The Augsburg Youth Theology Institute hosts an annual weeklong on-campus experience in the summer each year for high school students to gain deeper insight into who they are and the life they want to live as children of God. The CONFLUENCE is an experience that empowers young people to be curious about how their personal story, the world’s story, and God’s story flow together to create a loving and just world. Together in community, participants learn how to practice vocational discernment through a variety of experiences including – intentional community, daily spiritual practices, personality inventories, academic inquiry, theological exploration, and experiential learning in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and the greater Twin Cities.
WHO
Youth who have completed 9th-12th grade will engage in vocational discernment in community.
WHAT
An annual weeklong on-campus experience for high school students at Augsburg University with daily exploration in the neighborhood and the city.
PROGRAM
Together in community, high school participants learn how to practice vocational discernment through a variety of experiences including –
- intentional community building with small groups led by college mentors
- daily spiritual practices of prayer, journaling, first word, and worship
- learning how spiritual gifts and strengths inventories can deepen our understanding of the gifts God has us
- reading books and articles that invite academic inquiry as a way of understanding theology and vocation
- community based learning in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and the greater Twin Cities
COST
$350/participant – covers the cost of all on campus programming.
Participants are responsible for transportation to and from Augsburg University.
It is recommended that faith communities cover part to full cost for participants. This is a local decision.
HOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Our hope is that by the end of the CONFLUENCE, each participant will have gained a deeper insight into who they are and the life they want to lead as children of God. These stories all flow together – it’s simple.
APPLICATION TIMELINE
- February 1st – applications open
- April 1st – applications due.
- April 15th – notification of acceptance
- May 1st – registration and payment due
- June 1st – final materials mailed to participants
- June 25th – first day of THE CONFLUENCE event
Learn More by going to the Augsburg University website.
