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MEET OUR AYTI AMBASSADORS – IAN

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Meet Ian, one of our 2017-2018 Augsburg Youth Theology Institute (AYTI) year-round Ambassadors.

 

贬别濒濒辞!听My name is Ian Heseltine. I’m a first year at 海角社区 and am majoring in Music Business with a minor in Film.听I听 have听always enjoyed being on stage, singing, acting, and being involved in Color Guard. I can’t wait to have all of our 2018 AYTI students here at Augsburg to learn more about God, reflect on God, and serve the community through God.听

More about the AYTI Ambassadors

Ian and Fidelina are working to share their experience and help connect youth and congregations with AYTI. If you are interested in learning more about the听Youth Theology Institute, or having our Ambassadors visit your congregation to share their experience, please contact us at听ayti@augsburg.edu

Christensen Vocation Lunch with “Tina” Maria Tavera

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Augsburg Faculty and Staff, you are invited to attend the fall vocation lunch with “Tina” Maria Tavera, TRIO-McNair Scholars Director.

Wednesday, November 15
11:15 am – 12:20 pm

Registration has closed for this event.

More about our speaker:鈥淭INA鈥� MARIA TAVERA

Maria Cristina (鈥淭ina鈥�) Tavera has been the director of Augsburg鈥檚 TRIO-McNair Scholars program since March 2008.听 Funded by the Department of Education, the McNair Scholars program helps income-eligible, first generation, and underrepresented students prepare for and matriculate to graduate school. Prior to her director role, Tavera was an Academic Advisor for Augsburg鈥檚 TRIO-Student Support Services program for four years, and听has been working for and devoted to TRIO students for over 20 years. Tavera is an artist, independent curator, and activist who has exhibited at Augsburg; she is also one of the artists selected to create a public art piece for the Hagfors Center for Science,听Business and Religion.听 She sees parallels between her artistic efforts to decrease cultural alienation and expand society鈥檚 artistic vision and her听passion for equal access to education. Her vocation is greatly听influenced by her transnational upbringing between Minnesota and Mexico, as her听scholarly research听specialization is in Latino and Latin American art.

The Christensen Vocation Lunch is an event that strengthens the concept of听vocation听at Augsburg for faculty and staff by providing role models from within the community to share a presentation on their sense of call and life journey.

Bishop Elizabeth Eaton to speak at 2017 Christensen Symposium

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Bishop Elizabeth A Eaton2017 Christensen Symposium: Address by Bishop Eaton and #decolonizeLutheranism community panel

Thursday, September 21
海角社区

Morning Event
Christensen Symposium Address by Bishop Eaton
Interfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton will speak at 海角社区鈥檚 annual Christensen Symposium Thursday, September 21. Bishop Eaton鈥檚 address, 鈥淚nterfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together,鈥� will explore Lutheran identity and the ongoing Reformation in the 21st century.

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, Augsburg is hosting a series of events this fall. As the first event in this series, Bishop Eaton’s address will touch on how 鈥渋nterfaith friendships enrich learning.鈥� This theme is one of five lessons tightly connected with the work of former Augsburg President Bernard M. Christensen. Each year, the Christensen Symposium provides the opportunity to explore and apply the lessons rooted in Christensen鈥檚 legacy, which include:

  • Christian faith liberates minds and lives.
  • Diversity strengthens vital communities.
  • Interfaith friendships enrich learning.
  • The love of Christ draws us to God.
  • We are called to service in the world.

About the speaker

Elected as the ELCA鈥檚 fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of Music Education from the College of Wooster. Eaton also represents the ELCA in a wide range of ecumenical and interfaith settings. She serves on the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Governing Board and Development Committee, Religions for Peace USA Council of Presidents, and Lutheran World Federation Council. At gatherings, Bishop Eaton often shares her four emphases for the ELCA: We are church; We are Lutheran; We are church together; We are church for the sake of the world. These four emphases are fundamental to identifying who the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is.

Afternoon Event
#DecolonizeLutheranism Community Panel with Bishop Eaton
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Panelists:

  • Jessica Davis, Christian Educator and #decolonizeLutheranism Chaplain
  • Rev. Lura Groen, Pastor and #decolonizeLutheranism Chaplain
  • Francisco Herrera, Ph. D candidate at LSTC and Convener of #decolonizeLutheranism
  • Rev. Angela Shannon, Dean of Student Life at Luther Seminary
  • Kelly Sherman-Conroy, Native American Theologian, Educator, Speaker, and Mentor

Through a panel presentation and conversation, Bishop Eaton will join representatives of #DecolonizeLutheranism in exploring Christensen鈥檚 second lesson, 鈥淒iversity strengthens vital communities.鈥� The #DecolonizeLutheranism grassroots movement challenges long-held patterns of white power and privilege in the ELCA and exclusivity associated with stereotypes regarding what it means to be Lutheran. This reforming movement has 11 specific goals for the ELCA.

The topic for Bishop Eaton鈥檚 address and the focus of the panel conversation speak to the rich and increasing diversity of the Augsburg community; the priorities reflected in Augsburg’s mission, vision, and values; the urban and global contexts that shape Augsburg’s vocation; and Augsburg’s deep grounding in, and vibrant relationship with, the Lutheran Church. Join us for this day of challenging conversations as together we envision what it means to be neighbor in a richly diverse world.

