  {"id":56290,"date":"2024-03-07T08:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/?p=56290"},"modified":"2024-06-28T17:37:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:37:56","slug":"the-confluence-your-story-gods-story-the-worlds-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/2024\/03\/07\/the-confluence-your-story-gods-story-the-worlds-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Now! Invite Your Youth to Join Us at The Confluence, June 23rd-28th, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Mentors-Staff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-56087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Mentors-Staff.jpg\" alt=\"Mentors and Confluence staff at the end of the week celebration\" width=\"648\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Mentors-Staff.jpg 648w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Mentors-Staff-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply Now! Invite your youth to join us at The Confluence, June 23rd-28th, 2024<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Gretchen Roeck<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know a high school student who is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trying to figure out who they are and what kind of life they want to live? Invite them to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/confluence\/join-us-this-summer\/\">The Confluence<\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Confluence at Augsburg University is a week where high schoolers are invited to explore their vocation &#8212; that space where their personal story, God&#8217;s story and the world&#8217;s story converge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invite the youth you know to our weeklong, on-campus, summer program for high school students who have completed 9th-12th grades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students will learn through:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; vocational discernment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; meaningful peer relationships\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; experiential learning with local leaders and organizations in the TwinCities<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; personal reflection and discernment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; small group conversation led by current Augsburg student mentors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; spiritual practices and daily worship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; theological inquiry and study with Augsburg professor, Dr. Jeremy Myers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56054 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The group at the overlook over the Mississippi River.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/Confluence-Overlook-group.jpg 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We hope to reach curious youth who want to live purposefully in relationship with their neighbors, orientated to God&#8217;s vision of a just and sustainable world for all. Questions and doubts are welcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost: $400\/participant. Participants are responsible for transportation to and from Augsburg University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply now at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/confluence\/join-us-this-summer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/confluence\/join-us-this-summer\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application Deadline: May 15th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augsburg Scholarship Opportunity:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who attend The Confluence and decide to attend Augsburg University <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a full-time student will receive a minimum of $20,000 applied to their financial aid package for up to four years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please contact Gretchen Roeck, Program Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#x72;o&#x65;&#99;&#x6b;&#64;&#x61;&#x75;g&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#46;e&#x64;&#117;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">612-330-1412<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/confluence\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">augsburg.edu\/confluence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply Now! 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