Goldenwood

AfterWork | Cultivating Community + Generative Connections
2025-01-16 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Goldenwood is committed to cultivating spiritually attentive communities to envision work that is enlivened by hope and expresses the fullness of our humanity.
Join us for our 2025 AfterWork series! This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city to inspire hopeful vision for work revived by love. And this year we celebrate this generative community with the official launch of the Goldenwood Collective!
Beverages and light snacks provided. Drop by anytime between 5:30p and 7:00p to hear about hopeful work and new collaborations and share your own!

Institute Course | Hopeful Intelligence: Reimagining AI Through Spiritual Wisdom
2025-01-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Virtual
How do spiritual realities shape our understanding of generative artificial intelligence (AI), and what new possibilities of “hopeful intelligence” arise when we explore this intersection? In this dynamic three-session course, David Kim, alongside futurist Bob Johansen (Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future), will guide participants through a transformative exploration of how spiritual wisdom can inform the way we design, understand, and collaborate with AI systems.
David was invited in 2021 to join the Advisory Board of AI and Faith where he contributes essays, and has contributed a chapter in Faithful AI. David consults organizations to thoughtfully engage with this emerging technology with a hopeful theistic frame.
This transformative course will present a Hopeful Intelligence framework, exploring how artificial intelligence can transcend efficiency and profit-driven assumptions to become an unprecedented tool for hope, imagination, and human flourishing. Grounded in spiritual wisdom and informed by thinkers like Bob Johansen, Charles Taylor and Otto Scharmer, participants will engage in reflective practices, collaborative exercises, and visionary discussions to reimagine AI’s potential in addressing the world’s deepest pain points with justice, creativity, and grace. Through this journey, participants will learn to align AI with a future marked by compassion, equity, and divine purpose. We will consider both the theological and practical implications of these questions as we explore this new frontier.
Register now to explore how spiritual realities can inform and transform our approach to one of the most influential technologies of our time.
Details:
Location: Online
Date and Time: Three sessions held on January 14, 21, 28 from 11:30-1:00 ET
Cost: $400 (early bird, before Dec 1) / $550
About your Guide:

David Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood. Over the past several decades, Rev. Dr. David Kim has trained, consulted, and counseled hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a robust, meaningful integration of faith and work. David’s past experiences as VP of Faith and Work, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of the Gotham Fellowship, and editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible have given him a breadth of exposure to the challenges of integrating faith and work. His expertise as a key thought-leader in the faith and work space has been well-established having addressed prominent institutions and churches around the world. David’s passion is to help people and organizations see the unseen realities that give rise to the world we create.

Bob Johansen began working with IFTF in 1973 and has worked as a professional futurist for nearly 50 years. The author or co-author of 12 books and a frequent keynote speaker, he recently completed a trilogy that details the types of leadership that will thrive in the next decade. The New Leadership Literacies focuses on essential practices of leadership, picking up where Leaders Make the Future, its more skills-oriented precursor, left off; in 2020, he published Full-Spectrum Thinking, which focuses on the need for a futureback mindset. His latest book, Office Shock: Creating Better Futures for Working and Living, is co-written with IFTF colleagues Joseph Press and Christine Bullen. Bob holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois (which he attended on a basketball scholarship), an MDiv from Crozer Theological Seminary (where Martin Luther King, Jr., attended divinity school), and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Religion from Northwestern University.

Institute Retreat | Nourishing Body & Spirit: Wintering
2025-01-10 19:00 - 2025-01-11 21:30 | The Hub NYC, 109 E 31st St., New York, NY, 10016, United States
With the new year comes new opportunity for making self-betterment goals with gusto! But those intentions can come with confusion, lack of support, and are all too often devoid of the Spirit’s guidance. Somewhere along the line, we forgot how deeply interconnected our spiritual selves are to our physical bodies. Our spirit resides within the physical form that God fearfully and wonderfully made, and as Christians our physical bodies are also (mysteriously) the place where God’s Spirit dwells. Therefore when Scripture calls our bodies a temple, it is a physical reality and not just a philosophical idea.
Despite this divine design of interconnection, we tend to separate the spiritual from the physical in our thoughts and in our actions. We don’t know what to eat, or when, we deprive ourselves of sleep and expose our bodies to toxins, we disassociate the stress in our spirits from our bodily reaction, all resulting in disease and disorder.
But God’s desire is to reconnect our spirits with our bodies, because it is in our bodies that His Spirit dwells. It is in the fullness of our embodied form that we can experience His Kingdom breaking into this world.
How can we grow in spiritual discernment to know how to nourish, care for, and strengthen our bodies? How can we experience the power of the Spirit leading us toward a fullness that encompasses both body and soul? And how can we embrace the seasons as a divine pattern for overall flourishing?
This 1.5 day collaboration with Re-Well is the first in a four-part seasonal series unfolding in 2025, in a new location each quarter!
Space is limited for this retreat; secure your spot today!
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Details:
Location: Midtown Manhattan, NYC
Cost: $500 (individual) / $900 (couple)
Your registration includes several of the group meals and all retreat sessions and materials, but does not include lodging.
About your Guides:
About Re-well: We care for your body, soul, and spirit – all under one roof. Through a Functional Medical model, we are bringing clarity instead of confusion, connection instead of fragments, wellness instead of a facade, truth instead of guesses, and power instead of prescriptions.