Please Note:

  • We regret this event was scheduled on Rosh Hashanah. Prayers for God’s blessings on Jews throughout the world during their high holy days.听
  • These sessions will be audio recorded. If you would like to be alerted as soon as the audio is available, please email ccv@augsburg.edu

 

 

500th Anniversary of the Reformation

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HONORING LUTHER’S LEGACYMartin Luther

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Augsburg is hosting a series of events this fall.

 

Bishop Elizabeth A Eaton Christensen Symposium: Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

September 21, 2017
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

This year’s Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium speaker is Reverend Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Morning Event
Christensen Symposium Address by Bishop Eaton
Interfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Afternoon Event
#DecolonizeLutheranism Community Panel with Bishop Eaton
2 p.m. 鈥� 3:30 p.m.

Learn more about the 2017 Christensen Symposium

Heritage Day: Mary LoweMary Lowe, Associate Professor of Religion

Martin Luther on the Body, Our Bodies, and the Body of Creation

October 24, 2017
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

As part of the Reformation series, Mary Lowe, associate听professor of Religion at 海角社区, will give an evening lecture followed by discussion and a reception.

Martin Luther wrote, 鈥淭here are three elements in a human, the body, the soul, and the spirit.鈥� Many of today鈥檚 complex issues involve our bodies and the body of creation: climate change, gender and sexuality, abuse, and deforestation, etc. In Augsburg鈥檚 2017 Heritage Lecture, Prof. Lowe will introduce Luther鈥檚 perspectives on bodies and creation and examine how鈥攅ven today鈥攈is theology can help us better understand and address these embodied challenges.

Fine Arts Convocation: The Rose Ensemble

November 2, 2017
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Award-winning musical group The Rose Ensemble will present 鈥淲elcome the People: The Musical Legacy of the Reformation.鈥�

Learn More about the Fine Arts Convocation

Advent Vespers: “Welcome, Noble Guest,鈥�

December 1-2, 2017

This year’s theme, “Welcome, Noble Guest,” is inspired by Martin Luther鈥檚 hymn 鈥淔rom Heaven Above.鈥�

Christensen Center for Vocation鈥檚 Riverside Innovation Hub Begins Research on Ministry with Young Adults

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The Riverside Innovation Hub is embarking on a 5-year journey to learn more about the relationships between congregations and young adults (ages 22-29). The first step of this journey is a research phase, and we need your help.

We are looking for Christian faith communities in the metro area (congregations, etc.) who are currently effective at engaging young adults in meaningful ways. Ministry with young adults is complicated and varied. We are open to visiting and learning from different examples – from congregations of any size, in any context and of any denomination. Our only expectation at this point is that these faith communities are currently active with young adults in significant ways.

 

Study congregations must commit to the following . . .

  1. A visit from an interdisciplinary team of researchers from 海角社区.
  2. Completion of a survey by your staff and participants of your young adult ministry.
  3. Interviews and/or focus groups with staff and participants of your young adult ministry.

All of these will happen during September, October or November of 2017.

Congregations must be located within a 90 minute drive of Minneapolis, MN.

 

Please nominate your own faith community or one you know is particularly effective in its work with young adults. The deadline for nominations is August 1, 2017. Congregations selected to participate as Study Congregations will be notified by August 15, 2017.

We are eager to learn. Please help us discover from whom we should be learning.

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For more information contact Riverside Innovation Hub Program Manager, Kristina Fruge at frugek@augsburg.edu.

Christensen Vocation Lunch with Bill Green

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SPRING 2017 – BILL GREEN

The Spring Vocation Lunch was held on March 30, 2017.

Bill Green headshotMore about our speaker:

Bill Green began working at Augsburg in 1991 as a Professor of History. Over the years, he has held several different teaching positions, including working as both an Adjunct Associate Professor of History at St. John鈥檚 University and as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy, and Organization at Vanderbilt University. From 2006-2010, he served as the Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. Since 2013, he has been back at Augsburg serving as a Professor of History. He regularly teaches Minnesota History, American Legal History, History of Civil Rights, History of African American Religion, 19th Century U.S. History, and History of African American Education.

 

The Christensen Vocation Lunch is an event that strengthens the concept of听vocation听at Augsburg for faculty and staff by providing role models from within the community to share a presentation on their sense of call and life journey.

Christensen Vocation Intern Overview

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Christensen Vocation Interns intentionally explore how the concept听We are called to Service in the World听applies in a work setting.听

Each spring, Augsburg students serve at faith-based nonprofit organizations for 100 hours during the semester.听They also participate in a bi-weekly seminar where they reflect on vocation readings, assessments, and work site experiences together.

The 2017 Christensen Vocation Interns served at:
鈥� Restoration Center at Central Lutheran Church, Downtown Minneapolis
鈥� Trinity Lutheran Church/Safe Place, South Minneapolis
鈥� Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Minneapolis

The Christensen Interns are selected based on strong interest in exploring vocation, call, and career interests in faith-based or service organizations, as well as potential match with the internship site鈥檚 needs.

