{"id":56608,"date":"2024-10-24T18:28:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/?p=56608"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:29:06","slug":"announcing-our-2025-confluence-dates-june-22nd-june-27th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/2024\/10\/24\/announcing-our-2025-confluence-dates-june-22nd-june-27th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing our 2025 Confluence Dates: June 22nd-June 27th, 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-56572 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Two students on a bench smiling and looking at one of their phones.\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/07\/Students-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>THE CONFLUENCE empowers high school youth to discover how they are uniquely gifted to create a more just and sustainable world by exploring the intersections of their story, God\u2019s story, and the world\u2019s story. Join us for a weeklong residential experience during which we will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Build intentional community<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Develop meaningful relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Practice vocational discernment<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Engage in theological inquiry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Explore spiritual practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Learn through experiences and relationships in the Twin Cities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to all youth who have completed 9th\u201312th grades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COST: The cost is $400\/participant. Participants are responsible for transportation to and from Augsburg University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Βι¶ΉΤ­΄΄ SCHOLARSHIP: Students who decide to attend Augsburg University as a full-time student will receive a minimum $22,000 Augsburg scholarship for up to four years.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what 2024 participants had to say about The Confluence:\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God has called me to hear and amplify the voices of people around me so they can be heard. God has allowed me to have an open mind and respect those around me, which will help me help God mend the universe. The Confluence has taught me about my faith and about who I am. It has shown me the lives of other people and has impacted me in massive ways. In listening to and lifting up the stories of others, I will ensure that every voice contributes to God\u2019s mending of the universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Vera Bezemer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I was at The Confluence the things I learned about my story were that God&#8217;s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wonderful plan is through self-learning and understanding beauty. First of all, I had a strong feeling of direction and purpose, I\u2019ve also discovered tenacity and inner strength. My faith has helped me go through life\u2019s obstacles and come out stronger by providing consolation and support. Finally, I\u2019ve grown more capable of interacting and communicating with others. This new journey with God gave me the possibility to be empathetic and compassionate toward both myself and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Gabriel Niola<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Confluence me inspir\u00f3 y me abri\u00f3 los ojos a un mundo de posibilidades en la cual tuve la oportunidad de conocer a nuevas personas y nuevas culturas se que tal vez Dios me est\u00e1 llamando a reparar este universo por que hay personas que lo necesitan. Necesitan mi ayuda porque hay personas malas que discriminan o hacen el mal lo cual yo deber\u00eda de intervenir y hacerles entender que podemos vivir en un mundo donde las personas no sean maltratadas por su color su religi\u00f3n \u2026 Y pienso que puedo ayudar a este universo a ayudar a incluir a todas las personas y hacer entender que las personas &#8221;con m\u00e1s poder&#8221; no pueden abusar de los dem\u00e1s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Confluence inspired me and opened my eyes to a world of possibilities in which I had the opportunity to meet new people and new cultures. I know that maybe God is calling me to repair this universe because there are people who need it. They need my help because there are bad people who discriminate or do evil, which I should intervene and make them understand that we can live in a world where people are not mistreated because of their color, their religion &#8230; I think I can help this universe to help include all people and make it understood that people &#8221;with more power&#8221; cannot abuse others.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Daykell Navarro\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QUESTIONS?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gretchen Roeck, Program Director<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#114;&#111;&#x65;c&#107;&#x40;&#x61;u&#103;&#x73;&#x62;u&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">612-330-1412<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FIND OUT MORE:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/augsburg.edu\/confluence\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">augsburg.edu\/confluence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONFLUENCE empowers high school youth to discover how they are uniquely gifted to create a more just and sustainable &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":56570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165,182,262],"tags":[172,168,176,58],"class_list":["post-56608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christensen-center-for-vocation","category-events","category-students","tag-events","tag-resources","tag-vocation","tag-youth-ministry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56611,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56608\/revisions\/56611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}