Dr. Chika Okoli earned her B.S. in Sports Medicine from Samford University. She then went on to complete medical school at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA where she graduated Cum Laude. She completed her internship and residency training at The Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. She earned the honor of Resident of the Year during her second year of training. She was recognized as a Global Health Scholar through the Yale/Stanford Johnson & Johnson Global Health Scholars Program for the work she did in Tugela Ferry, South Africa. Following residency, she began working as an attending physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Amber Gentry earned her B.S. in Psychology from Texas A&M University. She then went on to serve in various Christian churches and ministries for 15 years, while raising three awesome kids. In 2016 she went back to school to the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, for nutrition and coaching. What she learned was astounding but true: we are perpetuating 80% of our disease and disorders through our food and lifestyle habits. She founded her private Health Coaching practice in 2017, and has coached clients from all over the country on how to find the best way to eat for their bodies, in accordance with their bio-individuality, and connected with their culture and heritage. Amber specializes in coaching busy professionals and their families towards abundance and peace.

A Very Merry Goldenwood AfterWork
2024-12-12 17:30 - 20:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Goldenwood is committed to cultivating spiritually attentive communities to envision work that is enlivened by hope and expresses the fullness of our humanity.
Join us for our final festive AfterWork of 2024! This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and enjoy collaborative conversations to spur one another on toward hope. Beverages and light snacks provided.
This will be our last AfterWork of the year, so please do pop by even as you might be on the way to other holiday parties and gatherings. The evening is sure to be relational and full of JOY! Feel free to invite friends, just be sure to RSVP using the link below so we can best prepare for your presence.
Stay tuned for a few exciting surprises to be announced…

New things rise up in community.
PLEASE RSVP HERE

Institute Intensive | Creative Collaboration in the Gift Economy // Film with Stephen Bailey
2024-12-12 09:30 - 17:30 | The Hub NYC, 109 E 31st St., New York, NY, 10016, United States
Facilitated by Stephen Bailey, dive into an industry conversation in New York City, where filmmakers, writers, and cultural innovators come together to explore the art of Creative Collaboration in the Gift Economy. We draw inspiration from Lewis Hyde’s seminal work The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, where he introduces the concept of the “gift economy.” Unlike the traditional market economy, which is driven by exchange and profit, the gift economy thrives on principles of generosity, reciprocity, and the creation of community through shared resources.
Hyde’s idea of the gift economy suggests that true creativity flourishes when art is seen not merely as a commodity, but as a gift to be shared—a catalyst for building relationships and fostering a sense of collective purpose. In this spirit, this intensive explores how these principles can be applied within the film industry.
This intensive will offer a unique opportunity to engage in an industry conversation through the lens of generosity, shared purpose, and the profound impact of collaboration.
Over the course of the day, you’ll participate in exclusive film screenings, intimate discussions with directors and writers, and opportunities for connection designed to foster creativity and collaboration. Discover how the principles of the gift economy can breathe new life into your creative projects, and learn from others who are also navigating the challenges of collaborative filmmaking.
Whether you’re an emerging artist or a seasoned professional, this intensive is designed to deepen your understanding of how art and generosity intersect, creating powerful and meaningful work. Join us to connect with like-minded creatives, gain valuable insights, and leave inspired to bring your own creative visions to life.
Space is limited for this intensive; secure your spot today!
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Details:
Schedule: Kicking off at 9:30a and wrapping by 5:30p, with an optional happy hour and evening activity.
Location: The Hub NYC: 109 E 31st St. New York, NY 10016
Cost: $250 [Financial assistance available; email info@goldenwoodnyc.org to request!]
Your registration fee includes all Intensive sessions and materials, lunch, and optional evening activity.

Our Guest Speakers & Collaborators Include:
Jonathan T. Coleman | Filmmaker
Jonathan has been EVP at Guy Walks Into A Bar Productions (ELF) since 2015. There, he’s developed TV projects for ABC with Jessica Chastain; the feature film SULLY for Warner Brothers, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood; and upcoming TV series EARTH ABIDES for Amazon/MGM Studios. He is most recently a co-producer of the film BONHOEFFER, opening nationally in theaters this month.
He also owns a Commercial Production company, specializing in Voiceovers. Some notable clients include IMAX, Porsche, Motorola, Chevrolet, and the U.S. Government.
Jonathan lives in Manhattan with his wife, Karis Danish.

Karis Danish | Actor, Filmmaker
Karis Danish is a film, TV, and stage actor living in NYC and Los Angeles.

Film and TV credits include FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) The Blacklist (NBC) and Almost Family (FOX). She’s also produced/starred in various award-winning short films including: Dancing to Jericho, This Feels Right, and Dear Owner (currently featured on Omeleto and winner of 2 Programmer’s Choice Awards).

New York theater; The First Annual Trump Family Special, Hit-Lit (dir Robert Wuhl), The Gold (The Pearl/NYMF), #mormoninchief (NYC Fringe Festival). Some regional theater credits include How I Learned to Drive (Cleveland Playhouse, Syracuse Stage), One Man, Two Guvnors (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Doubt (Asolo Repertory Theatre, dir Anne Kauffman), A Tale of Two Cities (dir Warren Carlyle) and Cowgirls (Pioneer Theatre Company), Crimes of the Heart (Triad Stage).

Karis is also a skilled producer, editor and director of commercials in digital media. She won a Webby Award in 2023 for content she produced for Apartment Therapy Media.

She resides in Manhattan with her husband, Jonathan Coleman.

