For millions of fans the world over, it\u2019s difficult to accept: The historic 2010 World Cup, hosted by South Africa, has drawn to a close. Nearly two weeks ago, an unforgettable closing ceremony at Johannesburg\u2019s Soccer City stadium featured Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel, marking the close of the most-watched World Cup yet.<\/p>\n
What is the appeal? Many cultures came together to celebrate the magic of being human; if you felt envious of the macro-level community-building that took place in South Africa, you have the opportunity to be part of something that we hope might embody a similar spirit (albeit smaller scale) happening right here in the US next June.<\/p>\n
The Wild Goose Festival \u2013 location to be announced very soon \u2013 will be taking place June 23rd-26th. We will be hosting fearless voices from around the world and across North American spirituality, featuring radical Christian artists and\u00a0practitioners as well as those from across the faith spectrum. Keep those vuvuzelas in hand! (But maybe let\u2019s see if we can find a way to make them a bit quieter\u2026) We\u2019ll see you soon.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For millions of fans the world over, it\u2019s difficult to accept: The historic 2010 World Cup, hosted by South Africa, has drawn to a close. Nearly two weeks ago, an unforgettable closing ceremony at Johannesburg\u2019s Soccer City stadium featured Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel, marking the close of the most-watched World Cup yet. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":274,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-festival-info","category-wild-goose-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n