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This Isn’t a Campaign Promise; It’s the Voice of Creation

I came into the Dream Forum, ready to work and prove myself. Ready to learn great things to accomplish great things. What I found instead were gentle words of Jesus, “come and follow” and a dream that exceeded the dream I received from God. The challenge of dreaming is yielding—not to opinions of others, but to God’s vision of becoming. ——— When the Peter, Andrew, James, and John heard Jesus… Read More »This Isn’t a Campaign Promise; It’s the Voice of Creation

Hands of a woman weaving

Seeing the Weaving through the Unraveling

The Dream Forum retreat in Princeton ended just before an intense and difficult week, and then a summer that tested me both professionally and personally. Work was chaotic, everything seemed to be unraveling, and at the same time, I learned my mother didn’t have much time left. I went from the warmth and connection of the retreat straight into a whirlwind of frustration, sadness, and grief. In the middle of… Read More »Seeing the Weaving through the Unraveling

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A Miraculous Conception

Sometimes receiving a dream from God is like being told you’re to have a miraculousconception. When it’s the kind of dream that is so lofty it scares you a little and the idea that youare ‘favoured’ to carry it ‘greatly troubles’ you and the main question forming in your head andonto your lips is, ‘How will this be?” But the dream is so vivid and compelling it’s as if it… Read More »A Miraculous Conception

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The Real Surprise

When I embarked on my journey with the Dream Forum I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. I did know that this would be a community of earnest seekers. And in some ways it was a tent pole in the ground for me to not lose sight of my dream in the midst of other demands from life. What I’ve learned through this process was at first subtle – but… Read More »The Real Surprise

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Listening for Good

Upon completion, the Dream Forum will have launched with a listening retreat, included monthly listening sessions with companions, and offered two separate 2 week “intrusive prayer” listening journeys. It’s safe to say a pillar of the Goldenwood Dream Forum is inviting its participants to a posture of listening. The intrusion of tuning my heart, mind, soul and spirit to God in work context stretched an under-worked muscle, resulting in creativity… Read More »Listening for Good

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Peaks and Valleys

I entered the Dream Forum with no expectations other than a desire to hear God’s voice more clearly. I longed for clarity about my purpose as a storyteller, and I received more than I could have anticipated. God illuminated and refined my dream: to build a film ecosystem in Athens, Georgia, that produces and shares divinely inspired stories with the world. The listening prayer exercises became transformative moments for me.… Read More »Peaks and Valleys

DREAM FORUM | Round 2 (Virtual)

NOVEMBER IS DREAMER MONTH! For the past six months, our twelve Dreamers have been guided on a communal journey of slowing down to discern God’s voice calling new things forth, a process that included rhythms of stillness and listening to God for themselves and for one another, spiritual direction, coaching, and dedicated resourcing from the broader Forum network. Now it’s time to bring YOUR skills, connections, and resources into this… Read More »DREAM FORUM | Round 2 (Virtual)

DREAM FORUM | Round 1 (Virtual)

NOVEMBER IS DREAMER MONTH! For the past six months, our twelve Dreamers have been guided on a communal journey of slowing down to discern God’s voice calling new things forth, a process that included rhythms of stillness and listening to God for themselves and for one another, spiritual direction, coaching, and dedicated resourcing from the broader Forum network. Now it’s time to bring YOUR skills, connections, and resources into this… Read More »DREAM FORUM | Round 1 (Virtual)

Eva Ting

Why a Decelerator?

There are plenty of good accelerator programs and incubators out there. But as far as we know, we’re one of the only “decelerators” helping people slow down and discern God’s voice in a noisy world. You might say, “Huh? Why run a program that deliberately decelerates developing ventures instead of speeding them up?” Hear what our Dreamers have to say about the unique space the Dream Forum creates: “The Dream… Read More »Why a Decelerator?

Waiting for the Ripening

A deeply meaningful Listening Retreat with the Goldenwood team in May this year preceded my becoming part of the Dream Forum. At the retreat, I learned of the sublime power of listening to God with intentionality in a community. I returned from the retreat renewed with the “spiritual garden” of my soul, richly nourished in a time of profound workplace anxiety. I became committed to enjoying grace in my work… Read More »Waiting for the Ripening