Todd Komarnicki | Writer, Producer, Director
Todd Komarnicki is a prolific writer and producer of film and television as well as an acclaimed novelist.
Komarnicki’s screenplays include Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, which opened at #1 in the box office to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. The film went on to earn over $240 million worldwide, and was a 2016 AFI Top Ten Film. Komarnicki has also written The Professor and the Madman, starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn; Perfect Stranger starring Bruce Willis and Halle Berry; God’s Spy, the true life story of pastor-turned-spy Dietrich Bonhoeffer; Heart, the true story of the only professional athlete to ever play with a transplanted heart, which Todd is set to direct.
In television, Komarnicki has written pilots for ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, TNT, and Netflix.
Komarnicki is also the president and founder of the production and management company Guy Walks Into A Bar. Komarnicki and Guy Walks partner Jon Berg produced the Christmas blockbuster Elf, starring Will Ferrell and directed by Jon Favreau. The film amassed over $220 million worldwide, and has become a perennial favorite every Christmas season.
Komarnicki lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, and their daughter, Remy, and son, Dashiell.

Debra Monk | Actor
Debra Monk is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and writer. She has appeared on film in Standing Up, Falling Down, This is Where I Leave You, Center Stage, The Devil’s Advocate and The Bridges of Madison County. Upcoming: Summerhouse opposite Malcolm McDowell. Movies for television include Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!, The Music Man, Eloise at the Plaza, and Redwood Curtain (reprising her Tony winning performance). She has played recurring characters on The Gilded Age, New Amsterdam, American Horror Story, and Grey’s Anatomy with guest stars on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Bull and Girls. She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress as Katie Sipowicz in NYPD Blue.

Matthew Perkins | Filmmaker
Matthew is an award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Play to Win Entertainment, a production company based in Athens, Georgia, specializing in crafting smart stories for the screen with heart, soul and broad commercial appeal. Known for his critically acclaimed debut feature, The Little Tin Man, Perkins blends humor with emotional depth, creating narratives that resonate with authenticity.
A Georgia native, his early experience performing as Hairy Dawg, the University of Georgia’s beloved mascot, shaped his skill for connecting with audiences—a talent that shines in his filmmaking. Perkins’ work has been featured in outlets like The New York Times, USA Today, and ESPN, and for over a decade, he has helped brands and non-profits tell their stories in impactful, creative ways.
His latest project, Fortune, has seen a successful festival run in 2024, earning multiple awards. He is currently developing a feature-length adaptation of Fortune, with plans to shoot in and around Athens, GA, in 2025.

Josiah Junqueira Spencer | Director
Josiah is a Brazilian-American filmmaker who produces, directs, and edits a wide range of projects, spanning from documentary to narrative films. With a unique multicultural background and a diverse set of influences and skills, Josiah brings a distinctive artistic perspective and a focused approach to every project. His work is characterized by a deep understanding of character, storytelling, and visual composition, which is evident in his recent film, Hold. Josiah’s dedication to exploring complex themes and his ability to capture the subtleties of human experiences make him a compelling voice in the industry.

Kelly Strandemo | Writer, Actor
Kelly is a Brooklyn-based actor and writer. As an actor, Kelly has appeared on stages from off-Broadway to LA to London. She can currently be seen on screen in Zander Kirby’s THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, and in Phillip Guttmann and Sarah Smith’s award-winning short, CARDIFF. Her plays, including PRIMARY and THE CONGRESSWOMEN, have been produced regionally and in NYC.
Kelly holds a Master’s Degree in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). HOLD is her first narrative short film.

About your Guide:
Stephen Bailey (BURDEN, STRANGE NEGOTIATIONS, LOCKED DOWN) is a producer and mentor whose work bridges the worlds of art, faith, and community. With a career spanning over two decades, Stephen has been instrumental in fostering creative collaborations that emphasize the power of storytelling to inspire and transform.
Stephen’s passion for film and storytelling is rooted in his belief that art is a profound vehicle for exploring the complexities of the human experience. His work often focuses on themes of redemption, doubt, and the intersections of culture and spirituality. Through his leadership, Stephen has guided numerous creatives in discovering and honing their voices, helping them to navigate the challenges of the creative process with authenticity and purpose.
Stephen’s approach to filmmaking and mentorship is deeply relational, encouraging artists and entrepreneurs to see their work as part of a larger tapestry of human connection and cultural renewal. This philosophy underpins much of Stephen’s work, as he seeks to build creative communities where generosity, collaboration, and shared purpose take precedence over competition and profit. His commitment to nurturing a new generation of innovative leaders who are attuned to both the beauty and the brokenness of the world has made him a respected and influential figure in the arts community.

