Wild Goose Festival is a transformational community grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Wherever we come together –  at our nationwide festival, smaller local and regional gatherings, or online spaces – we learn and grow by co-creating art, music, story, theater, and spectacle, engaging in a wide variety of robust, courageous conversations with each other and with thought leaders and artists from other communities.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday August 28, 2025

09:00 am: Wisdom amp 2025: Radical Mysticism - Carl McColman - Debonee Morgan
09:00 am: Hands-On Experiments in Climate Science - JD Stillwater
09:00 am: Eden C am: p: Garden Transitions - Aline Defiglia - Dominique Warfield - KJ Praise Song - Michael Morrell
09:00 am: Don't Skip Recess - Matthew Ray Lyda
09:00 am: Faith-Rooted Organizing on New Terrain - Jennifer Butler - Kristen Cesario Irving - Lisa Sharon Harper
09:00 am: Anti-Racism - Beth Hunt - Crystal Elliott-O'Connor - Jennifer Enriquez - Rev. Will Bouvel
09:00 am: It's a Neurodiverse Universe - Jillian Morgan - Sarah Frinks Morgan
09:00 am: LeadNow! - Jacqui Buschor - Jones
09:00 am: Peace in a Violent World - Ellen Corcella - Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - Paul Nuechterlein - Shannon Mullen
09:00 am: Responding to Christian Nationalism: A Faithful Way Forward - Doug Pagitt - Lisa Sharon Harper - Paul A McAllister - Rob Schenck - Robb Ryerse - Shaleen Kendrick
09:00 am: Music and Liturgy for Resilience and Resistance - Ken Medema - Rev. Lisa Janke - Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Travis
09:00 am: Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World - Chebon Kernell
12:00 pm: Walking the Illuminate Path: A Conscious Stroll in Nature - Jenny Misslin - Phil Dieke
04:00 pm: Meet and Greet
05:30 pm: Gathering the Goose - GooseHouse
06:45 pm: Gathering the Goose Part 2 - GooseHouse - Sarah McC am: mon
07:00 pm: Recovery at the Goose
08:00 pm: Blessing Ceremony-Grove Opening Ceremony - Aline Defiglia
08:15 pm: Flamy Grant
09:00 pm: Beer and Hymns
10:00 pm: Silent Disco
10:30 pm: Compline (Night Prayers)
11:00 pm: AcoustaGoose - Jim Holmes

Friday August 29, 2025

07:30 am: Rise and Shine with paula rainey benson
08:00 am: Morning Prayer
08:00 am: Yoga Chapel Experience
08:30 am: Waking the Goose - Convergence Music
09:00 am: Who Would Jesus Execute?: The State of the Death Penalty in the US in 2025 - Hillary Taylor - Noel Nickle
09:00 am: Breaking the Wall: Art That Moves - Sarah (Lumen Solis)
09:00 am: Messages on the Wind: An Interactive Installation for Messages to Survivors of Hurricane Helene - Mary McKinney
09:00 am: #ErwinStrong: a Photographic Anthology a People Rebuilding After Helene. - Mitchell Hancock
09:00 am: A Grief Ritual for Those Lost Through Violence While Incarcerated - Natalie Buck
09:00 am: Exploring Girlhood - Maya C am: ille
09:00 am: Play: The Antidote to Fascism - Brittany Sky
09:00 am: STUDIO ENGAGE - Launch the Tent
09:00 am: Recovery at the Goose
09:00 am: The Vent Tent - J am: es Clarke
09:00 am: Spiritual Direction - Anne Findlay-Ch am: berlain - Leigh Ann Hall - Linda Serepca - Lynne Lewallen - Sarah DeShields - Syd
09:15 am: Forest Bathing - Aaron Davis
10:00 am: Psychedelic Liberation Theology: Channeling the Apocalyptic Spiritual Impulse into Christ's Justice - Psychedelic Theology
10:00 am: Beyond the Stigma - Carrilea Hall
10:00 am: Story Circle Story-Finding Active Workshop - Patrick L Young - Sara Thompson
10:00 am: Your Spiritual Snacklebox: Small Bites to feed your spirit - Anne Sims
10:00 am: Writing Real Wild Goose Poems - Girard Berry
10:00 am: Finding the Perfect Trail: A Hands-On Map Discussion - Shannon Cline
10:00 am: Queer Jesus: Seeing ourselves in Christ and Christ in ourselves - Kali Cawthon-Freels
10:00 am: Voices for A Nuclear Free World - Stories of Advocay, Faith Experience, Peace-Building and Action - Stephanie Lynn Shaefer - Steve Finlan
10:00 am: The Practice of Making Art is Spiritual Formation - Liz Charlotte Grant
10:00 am: Sharpie Theology: Erase, Rewrite, Reveal - A Blackout Poetry Workshop - Chelsea Bunch
10:00 am: The Gift - relaxation and guided imagery with crystal bowls - Rhythmic Audacity
10:00 am: Support for F am: ilies of Trans Kids - Jessica Miller Kelley - Matthew L Kelley
10:00 am: White People: Trauma and Epigenetics - JD Stillwater
10:00 am: BE THE GLUE! with hot glue and the gun
10:00 am: Life After - danae casteel
10:00 am: A Petulant Prophet and a Good Gracious God: A Participatory Dr am: atization of Jonah - Mark Edward Biddle - Melissa A Jackson
10:00 am: Heartbreak of Going No Contact - Rebecca Ellis Yarosh, LCSW
10:00 am: Deep Listening Session with Jess Morgan - Jesscribe The Vibe
10:00 am: Isaiah - Prophetic Songs of Justice by John Hermanson, a concert and hymn sing
10:00 am: Teaching: Shadow Work andEmotions - Shadow Mike
10:00 am: Navigating burnout - Carol Howard
10:00 am: Morning Slow Flow Hatha Yoga and Meditation with Teresa - Teresa Conrads
10:00 am: John Pavlovitz
10:00 am: (Convo Table 07)Trump's assault on merit in federal agencies - Tom Devine
11:00 am: Is The Darkness Necessary? - A Safe Place To Share Contrary Views - Larry Dickinson
11:00 am: (Convo Table 02)Antiracism: Beyond White Too Long - Gail Preslar