Questions?听Contact Lonna Field at 612-330-1467 or听ccv@augsburg.edu

2017 Alternative Spring Break to West Virginia

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This Spring Break, join with other Auggies to travel to West Virginia!

Over spring break this year, several听Augsburg students will travel to West Virginia to work on building projects with Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity. While working as a team, students will not only serve the community but think about how the experience听connects to their own education and neighborhood. Auggies will explore vocational interests while their skills grow. You can be one of these students!

Registration for 2017 Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is open until February 3听on a first-come, first-served basis (with $100 deposit required).

The trip will take place March 11-18, 2017; and the cost is $250鈥攊ncludes transportation,听lodging,听equipment, and most meals.

To register visit:听 to download the registration form. The forms and $100 deposit should be turned into Campus Ministry in Foss 104.

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Sponsored By: Campus Ministry听and听Christensen Center for Vocation

Since 2006, Augsburg College鈥檚 Campus Ministry has committed to spring break service. These experiences have led students into unfamiliar territory to serve in a different area, reflect on the impact of the experience (both of their work and of what they learned through the people they encounter), and continue to imagine their own lifelong commitment to service. Past trips include New Orleans, Louisiana; Biloxi, Mississippi, and Laredo, Texas, and Mobile, Alabama.

 

2016-17 Christensen Scholar Profiles

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VISION BAGONZA ’17Vision Bagonza

Hometown: Karagwe, Kagera, Tanzania
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry and Religion

My proudest academic achievement is excelling in classes and then being able to provide academic support for new students by tutoring and mentoring incoming first-year students.

NOAH BROWN ’17Noah Brown

Hometown: Bloomington, Minn.
Major:听Biology

My favorite thing about Augsburg is the community of students and professors who are active and engaged in their communities.

KAYLA GROVER ’18kayla-grover

Hometown: Blanding, Utah
Major: Sociology
Minor: Religion

Augsburg has shaped me by encouraging me听to open my mind and pursue a wide variety of interests. After graduation, I plan to work with AmeriCorps for one year.

OWEN HARRISON ’18

Hometown: New Hope, Minn.
Major: Psychology
Minor: Studio Art

My proudest academic achievement is听making the Dean鈥檚 List every semester.听I am also involved with the StepUP Leadership Team and the Mindfulness Club.

LEAH MCDOUGALL ’17Leah McDougall

Hometown: Arden Hills, Minn.
Major: Youth and Family Ministry
Minor:听Spanish

Augsburg has made me more aware of the world I live in. My proudest academic achievement was studying abroad in Central America and after graduation I plan to work with youth at a camp, church, or other organization.

HANNAH SCHMIT ’17

Hometown: Tomahawk, Wisc.
Major: Religion and Sociology
Minor:听Biology

Augsburg has helped me to become a critical thinker听and engaged听both in my community and on a global platform. My proudest academic achievement is publishing research on Sustainable Human Development in Nepal.

REBECCA听SCHROEDER ’18

Hometown: Giddings, Texas
Major: Management; Social and Artistic Entrepreneurship

My favorite thing about Augsburg is how diverse and well-rounded the curriculum is. I鈥檝e been able to tailor my college experience to what I feel I鈥檝e been called to do after college and to my future career.

BLAIR STEWIG ’18

Hometown: Oakdale, Minn.
Major: Biology and Chemistry
Minor: Environmental Studies, Physics, and Religion

I love Augsburg’s welcoming community and value Augsburg鈥檚 diversity. My proudest academic achievement is completing the River Semester and learning about the connectivity of the river.

HANNAH THIRY ’17

Hometown: Stanchfield, Minn.
Major:听Biology
Minor: Religion and Psychology

Through various experiences, debates, discussions, and philosophical thought, I鈥檝e come to find a home in the 鈥榞rayness鈥� of life鈥攖here鈥檚 no distinct 鈥榖lack and white鈥� side to anything. People, opinions, feelings, and passions are fluid, flexible, and unique.

Recap of 2016 Christensen Symposium

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On听Tuesday, September 20, Jim Wallis, a bestselling author, public theologian, and social activist, led this year’s Christensen Symposium. Wallis discussed topics from his recent book, America鈥檚 Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America.

Members of the Carnival de Resistance provided opening music for the convocation. They are a traveling arts carnival and ceremonial theater company, a village demonstration project exploring ecological practices, and an education and social outreach project; all focusing on ecological justice and radical theology.

Following Wallis’听address, students Grace Corbin, Winnie Godi, and Nick Stewart-Bloch responded with their own reflections.

Later that day, discussion continued with a community panel,听“The Bridge Toward More Just Communities: What Needs to Happen”.听The event was moderated by former ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson, and included:听Pastor Kelly Chatman, Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Minneapolis;听Nora Barr: Augsburg Alumna;听Devin Wiggs: Augsburg Student;听Fardosa Hassan: Muslim Student Advisor to Campus Ministry, and听a response from Jim Wallis.

Many thanks to all of the student respondents, panelists, and Augsburg community for engaging in these important conversations!