Trellis | Knowing Yourself (A Two-Week Listening Journey)
2024-12-08 19:30 - 2024-12-21 23:30 | Virtual
As the busy holiday season draws near, many will feel the familiar rush and bustle that has driven our lives all year. Our fast-paced, productivity-obsessed culture leaves little time for rest and reflection. Into this default state of hurried living, the Trellis program offers an alternative – a chance to rediscover the ancient spiritual discipline of wintering through slowing down, listening within, and exploring our inner lives. This December, Trellis will focus on “Knowing Yourself” by embracing winter’s dormancy as Katherine May and Curt Thompson describe—an opportunity for inner reflection, examining our deepest needs and desires through stillness with non-judgmental courage and kindness.
Wintering involves stopping our rushed pace to gain insight into where our longings come from and allowing for healing through true integration. This Trellis invites rediscovering the gifts of inward focus and community through the spiritual rhythm of periodic dormancy. Intentional periods of stillness can paradoxically lead to personal growth, authentic relationships, and living fully in God’s presence—a vision worth cultivating as we bring this busy year to a close.
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Dec 8, 7:45-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Dec 9 and Dec 16. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Institute Retreat | Nature, Grace and Interdependency with Mako Fujimura
2024-12-06 19:00 - 2024-12-08 14:00 | Princeton, NJ, NJ, 08540, United States
Join us for an extraordinary retreat led by renowned painter and cultural visionary Makoto Fujimura as we explore the profound themes of Nature, Grace, and Interdependency. Set in a serene environment that invites reflection and renewal, this retreat offers a unique opportunity to engage with the beauty of creation and the deep interconnections that bind us to each other and to the world around us.
Guided by Fujimura’s unique vision—one that sees art as a spiritual act and the world as a canvas of grace—you’ll engage in contemplative practices that nurture your soul and awaken your senses to the subtle interplay between creation and Creator. This retreat invites you to see beyond the surface of things to the grace that emerges in and through the interdependent relationships of life. The goal is to help you see like an artist, to learn to rejoice in the complexity of our prismatic realities all around us.
Whether you are an artist, a seeker, or someone yearning to reconnect with the rhythms of creation, this retreat will offer you a sanctuary for reflection and renewal. Come and discover how the interplay of nature, grace, and interdependency can transform your vision of the world and your place within it. Space is limited for 12 people for this cozy retreat; register ASAP to secure your spot.
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Details:
Weekend Schedule:

Friday December 6, 7:00-9:30p: Opening Session, with optional Welcome Drinks + light bites.
Saturday December 7, 9:00a-9:00p: Full day of structured group and personal time, including discussions, contemplation, meals, and exploration.
Sunday December 8: Morning listening, optional church service and group debrief, depart midday.

Location: Princeton, NJ (exact address provided after registration)
Cost: $1000 (individual) / $1800 (couple)
Your retreat registration includes several of the group meals and all retreat materials, but does not include lodging. We have a room block and group rate ($169-$189 per night) reserved at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, details provided at registration.
About your Guide:
Makoto Fujimura, a dean of the Goldenwood Institute, is an internationally renowned painter, cultural thought leader, and author whose work sits at the intersection of art, faith, and nature. An influential voice in both the art world and the broader cultural landscape, Makoto has authored several acclaimed books, including Art+Faith: A Theology of Making, Silence and Beauty, and Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture. Through his writings and paintings, he invites readers and viewers alike to explore the profound connections between creativity, spirituality, culture, and the natural world.
As a leading practitioner of Nihonga, an ancient Japanese painting technique that uses natural materials such as minerals, gold, and silver, Makoto’s work is deeply informed by his reverence for nature. His art captures the intricate beauty of creation, drawing attention to the subtle details of the natural world and offering a meditative space to reflect on life’s deeper meanings.
Beyond his contributions as an artist, Makoto is a cultural thought leader who speaks passionately about the role of creativity in society. His work challenges contemporary notions of utility and productivity, advocating instead for a culture that values beauty, contemplation, and the nurturing of the human spirit. As the founder of the Fujimura Institute, IAM Culture Care, and a former Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts, Makoto has influenced a wide array of disciplines, from education to public policy, with his vision of cultural renewal through the arts.

AfterWork | Community + Connection
2024-11-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Come on by for our fall kick-off to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
THIS MONTH: Meet some of the Dreamers from this year’s Dream Forum cohort and participate in their dream cultivation process by bringing your own insights and connections alongside their journey.
New things rise up in community…

DREAM FORUM | Round 2 (Virtual)
2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
NOVEMBER IS DREAMER MONTH!
For the past six months, our twelve Dreamers have been guided on a communal journey of slowing down to discern God’s voice calling new things forth, a process that included rhythms of stillness and listening to God for themselves and for one another, spiritual direction, coaching, and dedicated resourcing from the broader Forum network.
Now it’s time to bring YOUR skills, connections, and resources into this communal process of dream cultivation and play your part in taking up the calling we’ve received—a calling to reimagine and remake our world with love.
We’re extending this year’s Dream Forum across two nights, highlighting six Dreamers each week, to create more space for honoring these incredible Dreamers and nurturing generative connections. Together, in Spirit-led community, we can cultivate new vision to help bring beauty, justice, and restoration to our world.
Join us Nov 7th or Nov 14th (online) and let’s dream together!
More about Goldenwood’s Dream Forum…

RSVP BELOW FOR 1 NIGHT OR BOTH!

ROUND 2 (NOV 14, 7:00p EST)
Meet Christina Farinacci-Roberts (Latham, NY) | SOULARISE Leadership
My dream is to create an entire MOVEMENT that involves women finding greater clarity, capacity and contentment in who they are that leads to them achieving greater freedom, fulfillment and flow in what they do so they can accelerate their ascension and pursue an ever elevated existence…all while in COMMUNITY. These positive effects will then ripple out into their homes and in their workplaces, which will enhance flourishing exponentially all around. Essentially, when you edify, nurture and honor your soul, as well as the body that houses it, you will show up as your truest, highest self with authenticity and authority that will better position you to be who God has called you to be and do what He has called you to do.

Meet Ellen (New York, NY) | Renaissance Salons (NYC, SF, LA)
I dream of bringing together architects, designers, documentarians, photographers, mathematicians, doctors, and interdisciplinary creatives to have generative and vulnerable conversations around experiencing beginner’s mind while pursuing something new. I see a gracious space offered to workshop, critique, refine, and showcase serious new projects.

