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Listening Changes Everything

We asked participants from across the country: “How has your experience with Goldenwood expanded your vision for your work or changed your approach to your calling?”  What we heard was that listening changes everything.  “Through contemplative community that repeatedly and steadily centers its gaze on me and my journey, Goldenwood has profoundly helped me to discern and steward my deepest and truest self, fostered the courage I’ve needed to bring forth that… Read More »Listening Changes Everything

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Institute Peek Recap: An Audacious Vision for Work Revived by Love

Last month, we gathered from around the country to experience a sneak peek of the Goldenwood Institute. The day was filled with enlivening community and stimulating conversation, setting forth a bold and expansive vision for how the gospel can transform the future of work. The Goldenwood Institute envisions a world where work is not just a means of earning a living, but a creative and fulfilling expression of our humanity.… Read More »Institute Peek Recap: An Audacious Vision for Work Revived by Love

Legacy and Hope – Event Recap

Last night, we were honored to host two long-time friends of Goldenwood, Philanthropist Richard Leong and Spiritual Advisor and Advocate Lourine Clark. The evening began with Richard sharing about his journey coming to faith later in life and the unfolding of a growing desire to leave a godly legacy for generations to come. He emphasized the foundation of his generosity–that our wealth ultimately is from God and belongs to God… Read More »Legacy and Hope – Event Recap

Sandra McCracken in concert

An Evening of Story and Song with Sandra McCracken

Come for an intimate evening featuring Sandra and hear the new vision she’s been developing alongside Goldenwood to nurture a generative community of singer-songwriters through rhythms of listening and rest, leading to a holistic fruitfulness that is deeper and more lasting for the good of both the artist and the world, ultimately changing the way of making. She will perform and invite us into song, and share stories from her… Read More »An Evening of Story and Song with Sandra McCracken

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Goldenwood After-Work | Oct 2023

Goldenwood is committed to cultivating generative connections to see work revived by love. Join us every month to hear about new work emerging in the community and enjoy collaborative conversations that spur each other on in hope. Beverages and light snacks provided.  Get home in time for dinner, or meet someone new and grab a bite together on your way out. New things rise up in community…

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TRELLIS: Listening for God

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… Read More »TRELLIS: Listening for God

A tree in a golden wood

TRELLIS: Knowing Yourself

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… Read More »TRELLIS: Knowing Yourself

TRELLIS: Loving Others

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… Read More »TRELLIS: Loving Others

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TRELLIS: New Vision for Work

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.… Read More »TRELLIS: New Vision for Work

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TRELLIS: Reviving Calling

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,… Read More »TRELLIS: Reviving Calling