11:00 am: (Convo Table 03)Scary storytelling - Destiny DiMattei
11:00 am: (Healing Arts)Cloud of Witnesses - Joe Michael
11:00 am: CRYONICS: BURIED, BURNED, OR ... FROZEN-KOOKY, MAYBE NOT - Calvin Mercer
11:00 am: (Slippery Slope)Rewilding Worship: Reimagining Worship Music for Outdoor Gatherings - Charity Muse
11:00 am: (UMC)Ending the Death Penalty through Pen-pal Connections - Hillary Taylor
11:00 am: Masculine Spirituality: Reclaiming the Tools Your Dad Never Gave You - Chase Rollins
11:00 am: (Convo Table 05)In Search of Beauty: Sexual Selection, Philosophy, and the Divine - Em
11:00 am: Resilient Spirit - Ellen Corcella
11:00 am: (Convo Table 07)Clergy Conversations - Mari Larson
11:00 am: (Make Believe) am: plifying Progressive Theology on Social Media - Rev. Bethany
11:00 am: (Science Tent)Psychedelic Christian Stories
11:00 am: Constructing a Liberative Theology of Sex(uality) - Jon Carl Lewis | Liberative Theologian and Spiritual Guide
11:00 am: (Workshop)Celebrate Whistleblowers Wild Goose! - Jane Turner - Joe Carson - Tom Devine
11:00 am: Loving God: the Antidote to Domination Politics - Pablo del Real
11:00 am: Living Temple-Deconstructing Church-Reconstructing Alternatives - Andy - Troy Riggs
11:00 am: Embodied Grief and Joy: A Sacred Encounter - Enspirare with Kristie Beth
11:00 am: Open Studio
11:00 am: (Goosecast)A People's Theology podcast - Mason Mennenga
11:00 am: (Forum)When we weaponize our oppression into privilege - Mike Maeshiro
11:00 am: Steve Chalke (Interview by Stan Mitchell)
11:00 am: (Front Porch)Visio Divina: Where Art Meets Justice - Let what you see transform how you act - Heidi Marsh
11:00 am: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
11:30 am: (Relating Arts)Strategies for engaging and serving humans with Autism and other neurodiversities in your progr am: , community or congregation. - Jillian Morgan
12:00 pm: Spiritual Unity - Steve Finlan
12:00 pm: (Front Porch)Jesus Guarantees You the Time of Your Life - Xanax-vangelicals
12:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Jailbroken Miracles: Signs and Wonders Beyond Charismania and Deconstruction - Jo'el Adifon
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)What is Whiteness? - Ad am:  Lawrence Dyer
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Theodivergent Theology: Liberation on the Foundation of a Nurturing God
12:00 pm: Engaging Our Experiences: Table Conversations - Russell Meyer
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Why Is The Goose (and my church) So White? - Ad am:  Nelson
12:00 pm: Differentiating sexual and romantic attraction and other lessons from Ace Theology - Gena
12:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Psychedelic Ministry - Hunt Priest - Jaime Clark-Soles - Pitt PsyX
12:00 pm: (Make Believe)Using the language of faith to break the patterns of patriarchy and white supremacy - Chris Furr
12:00 pm: (Science Tent)Overwhelm - Emotion, Reaction or Excuse? What's going on when it's all too much? - Sarah Frinks Morgan
12:00 pm: Self-Connection through Color-blocking Collage - Nichole Myles
12:00 pm: (Workshop)Contemplative Writing: Engaging Inwardly to Move Outwardly - Alisha Johnson Perry - Ellen Morris Prewitt - Laura Parker - Steve Parker
12:00 pm: Eco Story Circles: Practices of gratitude and grief in these times - Connie Burns - Scott Hardin-Nieri
12:00 pm: Read the Bible Like a Mystic - Carl McColman
12:00 pm: Jesus and the Third Gender - Kevin Young
12:00 pm: You Lied to Me About God: The One-Person Show - J am: ie Marich
12:00 pm: Reiki Healing - Kelsey Anderson - Rana Jackson
12:00 pm: Eucharist and Healing Prayers
12:00 pm: (Forum)Ad am:  Harris
12:00 pm: Faithfulness in difficult situations from Palestine to North Carolina - Doug Pagitt - Rodney Sadler
12:00 pm: Tuf Francis, accompanied by Joel Herbert on keys and Jake Bartlett on drums - The World In Lights
12:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
01:00 pm: (Front Porch)Dan Brown meets C. S. Lewis, a literary perspective - L. D. Wenzel
01:00 pm: (UMC)The Art of Prophetic Poetry - VaChikepe: The Poet
01:00 pm: Posting, Protesting, Gardening and Giggling: Discerning next steps for Building Community and Spiritual Resilience in Uncertain Times - Scott Hardin-Nieri
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Intercultural Communication Styles - Julie
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)For Such A Time As This: A Counterintuitive, Life-Giving, and Transformative Spiritual Practice - Sacred Quest
01:00 pm: The Bible is Not a Rule Book: Moving from Biblical literalism to Biblical engagement - Lindsey Kelley
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Radical Belonging: Hospitality That Saves Lives - Kat Folk
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)LAND THAT I LOVE - Monika
01:00 pm: (Goosecast)"Conversations to Be" - Melissa Turner
01:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Contemplation as an Act of Love and Resistance - Jeff
01:00 pm: (Make Believe)End the Carceral System - Letters for Liberation - Presbyterians for Abolition
01:00 pm: (Relating Arts)Prophets, Poets and Dre am: ers: A Call to the Threshold - Sarah (Lumen Solis)
01:00 pm: (Science Tent)Wondrous Forms - Poetry On the Sacred Epic of Cosmic Evolution - Bob  am: brose, Jr.
