I was excited to be part of Goldenwood’s Dream Forum when I was accepted. Maybe things will begin to turn I thought. Yet in the past few months, I realized the dream that I believed that I have received from God isn’t coming to pass in the foreseeable future. After 3 years of working on it full time without pay, I feel stuck and need to find a job to… Read More »Reality Check
In cultivating my dream, I’ve learned that it takes more than just one dreamer to make a thing happen. I’ve learned the power of a community and regular rhythms to keep a dream alive, like oxygen and the fanning of flames to keep a fire burning when it’s just getting started. I’ve learned it takes discipline and commitment in order to not forget the need or feel overwhelmed and make… Read More »It Takes More Than One
I’m learning (again) the power of seasons. Things happen slowly and then all at once. I must be consistent and faithful in the “slowly” because that work is essential for the “all at once” to emerge. I am reminded of how my creative life tends to work; I ensure the Big Picture is very clear, then I duck down into the minutia and move inches each day. I don’t run… Read More »The Power of Seasons
“What happens to a dream deferred?” Langston Hughes once asked, a good and relevant question for us. How is a dream itself changed by lack of fulfillment, by waiting and anticipation? If it remains on journey and never arrives does it become more refined, more covered with grime and bruises, or a bit of both? What new forms might our dream take as we shape and reshape it on the… Read More »A Dusty Tongue Tastes Grapes
Photo Cred: Francesco Moretti I started off my Dream Forum journey excited about finally getting my dream off the ground. I’d been teaching time management workshops for a few years here and there, but it took the global pandemic screeching my musical touring to a halt for me to be able to bring this beloved endeavor to the front burner. Well, to a front burner anyway, since the life of… Read More »I Did Not Sign Up for This!
Need to catch up on the latest Goldenwood happenings? Find below our most recent communications. 05/14/2023 – 2023 Spring News | Reviving Hope Prior posts:
We are proud to announce our newest addition to the Goldenwood Team. Our friend and now colleague Sandra McCracken Nicholson has joined us as Goldenwood’s Creative Fellow. Sandra has been involved with Goldenwood since the beginning and has become a familiar presence for many in our community. For those who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting her, Sandra is a singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, Tennessee. With a… Read More »Sandra McCracken joins the Goldenwood Team
The following is transcribed from a talk given in Nashville, TN on October 2021 at the Liturgy Collective, where David was addressing how the work of worship leaders connects to the hope needed in our world today. David Kim: What I want to do this morning is to take a step back and ask all of us, what are we doing as worship leaders? Do we even matter for our church and… Read More »Worship Leaders as Guardians of the Sacred Imagination
Original publication by aiandfaith.org on Sep 15, 2021 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 (Redeemer City to City), Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of… Read More »On Christian Faith and Work with David Kim, CEO of Goldenwood
In the fall of 2020, Goldenwood co-founders David Kim and Amilee Watkins sat down for a conversation with our friend and Goldenwood Resident, Sandra McCracken, to discuss renewal and patience in a world that demands immediate gratification. This was a rich conversation for us to have and we are grateful to Sandra McCracken and her podcast team at Christianity Today for having us. Listen here. Goldenwood, a ministry that seeks… Read More »Goldenwood on Steadfast with Sandra McCracken