“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
Sara Beth Turner is a freelance photographer and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. This is our final entry in this year’s #InsidetheDreamPod series. Find out more about Sara Beth’s dream, Foster (Town) Home, following her recent reflections below: Often God gives me dreams and they live in my head, stuck, without ever seeing the light of day. The most incredible thing I’ve learned through this… Read More »No Longer Sealed Up
What if dreams are given not to be kept for ourselves but to be shared, that others might hear and converge around similar visions of a future reality that is yet to be? In December 2020, eight Dreamers shared their visions of Spirit-inspired renewal in a public forum for the very first time and embarked on a 6-month journey of communal dream cultivation and development. Their process included monthly workshops… Read More »What do you do with your dreams?
Andrew Nemr is a renowned tap dancer and one of eight Dream Pod Members in Goldenwood’s 2020-21 Dream Forum. Find out more about Andrew’s dream, Nuach: A Place of Rest, following his recent reflections for our #InsidetheDreamPod series below: As a performing artist I’ve spent the majority of my career building things – from the most basic tap dance steps to full length shows. The process begins with dreaming. I see… Read More »An Antidote for Achievement