The Wild Goose is a Celtic metaphor for the Holy Spirit. In less than 24 hours, the first Wild Goose festival will be opening near Chapel Hill, NC. This festival is a North American arts, music, justice and spirituality festival debuting June 23-26, 2011! Inspired by Greenbelt in the UK, the festival hopes to provide a space to deepen growth for those who want to connect faith and justice, and provide inspiration and energy for fresh expressions of Christianity in today’s world.
For more information about the festival check out The Wild Goose blog.
The July synchroblog is an open invitation for stories, thoughts, experiences and impressions that emerge from The Wild Goose Festival.
Of course, we’re looking for lots of stories from those who participated in the Festival. But we want to hear from you whether you were there or not! We still want to hear your story of how the Wild Goose (holy spirit) has made herself known in your life. Or, another option might be to write on why you wish you’d gone to the festival yourself. As always, we are looking for as many perspectives as possible!
Please plan to submit your name, name of blog, title of post and link in the comment section of the July announcement on the Synchroblog blog by 6 p.m. EST 7/5/2011 if you would like to be included in this synchroblog. The list of participants will be compiled and posted on 7/6/2011.
Anna Snoeyenbos “Wild Goose Festival – A Spirit of Life Revival” http://www.deepriverfaith.com/2011/06/wild-goose-festival-spirit-of-life.html
Lee Smith
Word of Balance: Lee Smith,ND Blog
“Goose Bumps: Opportunities Everywhere for Offense. A Fair and Objective Review.”
http://leesmithnd.com/?p=512
Thanks for this! I think it’s great you’re compiling lots of stories from those who participated in the Festival.
I posted a blog on, mainly, the issue of gender and sexuality. Basically, I believe we need to look to love and respect all people: http://rmhines.com/?p=877
Karyn Wiseman posted this:
http://ltsp.edu/flying-goose
I can’t wait to read all of the posts! Here’s my contribution from Kyla’s Joy. “I went to Wild Goose Fest and came back in love” http://wp.me/p1FkRa-q3
Brian Gerald Murphy, Lessons In Movement Making, “Born Again (Again) at Wild Goose” http://www.briangerald.com/born-again-again-at-wild-goose/
Wild Goose Festival was great. Here is my 2 cents.
http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/chasing-the-wild-goose/
Much Love from Winnipeg MB Canada
Chris Lenshyn
Amazing experience! Here’s what I came away with: http://renaissancegardenblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-return.html. Now I’m going to read what everyone else has said.
Had a great and awesome experience at the Goose – can’t wait til next year!
http://lawyerturnedto.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-heart-jay-bakker-and-peter-rollinsall.html
Here’s my first things first response to the Wild Goose Festival…
http://revdeborahcoblewise.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-chasing.html
Peace,
Deborah Wise
Waverly, Iowa
Well, this is my little rambling blogpost:
http://custodianiseed.livejournal.com/118025.html
Thanks for the chance to read all the others!
My initial thoughts on the Wild Goose…
Will Norman
TwentySomethingDisciple
http://wp.me/pn4XS-42
Thanks to all who made this weekend wonderful!
Callid Keefe-Perry
The Image of Fish
Gatekeeping the Goose
http://theimageoffish.com/2011/07/01/wild-goose-festival-reflection/
the_exile, Exiles in New York, “Greenbelt and the Wild Goose”
http://exilesny.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-4172-greenbelt-and-wild-goose.html
Kerri – “Earth’s crammed with heaven…” – waterfowl in my life: july synchroblog
http://practicingcontemplative.blogspot.com/2011/07/waterfowl-in-my-life-july-synchroblog.html
Thank you!
Wonderful! Here is the post I wrote in the run-up to the Wild Goose Festival, as well as my first follow-up post (of several) on my experiences and reflections there as a Pagan among Christians:
“Chasing the Wild Goose” – http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/chasing-the-wild-goose/
“Catching the Wild Goose: Thanks and First Thoughts” – http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/catching-the-wild-goose-thanks-and-first-thoughts/
There will definitely be more to come at my blog, Meadowsweet & Myrrh.
