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.
Key Information
Selection Process: Designed for 16-24 participants, Nautilus Quads are groups of four people, intentionally diversified and curated using a specialized Enneagram tool so that each participant might journey alongside three others to reveal blind spots and clarify vision.
Program Fee: $350/month over 9 months starting Aug 2024 and ending April 2025 OR $3000/one time. [Married couples: $450/month or $4000/one time. Goldenwood Collective Members receive a special rate of $290/month or $2500/one time.] Financial aid is available. Email info@goldenwoodnyc.org to request.
Application Fee: $65 covers the cost of the Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire (iEQ9). All applicants will gain the benefit of receiving their personalized report upon submission. If you have taken this particular Enneagram Questionnaire (the iEQ9), please email your Report to info@goldenwoodnyc.org and your application fee will be waived. If you have taken other Enneagram assessments, Nautilus requires this particular questionnaire (the iEQ9) as part of the application process.
Important Dates (2024-25):
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- May 1 – Applications open
- Jun 15 – Initial Application Deadline
- Jul 15 – Initial Participants Notified
- Jul 31 – Extended Application Deadline
- Aug 31 – Commitments Due
- Sep 20-22 – Retreat 1 (in-person, Princeton NJ)
- Jan 24-26 – Retreat 2 (in-person, Princeton NJ)
- Apr 4-6 – Retreat 3 (in-person, Princeton NJ)
Nautilus runs from Sept – April and is designed for individual and communal participation from wherever you are. All weekly plenary sessions are held online on Tues evenings from 7:30-9:00p EST. Open to local spiritual communities participating together. Email info@goldenwoodnyc.org to discuss.
Components
Drawing upon the breadth of historic Christian practices and experiences, the following components are integrally woven together to shape the seven-month journey:
Components
Drawing upon the breadth of historic Christian practices and experiences, the following components are integrally woven together to shape the seven-month journey:
Important Dates
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- May 1, 2024 – Applications open
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- Jun 15, 2024 – Application deadline
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- Jul 15, 2024 – Participants Notified
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- Sept 20-22, 2024 – Opening Retreat
Daily Pages + Guided Stillness
An innovative Listening Book facilitates patterns for hearing God in the midst of hectic days, incorporating a variety of spiritual practices and ancient styles of prayer adapted for daily integration.
Spiritual Companioning
Creating monthly opportunities to journey with another allows the Spirit to speak into our life through the voice of another. We’ve designed a guided structure to enhance listening and regularly process life’s events.
Listening Quads
A unique communal practice, these 90-minute sessions punctuate each month, providing space to listen for God’s voice on behalf of one another, bringing key questions into dynamic conversational prayer with the Spirit of God and each other.
Group Sessions
Twice a month, vibrant two-hour sessions of stimulating theological training paired with eye-opening exercises and robust dialogue around themed reading material serve to anchor each month in a rich progression of vision development.
Why Nautilus?
Coming out of four years of unprecedented upheaval and brokenness, how do we process the challenges that we’ve experienced, both as individuals and as a society? How is God able to take the pain in our lives and in our world to create a Newness that is characterized by His abundance and gratuitous love?
As we emerge into a very different world, what lies before us is the possibility of naming and processing this pain together in a distinctive way that brings an unparalleled love and flourishing into the world, guided by the Spirit of God.
Do you long to develop a clarified vision for the whole of life that enables you to wisely steward your calling in this particular time in history, loving others extravagantly and creating the kind of cultural change our aching world yearns for?
The starting place of renewal is brokenness…