01:00 pm: Engaging New Notions of Self and Other Inside Stories-telling: coproducing a transformational community. - Ron Pate
01:00 pm: Want freedom, ease, and joy? Check out boosting your brain-body bond. - Judith Saxton
01:00 pm: Queer Joy - Billie Hoard - Paul Hoard
01:00 pm: Grace-filled Geese: A Gathering of Lutherans - Rev. Andrew Patty
01:00 pm: Open Studio
01:00 pm: (Workshop)Lisa Lehr
01:00 pm: African  am: erican Spirituals for Place- Making and Future Casting - Starlette Thomas
1:00 pm: Creation, Land Back and Indigenous People - Chebon Kernell
1:00 pm: (Forum)Neo-Liberalism - Jeff Clark - Stan Mitchell
1:00 pm: paula rainey benson
1:00 pm: Casey McGinty
2:00 pm: Ask Two Sex Therapists: The Spiciest QandA at Wild Goose - Let's Heal Together
2:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Dolly Parton For President - Starchild
2:00 pm: (UMC)Enneagr am:  for Compassionate Community - Christina Nelson
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Poetry Workshop: Engage Your Voice for Social Justice - Cathy Tyner
2:00 pm: Organizing Exvangelicals - Heather Cronk
2:00 pm: Beyond the Local Church: Ministry as a Way of Being in the World - Matthew L Kelley
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)FACILITATING COMMUNITY BONDS IN YOUTH GROUP BY ENGAGING IN LOCAL MINISTRIES - Susan Vickery-Mercer
2:00 pm: (Front Porch)Community Song Circle: gather together - Lo Ziv Peckman
2:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Awakening the Divine Within: A Water Ritual of Spiritual Embodiment - SoFeya SahRa Joseph
2:00 pm: (Make Believe)PenPaling For Prison Abolition - Letters for Liberation - Presbyterians for Abolition
2:00 pm: (Other)A Sacred Wander - Matt Mattson
2:00 pm: (Science Tent)Tabletop exhibit: ocean drift seeds - Linda Lee
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Coping with a Narcissistic Parent - Donna Blanton
2:00 pm: Isn't God Weird? - Frank Douglas - Mark Mustian
2:00 pm: God's Microphones: The Saints Who Opposed Fascism - Rev. Nathan Empsall
2:00 pm: Group G am: es at the Goose - Sharon Quackenbush
2:00 pm: Devotional Chant - Tonyah Dee
2:00 pm: Erotic Self-Care for Spiritual Leaders: Engaging Our Power in Responsible Practice - Jon Carl Lewis | Liberative Theologian and Spiritual Guide
2:00 pm: (Workshop)Michael Stephens
2:00 pm: Keep Christ in Christian - Colby Martin - Josh Scott
2:00 pm: Eli Yacinthe
2:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)The history of National Whistleblower Day - Jane Turner
2:00 pm: Status of Death Penalty in USA - Abrah am:  Bonowitz
2:00 pm: (Forum)Ani Zonneveld
2:00 pm: (Goosecast)Madang Podcast with Brandan Robertson - Grace Ji-Kim
2:30 pm: (Relating Arts)Weaponized Words - Disarming language for a new, empowered view - Nichole Myles
3:00 pm: (UMC)How To Do Beer and Hymns
3:00 pm: (Make Believe)Art, Culture, Resistance, and the Bible: Freedom Church of the Poor
3:00 pm: Good Anger - Gwyn
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)What is a Jesus Worldview? - Guy - Johnny
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Everyday Awakening - Kerra Becker English
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Identity: Toss the Lies and Celebrate the Truth - Healing Journey Ministries
3:00 pm: Indigenous Voices on Psychedelics and Christianity - Ligare - Maria Barrera
3:00 pm: Tell Us A Story: How has Spirit (Divine Love-God) been moving in your life? - Chantal McKinney
3:00 pm: (Front Porch)Progressive Christian Life on C am: pus: ZOE - ZOE: Progressive Christian Life on C am: pus
3:00 pm: (Goosecast)Barstool Theology in the Wild - Rev Catherine Lyle
3:00 pm: (Other)Poet Tracey Schmidt will be wandering about, sharing poetry based on your experience here at the WGF. - Tracey Schmidt
3:00 pm: (Science Tent)Awe-theism - JD Stillwater
3:00 pm: Declaration of Independents - Debonee Morgan - Mitch Cohen
3:00 pm: Sexuality as Acts of Resistance in the Bible - The World In Lights
3:00 pm: Engaging with Mystical Poetry - Tracey Schmidt
3:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Humor in a Time of Crisis - Rev. Susan Sparks
3:00 pm: Improvised song of Engagement from Your Stories - Ken Medema
3:00 pm: (Healing Arts)How to Win Saints and Influence Spirits - Jo'el Adifon
3:00 pm: Open Studio
3:00 pm: The Spiritual Advantages of having and losing a pet! - Dr. John W. Oldh am: , LCSW
3:00 pm: Active Breathwork to Engage Mind, Body, and Spirit - Christy Doucette
3:00 pm: (Forum)Colby Martin
3:00 pm: Analogue Radio
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Neuroscience of cultivating flourishing cultures
3:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
3:00 pm: (Workshop)Ray McKinnon
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 08)Indigenous People 2025 - Chebon Kernell
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Play as Worship - Paul Hoard
4:00 pm: (Make Believe)New Worshipping Community Origin Story - Susan Brouillette
4:00 pm: (Relating Arts)Engage in Clearing Repeated Generational Patterns of Trauma, Relationships, Finances, Illness Physical and Emotional - Cheryl Hall PA-C, MHS, ChT
4:00 pm: (UMC)Ukulele J am:  - Jenn Tabor
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Your Life as Theology: Crafting Spirituality Through Story - Jordan Sylar - Sarah Vetter
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Overcoming Stubborn Emotional Barriers - Richard Schaffer
4:00 pm: Folk Religion in Modern Mysticism - The HippieCatholic
4:00 pm: Political Resistance: Craft a Declaration - Rene' Such Schreiner
4:00 pm: It is time to tear down harmful hierarchies and replace them with mutual flourishing. - Melody Winderweedle
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Psychedelics and Religious Trauma - Debonee Morgan
4:00 pm: Engaging in Life After Retirement - Judith Wilburn
4:00 pm: (Front Porch)Body Hacks - Eunice Lehmacher
4:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Energy Healing - Bec - Donald Guffey - Frances - Wilderness Abbess
4:00 pm: (Science Tent)Out of Your Mind - Into Your Body - Laura Collins - Michael Smith
4:00 pm: Do Art! Play with Rope and Yarn - Kate Elliott
4:00 pm: Worldly Christianity for a world sick of religion - Troy Riggs
4:00 pm: Andrew Breeden
4:00 pm: Christianity's Role in  am: erica (Panel) - Paula Stone Willi am: s - Sarah McC am: mon - Stan Mitchell
4:00 pm: (Forum)Resurrecting Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Rob Schenck
4:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Engage the Spirit: Meet Your Guardian Angel and Paint Them to Life - Heidi Marsh
4:00 pm: (Workshop)Maybe You Did The Best You Could - grace + forgiveness post-deconstruction - Erin Moon
4:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
4:00 pm: Common Good Podcast - Doug Pagitt
4:00 pm: Stories That Stick Part 1: A Moth-Style Experience - Bec - Claire Clyburn - Ellen Morris Prewitt - Jo'el Adifon - John J Thompson - Lyndon - Naomi Faw - Rev. Susan Sparks - Steve Tate
4:45 pm: Let Art Be Light - Merideth Hite Estevez
5:00 pm: Beer and Hymns Happy Hour
5:00 pm: From Guns to Trees - Aaron Davis
5:00 pm: (UMC)Open Mic Story Telling - Claire Clyburn - Rev.  am: y Vaughan
5:00 pm: Engaging Our Experiences: Table Conversations - Russell Meyer
5:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Release Ecstatic Dance - Starchild
5:00 pm: (Other)How to Host a Wilderness Church: An Immersive Worship
5:00 pm: Pub Trivia - Betsy McGeorge - Kristen McGeorge
5:00 pm: How I Was Prosecuted, Defrocked, and Excommunicated for Being Queer-Affirming - Thomas Oord
5:00 pm: (Goosecast)The Moonshine Jesus Show
5:00 pm: Contra Dance - Jim McGee
5:00 pm: (Workshop)Reclaim the Faith: Can Progressive Christianity Defeat the Christian Right? - Brandan Robertson
5:00 pm: (Front Porch)Erotic Dignity Workshop: Reclaiming Your Sacred Sexual Self - KJ Praise Song
5:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
5:00 pm: (Forum)John Pavlovitz
6:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)WildGoose Drum Circle - Jake Bartlett - Tuf Francis