Abbie Watters – “Jessica – A Fable”
http://abbiewatters.wordpress.com/2011/07/03/jessica-a-fable-2/
Here’s my contribution to the July Synchroblog!
Why Wild Goose Festival Was So Magical:
http://knightopia.com/blog/2011/07/03/why-wild-goose-festival-was-so-magical/
can’t wait to read all of the other contributions!
Tammy Carter
Blessing the Beloved
Visual Acuity and Flying
http://blessingthebeloved.blogspot.com/2011/07/visual-acuity-and-flying.html
Wild Goose thoughts…
http://lawyerturnedto.blogspot.com/2011/06/i-heart-jay-bakker-and-peter-rollinsall.html
a short poem, reflecting on the weekend
http://hikerrev.blogspot.com/
direct link to the poem at
http://hikerrev.blogspot.com/2011/07/remembering-wild-goose.html
(sorry for multiple posts)
What we’ll really take from Wild Goose, if anything…. http://tsmith0095.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/what-ill-take-from-wild-goose/ Asks the question, what will you remember 10 years from now about the Goose?
“Wild Goose Reflection has been difficult for me to come up with” #wgf11 #WildGooseFest, but I kept on “letting it not happen” until it did http://wp.theoblogical.org/?p=7408
Shay Kearns writing at Anarchist Reverend. I’ve got three posts up about my experiences at Wild Goose:
The Power of a Tshirt: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-71
Apologizing to Over the Rhine: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-75
Public Vs. Private: http://wp.me/p1wWpW-7i
Public Vs. Private seems to be the most popular one so far.
seth donovan – http://confessingqueer.com/
“about more than ‘the gays'”
here’s another good one:
Paul Fromberg – Celebrating Interdependence Day
http://eatingwithjesus.blogspot.com/2011/06/celebrating-interdependence-day.html
here’s a few more …
Martin Turnidge – Greenbelt and Wild Goose:
http://exilesny.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-4172-greenbelt-and-wild-goose.html
Glen Retief – Duck, Duck, Wild Goose?
http://glenretief.blogspot.com/2011/07/duck-duck-wild-goose.html
Peterson Toscano – I’ve Been Goosed:
http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/ive-been-goosed/
Peterson Toscano – What I Carried Into Wild Goose:
http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/what-i-carried-into-wild-goose/
Peterson Toscano – What I Blurted Out At Wild Goose:
http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/what-i-blurted-out-at-wild-goose/
Eric Elnes – The Inaugural Wild Goose Festival: Recovering Something Lost
http://www.onfaithonline.tv/darkwoodbrew/the-inaugural-wild-goose-festival-recovering-something-lost/
Anarchist Reverend – The Power of a T-shirt
http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/the-power-of-a-tshirt/
Anarchist Reverend – Apologizing to Over The Rhine
http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/apologizing-to-over-the-rhine/
Anarchist Reverend – Public vs. Private (part one)
http://anarchistreverend.com/2011/06/public-vs-private-part-one/
Here’s Mine:
John Martinez
Indiefaith.org
The Table
http://indiefaith.org/?p=658
My post is called “A wild goose chase?”
