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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)

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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

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Dreaming with God

I don’t remember when this dream took root in my heart. Neither do I remember its first inception. But it has stayed with me and taken on different colors and contours. This audacious idea to bring together the body of Christ to possibly “solve” homelessness and eradicate poverty. It embarrassed me to share the idea. It felt so naïve and idealistic. And as I learned in film school, they will… Read More »Dreaming with God

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Learning to Follow

I’ve had some form of this dream for over 10 years and it has morphed in so many ways since then.  Being an introvert and Enneagram 5, I am driven most by my need to feel competent, which means I lean on my own understanding and ability.  And so when God showed me this dream, I naturally leaned into trying to take the matter into my own hands, solving the problem… Read More »Learning to Follow

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A Freight Train Fueled by Uncertainty

At the beginning of 2023, I finally decided to do what others had been encouraging me to do for years: Start my own thing. I registered a web domain, applied for an L3C with the Illinois Secretary of State, and began telling family and friends about my plans to start a mediation and restorative justice practice to address sexual harm. And, suddenly, after five years of thinking, planning, learning, and–to… Read More »A Freight Train Fueled by Uncertainty

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An Invitation Into Adventure

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Women experience collective trauma when they live and operate in systems–parenting, corporate, legal–that were not built by them. There is a journey each woman must take through frustration and pain to forgiveness, healing, agency and re-capturing creativity. Much of the latter part of the journey takes place in a community of witness and recognition, and there is usually no better person to walk them through this journey than someone who… Read More »An Invitation Into Adventure