Meet Jonathan Abraham Kindberg (Austin, TX) | The Diaspora Network
Immigration is one of the hottest political topics of the day. It is also a central theme throughout the Scriptures. Over and over we see movement and migration being at the heart of the purposes of God and his people. The majority of immigrants coming to the US are Christians who are planting churches, starting businesses and bringing renewal to the city and the church in North America. I dream of a national community of city networks which connect and mobilize immigrant churches and church leaders, empower the next generation (1.5 and 2nd generation immigrants) as global Christian leaders and partner non-immigrant churches with the nations here in each city.

Meet Sarah Spear (Portland, CT) | Increasing Belonging for People Living with Disabilities
Accessibility is still, largely, an unscalable endeavor which means that people relying on accessibility lose out and become further marginalized by our communities’ systems. Both people living with disabilities AND people entering their senior years benefit from accessibility. Businesses and residences can be designed with accessibility as a foremost consideration once easily available technology exists.

Meet Jared Grabow (Dallas, TX) | Transformation and Empowerment through the Arts
My life-long passion for the arts took a back seat to more immediate and practical necessities of a job in a bank, a mortgage, and raising two sweet and beautiful kids, which in its own right is very fulfilling. However, the dream to write my first novel has stayed with me. But the dream doesn’t end with the books themselves. I am also seeking a way to give back to the legacy of my childhood teacher who inspired a love for the arts and writing within me. Ms. McMillan founded a non-profit aimed at providing a Christian classical education to lower income families within South Dallas. My dream in is to tell the stories that I believe are put in my heart as an avenue toward cultural transformation and empowerment of vulnerable communities.

Meet Garrett Moore (Athens, GA) | Empowering and Equipping ALL God’s People
I dream of a radically collaborative movement that does not merely invite minorities and marginalized people “to the table” of anglo-Presbyterians, but builds a new partnership together, sharing resources, energy, wisdom, and authority, for the common goal of empowering and equipping all of God’s people to live generatively, aligned with the gospel, in the power of the Spirit, reflecting Christ’s beauty in every sphere of life.

Meet the Dreamers in Round 1 (Nov 7th, 7pm)

DREAM FORUM | Round 1 (Virtual)
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
NOVEMBER IS DREAMER MONTH!
For the past six months, our twelve Dreamers have been guided on a communal journey of slowing down to discern God’s voice calling new things forth, a process that included rhythms of stillness and listening to God for themselves and for one another, spiritual direction, coaching, and dedicated resourcing from the broader Forum network.
Now it’s time to bring YOUR skills, connections, and resources into this communal process of dream cultivation and play your part in taking up the calling we’ve received—a calling to reimagine and remake our world with love.
We’re extending this year’s Dream Forum across two nights, highlighting six Dreamers each week, to create more space for honoring these incredible Dreamers and nurturing generative connections. Together, in Spirit-led community, we can cultivate new vision to help bring beauty, justice, and restoration to our world.
Join us Nov 7th or Nov 14th (online) and let’s dream together!
More about Goldenwood’s Dream Forum…

RSVP BELOW FOR 1 NIGHT OR BOTH!

ROUND 1 (NOV 7, 7:00p EST)

Meet A.L. Mills (Nashville, TN) | Bringing True Femininity Into Focus
At the core of much of the gender confusion happening in the world today is a very real issue: lack of identity. While there are godly books out there about what it is to be a man, I searched for many years to find a counterpart that outlined what true femininity is. My book, Feminine Agency, is an overview of what it truly means to be a woman and where feminism has not always served women well.

Meet Brad Watson (Austin, TX) | A Center for Hope, Belief, and Learning

I dream about creating a center (either physical or cultivated in different moments and cities) for people struggling to believe and yet still can’t leave their faith behind. Where they are able to experience faithful Christian community, process questions, and rebuild faith that isn’t baggage from their past but a blessing in their present and purpose for their future. My dream is we could help Christian communities do this in their context, too.

Meet Keziah Ruth (Liverpool, U.K.) | DAMES: A ministry for single women often overlooked

My dream is of a singles ministry that specifically caters to the demographic of women who are statistically more likely to marry later in life, not marry at all or who deal with higher rates of marital instability – Black and Global Majority women. A singles ministry that makes sure to include divorcees, single parents and women living with disability or chronic illness and holds a yearly conference as a cornerstone of the ministry – a ‘royal’ affair that honours, celebrates and empowers its members, unlocking joy, purpose and value in their singleness.

Meet Lauren Brown (New York, NY) | Peregrine Immersion Gatherings

My dream is to host, in Europe, a well curated exploration of art, history, food, culture to expand a traveler’s ( pilgrim or “ peregrini”) quest by setting apart a week in a unique venue with expert led workshops, discussions and experiences. To ground others in a larger story in the context of an immersive retreat in a cross cultural setting.

Meet Matt Perkins (Athens, GA) | Building a Film Ecosystem

My dream is to build a film ecosystem in Athens, Georgia, that produces and shares divinely inspired stories with the world.

Meet Steve Teng (Austin, TX) | A Movement of Redemptive Work from the Margins
Much of the faith and work movement has overlooked resourcing and dignifying the daily work of those within under-resourced communities. I dream of a movement of redemptive work thriving in marginalized communities. It would start with the Church stepping in as “friends and family” for believers who may not have “friends and family” in business. Through a collective initiative, we could offer access to capital, relationships, and formation and partner with entrepreneurs most proximate to the margins of our cities in bringing hope and renewal to the communities that need it most.

