Recap

Last night, we were honored to host two long-time friends of Goldenwood, Philanthropist Richard Leong and Spiritual Advisor and Advocate Lourine Clark. The evening began with Richard sharing about his journey coming to faith later in life and the unfolding of a growing desire to leave a godly legacy for generations to come. He emphasized the foundation of his generosity–that our wealth ultimately is from God and belongs to God… Read More »Legacy and Hope – Event Recap

A Communal Kintsugi Experience…in pictures

It’s hard to put words to last weekend’s Communal Kintsugi experience, woven into our Spring Listening Retreat. The process of breaking, beholding, mending, and gilding slowly unfolded over the course of our two days together as we listened for God’s voice speaking into our work wounds. Together, we witnessed the Spirit making beauty out of brokenness, reminding us that the cracks can be an entry point for new hope to… Read More »A Communal Kintsugi Experience…in pictures

From Fast to Feast: A Listening Retreat to Nourish Body + Soul (Jan 6-7, 2023)

Set aside the first weekend of 2023 for a 1.5 day communal experience to reconnect body and spirit and establish holistic rhythms of wellness for the new year, that your work might be revived by love. Joined by the founders of Re-well, Dr. Chika Okoli and Health Coach Amber Gentry, we will journey from fasting to feasting, exploring God’s divine design for physical and spiritual interconnection and restoration. This is… Read More »From Fast to Feast: A Listening Retreat to Nourish Body + Soul (Jan 6-7, 2023)

Where Justice and Work Meet

On September 29, Goldenwood hosted a special event in partnership with the International Justice Mission. Joined by Keynote speaker Brad Twedt (Former Director of IJM Guatemala and Senior Advisor, Violence Against Women and Children) and Panelists Faith Lee (CEO, Bird & Branch Coffee), Jovana Mullins (Co-Founder and CCO, Alivia) and Malik Ashiru (Director, Devices & Services Partnerships, Google), it was a rich evening filled with stories shared of how each… Read More »Where Justice and Work Meet

Hearing a New Song: A Listening Retreat with Sandra McCracken (Oct 7-9, 2022)

He put a new song in my mouth… Psalm 40:3 We’re taking our quarterly listening retreat on the road this fall and heading to Nashville, TN. Featuring singer-songwriter and Goldenwood Creative Fellow Sandra McCracken, join us for a unique weekend of stillness, story, Scripture, and song to slow down and reconnect to the life-giving voice of our Triune God. We all need a new song… With the fall comes a freshness… Read More »Hearing a New Song: A Listening Retreat with Sandra McCracken (Oct 7-9, 2022)

A New Imagination

This past weekend’s Summer Listening Retreat marked the 3rd full year of consistently offering this quarterly communal rhythm each season. And it was our very 1st fully hybrid retreat, with half the group participating virtually and the other half gathered in-person in idyllic Lancaster, PA.  We focused on listening through one of the prophetic texts, the book of Joel, to explore the role of the imagination as we asked “How… Read More »A New Imagination