{"id":50002,"date":"2019-02-26T15:24:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T15:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/?p=50002"},"modified":"2021-09-13T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:06:10","slug":"augsburgs-youth-theology-institute-invites-alumni-and-friends-to-nominate-high-school-students-for-this-summers-science-theology-in-action-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/alumni\/2019\/02\/26\/augsburgs-youth-theology-institute-invites-alumni-and-friends-to-nominate-high-school-students-for-this-summers-science-theology-in-action-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg\u2019s Youth Theology Institute Invites Alumni and Friends to Nominate High School Students for This Summer\u2019s Science &#038; Theology in Action Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Do you know a high schooler who would enjoy exploring science and theology in action this summer?<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Augsburg - Youth Theology Institute\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/282304343\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/282304343\">Augsburg &#8211; Youth Theology Institute<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/augsburgu\">Augsburg University<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through Augsburg\u2019s Bernhard Christensen Center for Vocation, the Youth Theology Institute (AYTI) seeks to reach out to 9th through 12th graders and invite them to campus for a summer program that has been called \u201ca year of spiritual growth concentrated into one faith-filled week.\u201d Aligned with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augsburg&#8217;s mission of<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being guided by the faith and values of the Lutheran church and ability to aid with vocational discernm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ent of young people, AYTI is a valuable and exciting experience that we are proud to host on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Science &amp; Theology in Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholars at this year\u2019s AYTI will develop leadership skills and put creation care theology and science knowledge into action. The world and neighborhoods we live in are a series of complicated yet beautiful systems and networks. Therefore, we\u2019ll practice thinking in systems&#8211;both ecologically and vocationally within spheres of community, home, congregation, and school. We will use faith-based environmental STEM curriculum to practice problem-finding and problem-solving and then apply STEM to greening our churches, homes, and communities. With the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood as our classroom, we will identify our strengths and explore how our gifts and talents meet the needs of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deadline for applications is April 15. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScmlUdwx7fvAVJ5q1EFQt9WcTAcGztbTzTgbe-cCXH8aF8i2A\/viewform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nomination a high schooler for the program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or share the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ayti\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AYTI website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a high school student or parent you know.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know a high schooler who would enjoy exploring science and theology in action this summer? 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