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Institute Course | Reimagining AI: Spiritual Wisdom and Collaborative Knowledge

How do spiritual realities shape our understanding of generative artificial intelligence (AI), and what new possibilities arise when we explore this intersection? In this dynamic three-session course, David Kim, alongside futurist Bob Johansen (Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of the Future), will guide participants through a transformative exploration of how spiritual wisdom can inform the way we design, understand, and collaborate with AI systems. David was invited in 2021 to join the… Read More »Institute Course | Reimagining AI: Spiritual Wisdom and Collaborative Knowledge

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Institute Retreat | Wintering: Seasonality, Physicality, Spirituality with Re-Well

With the new year comes new opportunity for making self-betterment goals with gusto! But those intentions can come with confusion, lack of support, and are all too often devoid of the Spirit’s guidance. Somewhere along the line, we forgot how deeply interconnected our spiritual selves are to our physical bodies. Our spirit resides within the physical form that God fearfully and wonderfully made, and as Christians our physical bodies are… Read More »Institute Retreat | Wintering: Seasonality, Physicality, Spirituality with Re-Well

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Institute Intensive | Creative Collaboration in the Gift Economy // Film

Facilitated by Stephen Bailey, dive into a two-day intensive experience in New York City, where filmmakers, writers, and cultural innovators come together to explore the art of Creative Collaboration in the Gift Economy.  We draw inspiration from Lewis Hyde’s seminal work The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, where he introduces the concept of the “gift economy.” Unlike the traditional market economy, which is driven by exchange… Read More »Institute Intensive | Creative Collaboration in the Gift Economy // Film

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Institute Retreat | Reimagining Justice: (Kintsugi) Peace Making with Haejin Shim Fujimura

Join us for a unique retreat experience led by Haejin Shim Fujimura, where she will guide us in reimagining justice—not as a force that breaks or divides, but as a process that carefully mends and strengthens the broken places in our communities and lives. Through deep reflection, thoughtful discussion, and practical workshops, participants will explore how the fractures in our society can become sites of profound peace and renewal. Micah… Read More »Institute Retreat | Reimagining Justice: (Kintsugi) Peace Making with Haejin Shim Fujimura

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Institute Retreat | Nature, Grace and Interdependency with Mako Fujimura

Join us for an extraordinary retreat led by renowned painter and cultural visionary Makoto Fujimura as we explore the profound themes of Nature, Grace, and Interdependency. Set in a serene environment that invites reflection and renewal, this retreat offers a unique opportunity to engage with the beauty of creation and the deep interconnections that bind us to each other and to the world around us. Guided by Fujimura’s unique vision—one… Read More »Institute Retreat | Nature, Grace and Interdependency with Mako Fujimura

Trellis | Knowing Yourself (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

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 (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Trellis | Listening for God (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

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 Two-Week Listening Journey)

Trellis | Reviving Calling (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

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 (A Two-Week Listening Journey)