6:00 pm: Taize Together - Jim Holmes - Leslie Withers - Thomas Underwood
6:00 pm: Goose-In-the-Round (Songwriter Showcase in the Round) - Lauren Calve - Terry and Kirsti
7:00 pm: (Other)Recovery at the Goose
7:00 pm: JKwest
7:25 pm: Emily Musolino
8:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Let's Cuddle! - Aline Defiglia - Naomi Griffin Self
8:00 pm: (Other)Nighttime Labyrinth walk. - Kenneth McIntosh - Marsha McIntosh
8:15 pm: Crys Matthews
9:00 pm: Beer and Hymns
10:00 pm: (Forum)Silent Disco
10:30 pm: Compline (Night Prayers)
11:00 pm: AcoustaGoose - Jim Holmes

Saturday August 30, 2025

7:30 am: (Pub Tent)Rise and Shine with paula rainey benson
8:00 am: (Yoga)Yoga Chapel Experience
8:00 am: (Episcopal)Morning Prayer
8:30 am: (Living Room)Waking the Goose - Alathea - Joy Wallis - Steve Chalke
9:00 am: (Commons)Breaking the Wall: Art That Moves - Sarah (Lumen Solis)
9:00 am: (Healing Arts)Plurality and Spirituality - J am: ie Marich
9:00 am: (Commons)#ErwinStrong: a Photographic Anthology a People Rebuilding After Helene. - Mitchell Hancock
9:00 am: (Commons)A Grief Ritual for Those Lost Through Violence While Incarcerated - Natalie Buck
9:00 am: (Commons)Messages on the Wind: An Interactive Installation for Messages to Survivors of Hurricane Helene - Mary McKinney
9:00 am: (Commons)Exploring Girlhood - Maya C am: ille
9:00 am: (Other)Recovery at the Goose
9:00 am: (Yoga)Chi Gung and Plant Sensing - Jeannie McKenzie
9:00 am: The Vent Tent - J am: es Clarke
9:00 am: (Spiritual Direction)Spiritual Direction - Anne Findlay-Ch am: berlain - Leigh Ann Hall - Linda Serepca - Lynne Lewallen - Sarah DeShields - Syd
10:00 am: (Relating Arts)Engaging with the Inner Child- How to talk and communicate with your past self - Bryson Gray
10:00 am: (Healing Arts)Sacred Space - danae casteel
10:00 am: (Make Believe)A sacred text study with broadly defined sacred texts.
10:00 am: (Oasis)Getting Unstuck: Working for justice where you are - Brie Yoder
10:00 am: (Portal)Singing Hope and Improv j am: s - Beth Patterson
10:00 am: (Terra)Harp Guitar - Healing Power. Hear, Touch, and Engage with the Harp Guitar. - Chuck Thompson
10:00 am: (Studio)Contemplative Art to Heal the Soul and the Planet - Creative Kate - Melanie Griffin
10:00 am: (Forum)Queer and Christian: Reclaiming Our Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table - Brandan Robertson
10:00 am: (Living Room)How Race Broke the World--And How To Repair It All - Lisa Sharon Harper
10:00 am: (Commons Stage)DJ Pastor Rock - Music Performance
10:00 am: (Shadow Work)Teaching: Shadow Work andEmotions - Shadow Mike
10:00 am: (Convo Table 01)Good Anger - Gwyn
10:00 am: (Convo Table 02)What is a Jesus Worldview? - Johnny
10:00 am: (Convo Table 03)Everyday Awakening - Kerra Becker English
10:00 am: (Convo Table 04)Folk Religion in Modern Mysticism - The HippieCatholic
10:00 am: (Convo Table 05)Identity: Toss the Lies and Celebrate the Truth - Healing Journey Ministries
10:00 am: (Convo Table 06)Indigenous Voices on Psychedelics and Christianity - Ligare
10:00 am: (Convo Table 07)Let's talk Christian nationalism - Hunter Greene - Karli Wallace Thompson
10:00 am: (Library)Nurturing Networks of Care - Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza - Jeff Koetje
10:00 am: (Workshop)God After Deconstruction - Thomas Oord
10:00 am: (Science Tent)Breakfast with RNA - JD Stillwater
11:00 am: (Make Believe)Be My Neighbor - The Wisdom of Mr. Rogers - Jane Coburn
11:00 am: (Science Tent)DIY Composting Made Easy: Get Your Hands Dirty! - Jenn Tabor
11:00 am: (Goosecast)Join us for a live recording of the Books Bible Beer and Queer Podcast! - Joyce Hagen-McIntosh
11:00 am: (Healing Arts)Sufi Zikr as Remembrance of our Essence as One - Munira Elizabeth Reed
11:00 am: (Episcopal)Liberation LIturgies - Catherine Powell
11:00 am: (Front Porch)We can learn much from the Unn am: ed characters in scripture who understand God's Kin-dom clearly. - Melody Winderweedle
11:00 am: (Portal)When Gaia Arises - Poems on the Anthropocene and its Aftermath - Bob  am: brose, Jr.
