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Jen Bradbury
Mar 13 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Creating a Lead Small Culture by Reggie Joiner, Kristen Ivy, & Elle Campbell

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Lead Small

What the book's about: Creating a Lead Small Culture is about creating and maintaining healthy small groups that will help kids and teens find a place within the church to belong. 

Why I read this book: As a youth pastor, I want teens to...

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#small group #discussion #Leaders #church #culture of welcome #youth ministry #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Feb 26 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

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Prophetic Imagination

What the book's about: From Moses to Jesus, in The Prophetic Imagination, Walter Brueggemann highlights the prophetic vision found in Scripture and explores what it means for us today. 

Why I read this book: After a friend recommended this...

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#hope #justice #grief #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Feb 13 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Stitches by Anne Lamott

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Stitches

What the book's about: Stitches: A handbook on meaning, hope, and repair contains celebrated author Anne Lamott's reflections following the shootings in Newtown, CT. As it's subtitle suggests, it's a book about meaning, hope, and repair. 

Stitches Book Signing
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#hope #death #pregnancy #books

Jen Bradbury
Jan 23 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor

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Altar In The World

What the book's about: An Altar in the World is, quite simply, about discovering God beyond the walls of the church. 

Why I read this book: After hearing people talk about the wisdom and beauty of Barbara Brown Taylor's writing for the...

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#vocation #Prayer #church #grief #books

Jen Bradbury
Oct 24 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Jesus is Better Than You Imagined by Jonathan Merritt

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Jesus Is Better

What the book's about: Jesus is Better Than You Imagined  is about how the God we've construed (oftentimes in our image) compares to the God of Scripture. It's a book that juxtaposes Jonathan's own stories of Jesus with those found in...

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#Jesus gap #small group #books

Jen Bradbury
Sep 26 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinberg

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Wonderstruck

What the book's about: Wonderstruck by Margaret Feinberg is about cultivating wonder in your life through creation, rest, prayer, friendships, forgiveness, and gratitude. 

Why I read this book: I have been a fan of Margaret Feinberg ever...

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#tragedy #gratitude #Community #hope #Prayer #books

Jen Bradbury
Sep 25 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Speak by Nish Weiseth

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Speak

What the book's about: Speak by Nish Weiseth is about embracing, telling, and using your story to change the world. 

Why I read this book: I'm a big fan of Deeper Story, the online storytelling community founded by Nish Weiseth....

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#story #student leadership #books

Jen Bradbury
Aug 18 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Cross-Cultural Connections by Duane Elmer

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Cross Cultural Connections

What the book's about: Cross-Cultural Connections by Duane Elmer is a book designed to prepare people for cross-cultural experiences, and more specifically, for cross-cultural mission trips. While the book is really oriented to long-term...

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#cross-cultural #Missions #youth ministry #books

Jen Bradbury
Jul 18 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle

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Walking On Water

What the book's about: Walking on Water is about the intersection of faith and art. It's not a "how-to" manual, but instead, a series of beautiful reflections about encountering God through art and about the divine inspiring art. 

Why...

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#story #writing #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Jul 01 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel

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Acts Of Faith

What the book's about: In Acts of Faith , Eboo Patel chronicles his journey to embrace his Islamic faith. In the process, he shares what he learns about the importance of religious pluralism, including the inception of the Interfaith Youth Core.

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