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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

Like a Seedling

As I reflect on the past 5 months, my heart is so full of gratitude.  When I started this journey with The Dream Forum, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into.  The description of the program led me to believe that The Dream Forum was some kind of Christian business incubator where I would receive business coaching, tools to build a business plan and the possibility… Read More »Like a Seedling

How Anxiety Led to a New Calling

My struggle with anxiety I had just landed (what I thought was) my dream job doing product marketing at LinkedIn. However, a few weeks into the new job, anxiety set in. I had never done product marketing before and felt I needed to prove to my manager and coworkers that I was capable. I worked until the wee hours of the morning to impress everyone with my energy and work… Read More »How Anxiety Led to a New Calling

New Day Ahead

Learning to be the recipient of good things has been a life-long challenge. In fact, when good things came my way, I think I was always a little scared.  Unconsciously, I feared that they would be taken away again. I know that these fears were from wounds I’ve carried since my childhood. My upbringing haunts how I see myself, which inevitably interfered with the way I pursued my dreams. I… Read More »New Day Ahead

2022 DREAM FORUM | June 9, 8pm EST

WATCH the 2022 Dream Forum: In January 2022, eight Dreamers cast their visions for renewal into the world and embarked on a 6-month journey of communal dream cultivation and development. Their process included monthly workshops and listening sessions, spiritual direction, business coaching, and two guided retreats. And we learned a lot–about dream discernment, the spiritual dynamics of a listening community, and the power of a guided process that cultivates both… Read More »2022 DREAM FORUM | June 9, 8pm EST

Reality Check

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

It Takes More Than One

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

The Power of Seasons

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