11:00 am: (Terra)Secrets of negro spirituals - Shikera
11:00 am: (Studio)Open Studio
11:00 am: (Living Room)The Immigration Crisis: What's Happening? What  am:  I called to do? - Alexia Salvatierra
11:00 am: (Forum)Keri Ladouceur
11:00 am: (Workshop)Shaleen Kendrick
11:00 am: (Library)Breathing Womanist Air in the Age of White Christian Nationalism - Dr. Angela N. Parker
11:00 am: (Commons Stage)Consequent Nature: Exploring A Changing Faith (J. Dewveall in Concert)
11:00 am: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
11:00 am: (Convo Table 02)Coping with a Narcissistic Parent - Donna Blanton
11:00 am: (Convo Table 03)Poetry Workshop: Engage Your Voice for Social Justice - Cathy Tyner
11:00 am: (Convo Table 04)The Spiritual Advantages of having and losing a pet! - Dr. John W. Oldh am: , LCSW
11:00 am: (Convo Table 05)How Race Broke the World - Followup Conversation - Lisa Sharon Harper
11:00 am: (Convo Table 06)Beyond the Local Church: Ministry as a Way of Being in the World - Matthew L Kelley
11:00 am: (Yoga)Shine and Flow Hatha Yoga -w Teresa - Teresa Conrads
11:00 am: (Convo Table 01)Status of Death Penalty in USA - Abrah am:  Bonowitz
11:00 am: (Slippery Slope)Trauma-Informed Jesus - Jen Johannsen
12:00 pm: (Science Tent)Science and the Bible Holding Hands - Liz Charlotte Grant
12:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Hillbilly Theology: Bluegrass, Rebellion, and the Bible - Hunter Greene
12:00 pm: (Forum)Laugh Your Way to Grace - Rev. Susan Sparks
12:00 pm: (UMC)The Poetic Quantum Leap - VaChikepe: The Poet
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 04)Engaging Our Experiences: Table Conversations - Russell Meyer
12:00 pm: (Healing Arts)"Lady Soul, take off your clothes": A mystic teaches us to write God love letters - Jean Kelly
12:00 pm: (Studio)Common Threads: Creating a Community Wild Goose Quilt - Kristen McGeorge
12:00 pm: (Living Room)Better Ways to Read the Bible - Zach W. L am: bert
12:00 pm: (Oasis)Stories of Poverty, Excess, Just Living - Elizabeth Mae Magill
12:00 pm: (Front Porch)Holler Gospel - Josh Scott - New Wineskins Network Inc - Rev. Brad Davis
12:00 pm: (Terra)Ballad of the Lost Dogs Book and Music Event with Author John J Thompson - John J Thompson
12:00 pm: (Episcopal)Eucharist
12:00 pm: (Make Believe)Strengthening our Activism in the age of Repression - Brother Chad and Sister Johanna
12:00 pm: (Portal)Invite Welcome Connect
12:00 pm: (Commons Stage)Self-Discovery Through Song - Lauren Calve
12:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 01)Spiritual Unity - Steve Finlan
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)What is Whiteness? - Ad am:  Lawrence Dyer
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Theodivergent Theology: Liberation on the Foundation of a Nurturing God
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Why Is The Goose (and my church) So White? - Ad am:  Nelson
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 06)Differentiating sexual and romantic attraction and other lessons from Ace Theology - Gena
12:00 pm: (Workshop)Confronting Christian Nationalism from the Red Dirt of Oklahoma - Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck
12:00 pm: (Library)Pouring In: The Most Radical Way to Engage - Sara Cunningh am: 
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 08)Ray McKinnon
12:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Trump's assault on merit in federal agencies - Tom Devine
01:00 pm: (Relating Arts)Forgive for Recovery (from almost anything!) - Lyndon
01:00 pm: (Goosecast)Unbound Love Podcast - Rev Catherine Lyle
01:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Mysticism, Psychedelics, and Spiritual Guidance - Bonita Kozemchak, PhD - Carl McColman - Kerra Becker English - Ligare
01:00 pm: (Science Tent)Living, learning, loving the neuro-diagnoses - Jillian Morgan - Sarah Frinks Morgan
01:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Whispers in the Dark - Matt Mattson
01:00 pm: (Front Porch)Backpacking Unpacked - Shannon Cline
01:00 pm: (Workshop)Holy Solidarity: How Christians are Defending our Neighbors -- and Standing Up To Trump - Karli Wallace Thompson
01:00 pm: (Portal)Deconstructing Sexual Sh am: e; Reconstructing Sexual Ethics - EDJ
01:00 pm: (Episcopal)Justice, Joy, and Harmony: Community Singing Workshop - Kendall Ludwig
01:00 pm: (Studio)Open Studio
01:00 pm: (Make Believe)Healthy Masculinities Panel - Chris Furr - Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza - Jessica Miller Kelley - Jon Carl Lewis | Liberative Theologian and Spiritual Guide
01:00 pm: (Forum)Doug PagittFaith in Motion - A Path Forward in Conflicted Times - Doug Pagitt
01:00 pm: (Library)Faith Rooted Organizing to Repair the Breach - Rev. Dr. Hanna Broome
01:00 pm: (Terra)Creative Practices for Spiritual Healing - Carol Howard
01:00 pm: (Living Room)Beyond Belief: Navigating Post-Evangelical Faith - Ray D. Waters - Sarah McC am: mon
01:00 pm: (Commons Stage)\Life is in the seeking, love cannot be stagnant, and will always crave more.\ - Brother J am: es