Meet the Dreamers in Round 2 (Nov 14th, 7pm)

Trellis | Listening for God (A Two-Week Listening Journey)
2024-11-03 19:30 - 2024-11-16 23:30 | Virtual
Our misconceptions of God can keep us from experiencing the incredible privileges of divine communion with Father, Son, and Spirit. Despite the ultimate mystery of who God is (how can the finite truly know the infinite?), the gospel is that this Triune God eagerly calls to us as both friend and child.
The (optional) accompanying text for this TRELLIS will be Dallas Willard’s Hearing God. This is a rich text as Willard guides us through how it is that we can actually hear God’s voice in our lives. With Scripture as its foundation, Willard offers practical guidance in cultivating a life lived in conversation with God.
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Nov 3, 7:45-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Nov 4 and 11. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

The Hope Summit | Nashville, TN
2024-10-27 - 2024-10-29 | Belmont University, 2020 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
Goldenwood is excited to be collaborating with our friends at the Belmont Innovation Lab and Creative Arts Collective for this exciting annual three-day gathering at Belmont University this fall. You can find the full schedule here and register for the event directly through their conference site.
Email info@goldenwoodnyc.org to let us know you’re registered. Hope to see you there!

AfterWork | Community + Connection
2024-10-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
THIS MONTH: Get an early taste of the Hope Summit, happening later this month as Goldenwood collaborates with the Belmont Innovation Lab for this exciting gathering.
New things rise up in community…

AfterWork | Community + Connection
2024-09-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Come on by for our fall kick-off to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
THIS MONTH: Learn more about the newness emerging this fall with the launch of the GOLDENWOOD COLLECTIVE and GOLDENWOOD INSTITUTE. New things rise up in community…
New things rise up in community…

Trellis | Reviving Calling (A Two-Week Listening Journey)
2024-09-22 19:30 - 2024-10-05 23:30 | Virtual
For some, the idea of discerning one’s call is synonymous with finding the right job, but the Biblical notion of calling is much grander. God’s calling engages the whole of our lives and was never meant to be isolated to one small aspect of it. When we open ourselves up to God’s lead, we can’t simply pick and choose which elements we follow and which we ignore. For this reason, the Christian notion of calling must begin first and foremost with the Caller. Discerning our call does not start with self-oriented soul-searching, but with an open and attuned ear towards the Shepherd who guides His sheep (John 10:13-16).
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Sept 22, 7:30-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Sept 23 and Sept 30. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

LISTENING RETREAT: Summer 2024
2024-07-19 17:00 - 2024-07-21 13:00 | NY
This carefully curated weekend of rest includes times alone and times together, designed to give you the space to slow down and the structure to process the rapidly moving pieces of your life. The primary goal of our Listening Retreats is to help you discern God’s voice above all other voices in your life, empowering you to confidently move forward in your calling.
Just as the flourishing of a tree is dependent upon the health of its roots and soil, so too are work and spirituality interconnected and interdependent. Spirituality is the root system from which our work arises. Our hope for each retreat experience is that your inner spirit might be expanded with new hope, reviving your work with love.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday July 19, 6:30-9:30p: Communal Welcome Dinner, check-in available anytime after 4pm.
Saturday July 20: Entire Sabbath day as structured by you with recommended guidance provided.
Sunday July 21: Morning Listening and Stillness, Depart midday.

COST: $375 per person* / $500 married couples*
REGISTRATION: Due to the limited space available and uniqueness of lodging arrangements, please email us to confirm your spot.
*Your retreat registration includes two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners, plenteous beverages and snacks, and all retreat materials. Additional costs for those staying offsite at an Airbnb (we have 2 nearby homes on hold that can be shared) or local hotel (book your own room at the Doubletree by Hilton Lancaster).
Getting there: Lancaster (LNC) is accessible either by car or by train via Amtrak from NY Penn Station (NYP) or Newark International Airport (EWR). The retreat venue is approx. 20 min drive from the Lancaster Train Station. Ubers are available. Feel free to email us for any transportation assistance.
This is our regular location for Goldenwood’s Summer Listening Retreats; we will provide you with guided recommendations to help you craft a weekend of stillness and quiet.

AFTER-WORK: New things rise up in Community
2024-06-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
THIS MONTH: Hear about the life-giving formation and communal rhythms of NAUTILUS and consider applying for the 2025 cohort!
RSVP BELOW

TRELLIS: The Calling of Hope
2024-06-09 - 2024-06-22 | Virtual
We have a God who is familiar with darkness. Imagine, before the divine fiat, “Let there be light,” God was in the darkness of what was formless and empty. Perhaps the Bible starts off this way because God wants His people to know that He is no stranger to the darkness found in this world. He wants us to know that He speaks into that darkness to create light and life. What a profound hope Genesis 1 would have been for God’s people in exile–to know that their God is no stranger to darkness and is able to create beauty and wonder out of it.
The journey of hope begins with the experience of darkness that we all face living in a broken world and the recognition that things are not the way they are supposed to be. What we do next is critical because it reflects whose voice we believe. Hope is a calling as much as our work is a calling. But for many of us, this active sense of hope is a foreign concept. In fact, at best, hope operates more like wishful thinking than an act of trust and obedience. From a biblical perspective, hope arises from hearing the substance and tone of God’s voice exhorting us to listen to Him more than we listen to others.

Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Jun 9, 7:45-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Jun 10 and Jun 17. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Annual Fallow Retreat | Cambridge, UK
2024-05-15 - 2024-05-18 | Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL, United Kingdom
What is a Fallow Retreat?
The essence of a fallow retreat lies in embracing the inherent value of rest and recognizing that seasons of non-productivity can be essential for long-term growth and sustainability. Inspired by the agricultural practice of allowing land to lie fallow and rest, our hope is for you to experience a deep sense of replenishment, inspiration, and reawakening, ultimately leading to greater productivity, creativity, and spiritual vitality in the seasons to come.
Goldenwood is committed to creating this space and time annually to remember what we’ve forgotten about who we are, what we’ve been created for, and who we are becoming.
Why Fallow?

For the “over”worked (those who find themselves in seasons of great responsibility and limited margin): fallowing increases your capacity towards greater fruitfulness.
For the “under”worked (those in seasons of transition, underemployment, or retirement): fallowing opens up space for the soil to be tilled, for new seeds to be planted for future realities yet to be seen.

THIS RETREAT IS CURRENTLY FULL.
To Sign-up for the Waitlist, please email info@goldenwoodnyc.org.

NAUTILUS: Applications open through June 15
2024-05-01 - 2024-06-15 | Virtual
How you imagine the future unavoidably affects how you work and live in the day to day. And our imagination is shaped by the voices we hear. What voices do you listen to? What future do you see coming–one fashioned by fear or imbued with hope? We need to hear the voice of God breaking into our day to day, cultivating in us a hope that propels the work we do now.
Nautilus is the capstone program of the Theology & Spiritual Formation Stream in the forthcoming Goldenwood Institute. This unique 7-month journey is designed to develop the foundational daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly rhythms necessary for navigating our complex world. It combines theology, listening practices, spiritual direction, and communal discernment to develop a holistic vision for your life. By re-examining God, self, others, and work, Nautilus provides a transformative journey towards renewed spiritual vitality applicable to all aspects of life.
Accepting applications now through June 15th from participants nation-wide. For more info, 2024-25 program dates, and to apply…

Goldenwood After-Work | Apr 2024
2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
New things rise up in community…

2024 Dream Forum: Applications Open through Apr 30!
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30 | Virtual
We take seriously the reality that we have a God who speaks to us, and who gives us dreams of His Kingdom so that we might cultivate this world in ways that reflect His character and embody His glory. And we have seen first-hand the power of a community that shares this common vision and passionately collaborates toward that end, enlivened by the Spirit—the very breath of God. We are bringing people together to cultivate their ideas in a community that seeks the Spirit’s renewing power to turn dreams into reality.
The Dream Forum invites and encourages people to bring forth their ideas, their dreams, their visions. Through a process of curation by both qualified experts and the community as a whole, 8-12 individual Dreamers will be selected to form four-person “Dream Pods”, together receiving access to potential funding, as well as connections and resources to spur one another on and move from idea to the appropriate subsequent stage of development over the course of a communal 6-month journey.
And while the creation of the next world-shaping venture or thriving non-profit may be an outworking of this, it is not our primary goal. Rather, our hope is to encourage listening—listening to the Spirit of God, in community, as He invites us to take up the calling we’ve received—a calling to reimagine and remake our world with love.
For details about the Dream Forum and to apply…

Goldenwood After-Work | Mar 2024
2024-03-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States

TRELLIS: New Vision for Work
2024-03-03 - 2024-03-16 | Virtual
Too often, we myopically reduce the concept of calling to career choices, but doing so assumes that God speaks to us with regard only to our work rather than speaking into the whole of our lives, with work as one part. It is this layering within the larger context that can help us more clearly discern God’s direction for our work.
This Trellis draws from Makoto Fujimura’s book, Art + Faith. The title might mistakenly lead some to believe that this book is written primarily for the artist or art enthusiast. To make this conclusion, however, would keep many from reading what we believe is one of the most important faith and work books written to date. Fujimura addresses a critically under-represented perspective and ethos of the faith and work movement through his interjection of a “theology of making”. Drawing from rich biblical and theological streams, Fujimura helps us see a distinctive alternative that challenges the pragmatism overwhelmingly characterizing our approach to work today.
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Mar 3, 7:30-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Mar 4 and Mar 11. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Goldenwood After-Work | Feb 2024
2024-02-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
New things rise up in community…
Please RSVP below:

TRELLIS: Loving Others
2024-01-28 - 2024-02-10 | Virtual
In our ruggedly individualistic culture, it’s not readily apparent that other people are a quintessential part of our identity. As image-bearers of a Triune God, we need other people to help us understand and realize the redemptive work God has set before us. Who are the others in my life? What role do they play and what calling has God given me regarding these people?
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Jan 28, 7:30-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Jan 29 and Feb 5. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Goldenwood After-Work | Jan 2024
2024-01-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
[Postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Please join us in February!]
This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and/or share your own. Beverages and light snacks provided. Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out.
Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope.
New things rise up in community…

A Very Merry Goldenwood After-Work | Dec 2023
2023-12-14 17:30 - 20:00 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Join us for our final festive After-Work of 2023. This monthly rhythm has become a highlight for the community, fostering generative connections across the city. Stop by after work to hear about hope-fueled work initiatives emerging and enjoy collaborative conversations to spur one another on toward hope. Beverages and light snacks provided.
This will be our last After-Work of the year, so please do pop by even as you might be on the way to other holiday parties and gatherings. The evening is sure to be relational and informal, yet full of JOY!
Please RSVP below so we can add your name to the entry list.
New things rise up in community…