The URL is
http://khanya.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-chase/
and it’s by Steve Hayes
here are some of the links posted on the Facebook event:
Chris Lenshyn – Chasing the Wild Goose
http://anabaptistly.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/chasing-the-wild-goose/
David Zimmerman – Wild Goose Festival: A Recap
http://loud-time.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-festival-recap.html
Dan Brennan – U2, Wild Goose, and Deep Freedom
http://danbrennan.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/06/u2-wild-goose-and-deep-freedom-.html
Mike Croghan
Rude Armchair Theology
The Wild Goose is not safe
http://mcroghan.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-is-not-safe-wgf11.html
Never done a synchroblog before, but since I already wrote the post, and Sir Knight invited me, why not?
here’s mine:
kathy escobar
dreamers, lovers, and status quo rockers
http://kathyescobar.com/2011/07/05/dreamers-lovers-and-status-quo-rockers/
Kerlin Richter
Richter Family Adventure
you don’t need authority-
http://richterfamilyadventure.com/2011/06/29/you-dont-need-authority/
http://revcooper.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-festival-coming-full-circle/
Mike Croghan – The Wild Goose is not safe
http://mcroghan.blogspot.com/2011/06/wild-goose-is-not-safe-wgf11.html
Custodianseed – “every single day they eat boiled goose”
http://custodianiseed.livejournal.com/118025.html
The first of my three-part follow-up to the Wild Goose Festival exploring interfaith work and what Christians and Pagans can learn from each other:
Alison Leigh Lilly – Meadowsweet & Myrrh – “A Pagan Goes to the Wild Goose, Part One”
http://alisonleighlilly.com/blog/2011/a-pagan-goes-to-the-wild-goose-part-one/
Carl McColman – Why the Wild Goose Festival Matters
http://day1.org/3136-why_the_wild_goose_festival_matters
Here’s my link. It’s called Grace Response. http://minnowspeaks.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/grace-response/ Minnow
Here is my contribution to the blogathon. http://godspace.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/wild-goose-encounters-with-a-thin-space/
Blessings
Christine Sine
My contribution:
Title: Giving up the Wild Goose Chase
URL: http://www.tillhecomes.org/wild-goose-chase/
Thoughts on the inaugural Goose
http://nornironimmigrant.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the push to write, and the invitation and the space to share! I wrote the core of this during the festival itself, some reflections at the end of the day of how God moved me through the Wild Goose experience.
http://annawoofenden.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-slippery-slope-reflections-at-the-wild-goose-festival/
Here is my contribution
Wendy McCaig, View from the Bridge
“Loosing the Goose”
http://wendymccaig.com/2011/07/06/loosing-the-goose/
Can’t wait to read all the insights from the festival. Wish I could have been there.
Here’s my offering: http://practicingresurrection.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/into-the-wild/
Thanks for doing this!
Anthony Ehrhardt
AntWrites, NY
Chasing the Wild Goose on Independence Day
http://antwrites.com/2011/07/06/chasing-the-wild-goose-on-independence-day/
Sorry I missed the deadline…my wordpress upgrade failed and I was down all day..it just came up and I whipped something up.
Hopefully I can join this month’s synchro blog.
Thanks
Missed the 5 p deadline – but I am in.
Thanks friends.
Rachel Swan – The Sweet Bi and Bi
http://sweetbiandbi.wordpress.com
goosed http://wp.me/pqQB1-9p
A poem rather than a blog, but I did write it during the Festival after listening to Richard Twiss. Those who were listening to him Thursday night may remember how he ended with a short telling of creation. This was my response to that. I’m still processing the whole experience. http://trishadian.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/i-called-life/
Jason Hess
eckSermonator – evolve your thinking
While at the Goose
http://www.ecksermonator.com/?p=1675
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I know I’m late but I figured I’d post it here in the comments anyways.
Here is my little ditty:
http://thebeccranford.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/hello-world/
Preliminary thoughts:
-So Lost at Last-
(In the Woods) – http://bit.ly/lau2lA
– Joel DeVyldere
Here is my contribution:
http://www.missional.ca/2011/07/wild-goose-fest/
Brian Gorman
Restoring Shalom
“Wild Goose in Review,” surface level reactions, more to come
http://brianjgorman.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/wild-goose-in-review/
I know I’m late on this!
here’s my self-critique in the mist of the afterglow:
http://melvinbray.com/2011/07/09/why-some-people-of-color-might-not-have-come-to-the-wild-goose/