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Your Life as Theology: Crafting Spirituality Through Story - Jordan Sylar
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Overcoming Stubborn Emotional Barriers - Richard Schaffer
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Play as Worship - Paul Hoard
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 06)It is time to tear down harmful hierarchies and replace them with mutual flourishing. - Melody Winderweedle
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 01)Neuroscience of cultivating flourishing cultures - Shaleen Kendrick
01:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Psychedelics and Religious Trauma - Debonee Morgan
02:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Spiritual Mind Treatment -Affirmative Prayer - Donald Guffey
02:00 pm: (Oasis)The Untold Story of Jesus, His Religious Life, Apostles and Women's Corps - Stephanie Lynn Shaefer - Steve Finlan
02:00 pm: (Goosecast)Holy Shenanigans Podcast: LIVE at the Goose - Rev. Tara L. Eastman
02:00 pm: (Make Believe)They Can't Have Our Souls: A Workshop on Loving-Resisting-Oneing - Katie Kinnison
02:00 pm: (Science Tent)Gender Science for School Nurses: Your Input Needed! - Ann Stillwater
2:00 pm: (Studio)Upcycled craft: garden butterflies - Linda Lee
2:00 pm: (Portal)The Dre am:  Summit: Turning Your Dre am: s Into Reality - Katie J. Chiar am: onte - Love in the Face
2:00 pm: (Episcopal)Poetry for the Resistance - Rev.  am: y Vaughan
2:00 pm: (Living Room)Christian Nationalism - Dr. Angela N. Parker - Paul A McAllister - Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck
2:00 pm: (Workshop)Arrested in DC: Prayers, Protest, and Policy - Joel Simpson - Rev. Dr. Hanna Broome
2:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Embodied Healing: Practicing Resiliency Through Art - Meredith Rawls
2:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 01)Is The Darkness Necessary? - A Safe Place To Share Contrary Views - Larry Dickinson
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Antiracism: Beyond White Too Long - Gail Preslar
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Scary storytelling - Destiny DiMattei
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)In Search of Beauty: Sexual Selection, Philosophy, and the Divine - Em
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 06)Resilient Spirit - Ellen Corcella
2:00 pm: (Commons Stage)evan T pritchard
2:00 pm: (Forum)Future Vision for the Local Congregation - Keri Ladouceur - Stan Mitchell - Zach W. L am: bert
2:00 pm: (Library)The Doctrine of Christian Discovery - Mitch Randall
2:00 pm: (Convo Table 04)The history of National Whistleblower Day - Jane Turner
2:00 pm: (Terra)Creative Alchemy: Exploring Spirit Through Art - HuDost
2:30 pm: (Relating Arts)Healing Wounds - Charles Gupton - Linda Gupton
3:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Reiki Mini Sessions - Donald Guffey
3:00 pm: (UMC)Enneagr am:  Holy Ideas: Meditate on Our Connection to Spirit - Jill Schneider Smith
3:00 pm: (Yoga)Get in YOUR body for the Good of the World -  am: y Molina-Moore
3:00 pm: (Make Believe)Book Proposal Basics - Jessica Miller Kelley
3:00 pm: (Science Tent)Engaging Chemistry: The Science of Beer - Kim Brien
3:00 pm: (Oasis)Wild Goose DandD - Willi am:  Lewis
3:00 pm: (Front Porch)G am: es of Love - Beatrix Weil
3:00 pm: (Portal)How Narratives Save the World - Martha
3:00 pm: (Episcopal)Singing Ourselves Home: Community Singing for Resistance and Reconnection - Naomi Griffin Self
3:00 pm: (Studio)Open Studio
3:00 pm: (Goosecast)A Jew and A Gentile Walk Into a Bar...Mitzvah, The Podcast - Charles Bretan
3:00 pm: (Forum)Josh Scott
3:00 pm: (Library)How being gay showed me the door to the \kingdom\ - Mike Maeshiro
3:00 pm: (Living Room)Rev. Dr. Perzavia Praylow
3:00 pm: (Workshop)The State of Rural Poverty in  am: erica and Assets-Based Community Develo pm: ent - Together for Hope
3:00 pm: (Commons Stage)Our Songs and Ourselves - The World In Lights
3:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 01)Queer Jesus: Seeing ourselves in Christ and Christ in ourselves - Kali Cawthon-Freels
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Writing Real Wild Goose Poems - Girard Berry
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Voices for A Nuclear Free World - Stories of Advocay, Faith Experience, Peace-Building and Action - Stephanie Lynn Shaefer
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 04)Masculine Spirituality: Reclaiming the Tools Your Dad Never Gave You - Chase Rollins
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)Finding the Perfect Trail: A Hands-On Map Discussion - Shannon Cline
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 06)Navigating burnout - Carol Howard
3:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Clergy Conversations - Mari Larson
3:00 pm: (Terra)Voices of the World: Sacred Song Circle - Dominique Warfield
