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Enlivening WorkReimagining "Retirement": New Vision for the Later Chapters of LifeIn this special episode recorded live during Goldenwood's annual Fallow Retreat in Cambridge, England (May 2025), Goldenwood CEO David Kim is joined by three remarkable voices—Richard Leong, Bev Williams, and Wendy Nagle—all of whom participated in Goldenwood’s cornerstone program, Nautilus, during what they lovingly describe as the latter seasons of their lives. Together, they reflect on spiritual permanence, the dignity of elderhood, and the sacred rhythms that continue to shape them in a season often overlooked. This conversation is a powerful invitation and challenge to rediscover vision, rest, and calling—not as something left behind, but as somethin...2025-07-1142 minEnlivening WorkHope: A Defiant Act of Love in an Aching World, with Thomas KeownIn this episode, David Kim speaks with Thomas Keown, founder of Many Hopes, about his life shaped by the traumas of Northern Ireland and the transformative power of hope. Thomas shares how his childhood experiences amid political conflict led him to a calling: rescuing children from injustice and equipping them to become agents of change in their own communities. Together, David and Thomas explore the critical role of love in justice work, the power of survivor-led leadership, and how attentiveness to small moments can recalibrate a life.2025-06-1233 minEnlivening WorkForgiveness as Formation and Love in Leadership with Shann RayIn this episode, Goldenwood CEO David Kim speaks with Dr. Shann Ray, Poet and Professor of Leadership and Forgiveness Studies at Gonzaga University, about the childhood grasp of love starting a transformative journey from brokenness to redemption. Drawing from his personal story and academic research in forgiveness and reconciliation, Shann shares how love, faith, and poetic imagination can heal families, reorient leaders, and reshape communities. Together, they explore the spiritual and relational depths of leadership, the courage required to confront pain, and how the sacred heart of Christ calls us toward wholeness in our work and lives.2025-05-2750 minEnlivening WorkAugustine’s City of God: In Defense of Love in a Divided World with Dr. Greg LeeIn this enlightening episode, David sits down with Dr. Gregory Lee to explore Augustine’s seminal work “City of God” and its enduring wisdom for those living as spiritual exiles. How do we sustain hope when our stability seems to crumble? How do we navigate the tension of aligning our vision with the heavenly city while laboring in the midst of the brokenness of this one? With insight and compassion, David and Greg reflect on the dangers of disordered love, the cost of faithful presence, and how hope becomes our compass in an age marked by dislocation and striving. Their...2025-04-1038 minEnlivening WorkReflecting on Death to be More Present in Life with Eva TingWhat if facing mortality could help us live more fully? In this episode of Enlivening Work, David sits down with Eva Ting, founder of Here to Honor, to explore the transformative power of death education. From her unexpected journey into this work to the ways she’s cultivating community around end-of-life conversations, Eva shares how slowing down, honoring grief, and embracing our mortality can bring clarity, connection, and even joy.2025-03-1544 minEnlivening WorkNourishing Body and Spirit with Re-WellIn this episode, Amber Gentry and Dr. Chika Okoli of Re-Well join David and Amilee to discuss their holistic approach to health and wellness, and how it aligns with Goldenwood's vision of cultivating spiritually-attentive communities and reimagining the future of work. Amber and Chika share the story behind Re-Well and their passion for integrating physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Hear more about the Goldenwood x Re-Well collaborative quarterly retreat series offered this year to explore the importance of rhythms, imagination, and seasonal practices in nurturing whole-person health.2025-03-1050 minEnlivening WorkCultivating Beauty and Justice Through Our Work with Makoto and Haejin FujimuraArtist Makoto Fujimura and Lawyer Haejin Shim Fujimura draw insights from nature, art, and their life experiences to discuss the power of seeing brokenness as a path to new creation and infusing love and justice into our work. This conversation with Goldenwood Co-Founder David Kim was recorded live from Goldenwood's annual Fallow Retreat in Cambridge, UK.2025-03-0747 minEnlivening WorkSacred Encounters Through Our Work with Sandra McCrackenSinger-songwriter and longtime Goldenwood friend and collaborator Sandra McCracken discusses the importance of cultivating creativity and imagination in all people, and the gift of seeing how her music provides a space for people to process pain and find hope in this conversation with Goldenwood Co-Founders Amilee Watkins and David Kim. Recorded live from their annual Fallow Retreat in Cambridge, UK. 2025-02-1938 minEnlivening WorkAwakening to God's Presence in All of LifeGoldenwood Co-Founders David Kim and Amilee Watkins discuss the importance of cultivating spiritually attentive communities and a vision of work that is enlivened by hope and expresses the fullness of our humanity. 2025-01-2729 min
AI and FaithAI & Work: Cultivating Visions of Hope with David Kim #12Join us in our conversation with Dr. David Kim, founder of the non-profit Goldenwood. He discussed the challenges we face in cultivating a new vision of work in the era of AI and how religion can help in fostering this culture, building a positive vision of the future.
Views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of AI and Faith or any of its leadership.
