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✨ The PURPOSE of this Vision Collective is to “Cultivate Ecosystems of Hope” that develop a long-term vision for renewal in our cities. Countering our culture of immediacy and isolating individualism, we hope to foster attentive communities that joyfully manifest a legacy of hope.
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We hope to accomplish this Vision through:
- Growing in the wisdom of a Biblically grounded understanding of hope that counters shallow and unhelpful versions of hope.
- Developing rituals of engagement and rhythms of listening that cultivate the calling of hope in our work.
- Frequent gatherings focusing on projecting hope into the city and promoting possibilities of networked change.
BENEFITS
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Weekly member-written stories of hope
- We will be developing the rhythm and practice of capturing hope amidst brokenness and sharing these stories with the Collective.
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Monthly In-Person Dinner and Prayer for Members
- Focusing on 1 member per month, we’ll commit to share each others’ struggles and hopes as we listen, support, and intercede in prayer.
- Save these Tuesday or Thursday nights in 2023 (7:30-9:30pm | Goldenwood Office): 4/25 (T), 5/23 (T), 6/13 (T), 7/25 (T), 8/24 (Th), 9/21 (Th), 10/26 (Th), more to come…
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Quarterly Visioning
- A celebratory “balcony” gathering (in-lieu of a monthly dinner) to take a step back and connect the dots to see what God is doing in the city.
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Annual Fallow Retreat
- Members will fallow together over a 3-day weekend to restore and revive hope in their souls.
- May 15-18, 2023 Cambridge UK
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Member-initiated work excursions
- Members have the opportunity to share aspects of their work with the others in the collective so that we might better understand and experience the particularities of each member’s work.
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An invitation-based community distinctively committed to seeing hope cultivated in our city and world.
- Members have access to an online directory to discover others in this growing community who share similar visions and hopes for the city.
- Members can voluntarily resource one another with discounts and availability to benefit, encourage, and support each others work.
- Members will also receive discounts on Goldenwood programming.
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Inaugurating Four-Week Devotional starts Easter Sunday (April 9, 2023).
REGISTRATION
To help offset the cost of meals and administration, there will be a fee of $50 per month or $500 per year. This group is voluntary and will continue indefinitely, as the journey ahead is long, but fellow companions will make the time treasured.