4:00 pm: (Episcopal)Laughter as a subversive act of resistance. - Ted Swartz
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 08)Embracing Queer F am: ilies - Roundtable Discussion with the Authors - Katie J. Chiar am: onte - Love in the Face
4:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Miracles and Speaking Spirits: A Group Ritual - Revival - Jo'el Adifon
4:00 pm: (Studio)Collaging Girlhood: Joy and Freedom - Maya C am: ille
4:00 pm: (Front Porch)A Rebellion of Care - David Gate
4:00 pm: (Portal)Building trust and understanding not fear - JJ Johnson - Julie Ogletree
4:00 pm: (Relating Arts)Shadow Work and Projections - Shadow Mike
4:00 pm: (Science Tent)AnWiMoTo-A self-develo pm: ent curriculum - Rob Schwartz
4:00 pm: (Make Believe)PenPaling For Prison Abolition - Letters for Liberation - Presbyterians for Abolition
4:00 pm: (Living Room)When God Bec am: e White - Grace Ji-Kim
4:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Engage the Spirit: Meet Your Guardian Angel and Paint Them to Life - Heidi Marsh
4:00 pm: (Workshop)Now What? What's Happening in the Eco-Justice Movement - Avery Davis L am: b - Susannah Tuttle
4:00 pm: (Forum)The Future of Faith - Belief or Experience? - Ad am:  Harris - Brian Recker - Jeff Clark
4:00 pm: (Shadow Work)Teaching: Shadow Work:Reclaiming Our Projections - Shadow Mike
4:00 pm: (Goosecast)Accidental Tomatoes Podcast
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 01)Posting, Protesting, Gardening and Giggling: Discerning next steps for Building Community and Spiritual Resilience in Uncertain Times - Scott Hardin-Nieri
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 02)Intercultural Communication Styles - Julie
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 03)Radical Belonging: Hospitality That Saves Lives - Kat Folk
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 04)The Practice of Making Art is Spiritual Formation - Liz Charlotte Grant
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 07)Organizing Exvangelicals - Heather Cronk
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 05)For Such A Time As This: A Counterintuitive, Life-Giving, and Transformative Spiritual Practice - Sacred Quest
4:00 pm: (Convo Table 06)The Bible is Not a Rule Book: Moving from Biblical literalism to Biblical engagement - Lindsey Kelley
4:00 pm: (Library)Cultivating Salons for Meaning-Making - Dr. Roberto Che Espinoza - Jeff Koetje
4:00 pm: (Terra)Stories That Stick Part 2: A Moth-Style Experience - Enspirare with Kristie Beth - JD Stillwater - Jim McGee - Judith Saxton - Kevin Young - Lo Ziv Peckman - Naomi Faw - SoFeya SahRa Joseph - Steve Tate
5:00 pm: (Convo Table 04)Engaging Our Experiences: Table Conversations - Russell Meyer
5:00 pm: (Science Tent)IFS and Psychedelics for Religious Trauma - Debonee Morgan - Mitch Cohen
5:00 pm: (Healing Arts)Miracles and Speaking Spirits: A Group Ritual - Revival - Jo'el Adifon
5:00 pm: (Portal)Psychedelics and Soul Care: What Christians Need to Know - Jaime Clark-Soles
5:00 pm: (Front Porch)The Spiritual Wisdom of Trees - Beth Norcross - Leah R am: py
5:00 pm: (Other)Pub Karaoke - Betsy McGeorge
5:00 pm: (Studio)STUDIO ENGAGE - Closing Ceremony - hot glue and the gun - Mary McKinney - Shannon Mullen
5:00 pm: (Workshop)Cosmic Mass: Dancing with the Storm - Michael Smith
5:00 pm: (Living Room)When the Enemy is You - Paula Stone Williams
5:00 pm: (Terra)Square Dance - Jim McGee
5:00 pm: (Forum)Doug Pagitt Interview - Josh Scott
5:00 pm: (Shadow Work)1:1 Shadow Work - Shadow Mike
5:00 pm: (Oasis)Open Mic Poetry Reading - Cathy Tyner
6:00 pm: (UMC)Vespers for Spiritual Reconnection, Rest, and Renewal - Christina Nelson
6:00 pm: (Slippery Slope)Weed and Worship - Rob Schwartz
6:00 pm: (Portal)Taize Together - Jim Holmes - Leslie Withers - Thomas Underwood
6:00 pm: (Commons Stage)Goose-In-the-Round (Songwriter Showcase in the Round) - Brother James - Terry and Kirsti
7:00 pm: (Other)Recovery at the Goose
7:00 pm: (Commons Stage)Alathea
7:20 pm: (Commons Stage)All- am: erican Ghetto. All the jerseys that didn't get fr am: ed in the Hall of Fame; all the n am: es unknown; all the stories untold. - Foosie
7:50 pm: (Commons Stage)Bobby Jo Valentine
8:15 pm: (Commons Stage)HuDost
9:00 pm: (Pub Tent)Beer and Hymns
10:00 pm: (Forum)Silent Disco
10:30 pm: (Episcopal)Compline (Night Prayers)
11:00 pm: (Terra)AcoustaGoose - Jim Holmes

Sunday August 31, 2025

08:00 am: (Episcopal)Morning Prayer
08:00 am: (Yoga)Yoga Chapel Experience
09:00 am: (Healing Arts)Grove Closing Ceremony - Aline Defiglia - Joe Michael
09:00 am: (Other)Recovery at the Goose
09:00 am: (Portal)RC Mass - Fr. Neil Pezzulo - Terry and Kirsti
09:00 am: (Commons Stage)Sara Cunningh am:  interview by Ray Waters - Ray D. Waters
10:00 am: (Commons Stage)Earthbound - Beth Norcross - Creative Kate - Grace Ji-Kim - Lisa Sharon Harper - Melanie Griffin
11:00 am: (Commons Stage)Sending the Goose - Starlette Thomas

Date:
August 28 - 31, 2025

Location:
Various Venues in Union Grove, NC

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