Production: Ed Melick, Pablo A. Ruz Salmones and Penny Yuen
Host: Pablo A. Ru...2024-06-2027 min
Forefront 360Special: David Kim & Amilee Watkins on Spiritual Formation for ArtistsNate talks to Goldenwood founders David Kim and Amilee Watkins about Spiritual Formation for artists. This is the first episode in a special series based on the Goldenwood Institute.
Rev. Dr. David Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood. Over the past several decades, he has trained, consulted, and counseled hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a robust integration of faith and work. David’s past roles include Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of the Gotham Fellowship, and editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible. He was also our keynote sp...2024-05-081h 15
Intrinsic Drive®Protect, Restore, and Empower with Haejin Shim FujimuraHaejin Shim Fujimura describes her college years as rebellious. While searching for her life purpose she received a calling to raise funds and attend World Vision’s® 30 Hour Famine retreat. Haejin witnessed horrific images from the civil war in Sierra Leone, which left fifty thousand dead over eleven years. She wanted to help those terrorized, vulnerable and left behind. After college Haejin pursued her calling to become an advocate for the abused, enslaved, and those born into human trafficking. Throughout law school Haejin’s intense, focused, and unwavering personality gave her the resolve to intern with t...2024-03-1343 min
The Slow Work with Sandra McCrackenThe Beautiful Mending with Mako and Haejin Shim FujimuraIn this first episode of The Slow Work, host Sandra McCracken sits down with husband and wife team, Makoto and Haejin Shim Fujimura, to discuss commitment, kintsugi, and creative justice. Learn how a unique marital commitment has focused the Fujimuras’ professional ambitions and how building in the midst of brokenness has the power to redeem generational pain. If you’ve been striving or struggling and need a better way, this conversation promises a deep dose of release and hope. Listen in as Mako encourages that sometimes “it’s okay to just behold.”Special Guests:Makoto Fujimura i...2023-01-0547 min
The Notes with Andrew NemrTalking Notes - Being the PeaceIn March 2020 everything around me stopped. The pandemic, with all of its challenges, pain, and ongoing fallout (to this very day), served as an interruption to all the habits of thought and action I had developed. I couldn’t work as fast or hard or travel as much. I couldn’t count on what had been regular. My entire environment changed. I had the opportunity to change, too. Peace would be central to what happened next…Related Links* Cats Paying Dues* Listening journeys - by Goldenwood* Set your mind on the things...2022-09-1711 min
The Notes with Andrew NemrTalking Notes - ChosenWhat does it mean to choose to be in relationship? How do we think about it when it comes to all the relationships we are involved in? How does this affect how we think about God?LINKS* The Psalms in Dialogue* More writing about the context of relationship* More about my experience of massive burnout* Goldenwood - Listening Journeys* A personal conviction of what I believe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...2021-12-1114 minForefront 360Interview: Eva TingRich and Nate interview Eva Ting. Eva is the Director of Events and Programming at W83 Ministry Center, the home of Redeemer West Side Church that also serves as a community and cultural center on the Upper West Side of New York City. Her interests lie in cultivating spaces for community engagement and designing art experiences and events that invite the public to participate in thoughtful conversations as well as thoughtful action. Prior to her work at W83, Eva was the Public Programs Coordinator at Times Square Alliance, executing public art installations and events in one of the world’s m...2021-12-0259 minThe Slow Work with Sandra McCrackenDavid Kim and Amilee WatkinsGoldenwood, a ministry that seeks to cultivate a new vision of faith and work, is the creation of Dr. David Kim and Amilee Watkins. Goldenwood offers quarterly reflective retreats, daily practice, and listening prayer exercises in community. Kim and Watkins join Sandra to discuss renewal and patience in a world that demands immediate gratification. This episode emphasizes seeing God’s work played out over time.
Steadfast is a production of Sandra McCracken in partnership with Christianity Today.
Produced by Sandra McCracken, Leslie Eiler Thompson
Written by Leslie Eiler Thompson
Edited by Andrew Osenga
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Cosper
Music by...2021-05-2139 min
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James Yuill - This Sweet Love
Jane Siberry - Slow Tango
John Doan - Where Horses Of Faery Hide
Joy Division - Atmosphere
Judee Sill - The Kiss
Kalman Balogh & Romano _ Pala late me merav
Kevin Ayers - Lullaby
Liz Story - Bradley's dream
Michael Manrin - Ephemeris
Paul Machlis - Goldenwood
Phoebe Bridgers - Killer
The Divine Comedy - National Express
The Other Morning Call
Tunde Jegede - Still Moment (reprise)
Ultravox - Vienna2020-11-011h 19
Rondandorondando 022 01-11-20Art Sonic --Western_exposure
James Yuill - This Sweet Love
Jane Siberry - Slow Tango
John Doan - Where Horses Of Faery Hide
Joy Division - Atmosphere
Judee Sill - The Kiss
Kalman Balogh & Romano _ Pala late me merav
Kevin Ayers - Lullaby
Liz Story - Bradley's dream
Michael Manrin - Ephemeris
Paul Machlis - Goldenwood
Phoebe Bridgers - Killer
The Divine Comedy - National Express
The Other Morning Call
Tunde Jegede - Still Moment (reprise)
Ultravox - Vienna2020-11-011h 19