TRELLIS: Knowing Yourself
2023-12-03 - 2023-12-16 | Virtual
Who am I? We seldom make time to unpack this short but critical question that affects everything we do. Our identity is found not simply by looking within ourselves but by understanding the voices in our lives—from both the past and the present—that have shaped who we are, and continue to do so! As relational beings, the voices that resonate most deeply in our lives are the ones forming our identity. Yet we go about our daily lives unaware of the voices we have allowed to distort our self-perception and minimize the wonder of being fashioned in the image of a Triune God.
Throughout the two-week experience, you will be introduced to a variety of prayer forms, learning to walk conversationally with God, recognizing His voice in your life. Trellis will guide you to integrate life-giving spiritual practices into everyday rhythms, transforming and renewing our sense of calling. Enter into this season with a new structure that provides the space and a community for hearing God’s voice and knowing who He reveals Himself to be in the midst of your everyday routines, leading to holistic vitality.
The TRELLIS structure includes:

1 Intro Session: Sun Dec 3, 7:30-9p EST. (Online experience for theological introduction and time in listening quads. Recorded for those who cannot join live.)
6 Communal Guided Listening Sessions: every Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:20-12:45p EST, during the weeks of Dec 4 and Dec 11. (Attend live or listen to the 25-min recordings at personal set times.)
Daily Scripture Meditation and Exercise Pages: Individually in your Listening Book. (Participants are provided with a digital PDF or can order their own physical copy online via Amazon.)

The communal listening rhythms of TRELLIS are intentionally designed as intrusions into your regular daily routines and, therefore can be entered into from wherever you are. For more about TRELLIS…
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“If a vine doesn’t have a trellis, it will die. And if your life with Jesus doesn’t have some kind of structure to facilitate health and growth, it will wither away…The point of a trellis isn’t to make the vines stand up straight in neat rows, but rather to attain a rich, deep glass of wine.”
— John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

DREAM FORUM | Round 3 (Hybrid)
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Goldenwood Commons, 109 E 31st St, 4th Fl, New York, NY, 10016, United States
NOVEMBER IS DREAMER MONTH!
For the past six months, our twelve Dreamers have been guided on a journey of slowing down to discern God’s voice calling new things forth, provided with practical resources and connections, and supported by individual guidance from our Cultivation Committee.
Now it’s time to bring YOUR skills, connections, and resources into this communal process of dream cultivation and play your part in taking up the calling we’ve received—a calling to reimagine and remake our world with love.
We’re extending this year’s Dream Forum across three nights, highlighting four Dreamers each week, to create more space for honoring these incredible Dreamers and nurturing generative connections. Together, in Spirit-led community, we can cultivate new vision to help bring beauty, justice, and restoration to our world.
Join us for our final Dream Forum round online AND in-person in NYC and let’s dream together!
More about Goldenwood’s Dream Forum…

RSVP & COME DREAM WITH US!
*If you’re planning to join us in-person in midtown Manhattan, consider coming early for our monthly After-Work! Details here…

ROUND 3 (NOV 16, 7:30p EST)

Daniel Chun (NYC) | Reimagining Real Estate
From hosting friends in your home to having a meeting place for worship, I believe real estate is the lifeblood of human growth and community. Real estate can be leveraged in many ways and my dream is to help individuals and organizations reimagine the role it can play in their lives. At its essence, developing a property is a value creation process that nets profit in both the short and longterm. What I see God wanting to do is to point this value-creation machine towards purpose-driven endeavors that both make a profit (though maybe less) AND have kingdom purpose in terms of how real estate is developed and used.
Read about Dan’s experience #InsidetheDreamPod, Learning to Follow.

Grace Swee (NYC) | Eradicating Homelessness as Communal Endeavor
I dream of a city where homelessness is a thing of the past, where poverty is eradicated, and where human beings aren’t struggling to survive but dream. I hope to form a core group of believers from different churches who have the heart to address homelessness and poverty in the city. I see this group (of friends) as a coalition of representatives to unite churches in NYC towards greater compassion, and long-term solutions. It would also function as an outpost to gather and disseminate collective resources within the body.
Read about Grace’s experience #InsidetheDreamPod, Dreaming with God.

Carney R. Burns Jr. (New Rochelle, NY) | Professional Sales Training for Marginalized Communities
Having raised a family of five children (four college graduates so far) over a 30-year career as a sales professional, I have experienced the power of a career in professional business-to-business sales. In my volunteer activities in prison re-entry ministries, I encountered people with the innate talent to be successful salespeople, but they were unaware of the career path to seize the opportunity. This discrepancy led me to start Faith Professional Sales Institute (FPSI) to train marginalized populations in the principles of professional selling as a way to develop successful, family-building careers.
Read about Carney’s experience #InsidetheDreamPod, Waiting for the Ripening.

Ellen Choi (Queens, NY) | Dignifying Workplaces & Producing Plant-Based Food
The conception of my dream began with a question: how can survivors of complex trauma be affirmed and dignified in everyday life? By bringing human-centric design and trauma-informed practices to industrial workplaces, I aim to create manufacturing plants that take good care of people and the environment. To that end, I hope to found a product line of plant-based food and become a Certified B-Corp. My vision is to begin in South Korea to establish an economically and geographically logical anchor, then expand to emerging markets and underserved communities in the Asia-Pacific region.
