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Institute Intensive | Guatemala Vision Trip with Many Hopes

Step beyond the familiar, listen deeply to stories of resilience and redemption, and allow these encounters to shape your own pursuit of justice!  Goldenwood is thrilled to be joining with Many Hopes on this Vision Trip, to visit the work their partners are doing in the field in Guatemala. Through immersive learning, spiritual reflection, and meaningful conversations, you’ll witness the beauty of hope in action. You will spend time in… Read More »Institute Intensive | Guatemala Vision Trip with Many Hopes

Institute Retreat | A Sacred Pause: Reflecting on Mortality, Legacy, and Love with Here To Honor

In the relentless pace of daily life, how often do we stop to ask: What does it mean to live well? What will we leave behind—not just in possessions, but in presence, in love, in the stories that remain? Here to Honor, in collaboration with Goldenwood Institute, invites you to a mini-retreat of deep reflection—a sacred pause to sit with our mortality, not as something to fear, but as a… Read More »Institute Retreat | A Sacred Pause: Reflecting on Mortality, Legacy, and Love with Here To Honor

The Calling of Hope

Trellis | The Calling of Hope (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

We have a God who is familiar with darkness. Imagine, before the divine fiat, “Let there be light,” God was in the darkness of what was formless and empty. Perhaps the Bible starts off this way because God wants His people to know that He is no stranger to the darkness found in this world. He wants us to know that He speaks into that darkness to create light and… Read More »Trellis | The Calling of Hope (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

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Trellis | Hidden Hope: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Our Work

This two-week “Listening Journey” invites you to reimagine your work through the lens of God’s hidden presence and unfolding purpose. Journeying through the book of Esther, we will explore how God is at work—even when unseen—shaping our lives, calling, and world for something greater. Week 1 focuses on Journeying in an Enchanted Frame, learning to recognize God’s quiet yet powerful movements in our daily work. Week 2 moves into Listening… Read More »Trellis | Hidden Hope: Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Our Work

Trellis Loving Others Listening Book

Trellis | Loving Others (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

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 (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Hearing the Cries of Earth and the Songs of Heaven

It’s that time again to write my year-end reflection. With the magic of Christmas behind us and the cold January month ahead, I find myself weighted by the growing sense of disconnection in our society.  Lingering in my mind has been Gallup’s recent research highlighting a term that was new to me–the “Great Detachment” where employees feel increasingly stuck, disengaged, and unable to see the deeper purpose of their labor.… Read More »Hearing the Cries of Earth and the Songs of Heaven

Institute Retreat | Annual Fallow in Cambridge, England

When: Tues May 13 (arrive between 3 and 5pm) – Fri May 16 (end 12:30pm), 2025 Location: Cambridge, UK. All group sessions held at Jesus College. Joined by the Goldenwood staff, Board, and Deans, this unique 4-day experience represents an annual rhythm of the Goldenwood Institute. Enjoy highlights and photos from 2024: “Slowing Down, Cultivating Community, Enlivening Work” What is a Fallow Retreat? The essence of a fallow retreat lies… Read More »Institute Retreat | Annual Fallow in Cambridge, England

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Spiritual Permanence in a Culture of Impermanence

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We often don’t think about the tension we experience between the visible and the invisible. This space between the visible and the invisible is not merely philosophical; it is subconsciously woven into the fabric of our daily lives. From the mundane choices we make to the profound decisions that shape our future, we constantly navigate between what we can see and what it is that we believe or hope for.… Read More »Spiritual Permanence in a Culture of Impermanence

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Institute Course | Hopeful Intelligence: Reimagining AI Through Spiritual Wisdom

How do spiritual realities shape our understanding of generative artificial intelligence (AI), and what new possibilities of “hopeful intelligence” arise when we explore this intersection? In this dynamic three-session course, David Kim, alongside futurist Bob Johansen (Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for 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… Read More »Institute Course | Hopeful Intelligence: Reimagining AI Through Spiritual Wisdom