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Jen Bradbury
Aug 27 · 5 min read

Can it really all be catch free?

In response to last week's post, “What's the Catch?”, Kyle asked a great question:

I love the catch-free scenarios that we can come up with. The only thing I struggle with is making that connection of a kickball game attender to something else...

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#small group #social events #youth ministry #worship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 19 · 5 min read

What's the catch?

Slip 1

On Saturday, my youth ministry gathered together to play the summer's hottest game: Slip 'N Slide Kickball.

One of my seniors, a student leader in my ministry, came up to me at the start of the event, eager to share with me her experience of...

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#discussion #games #student leadership #music #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Aug 05 · 5 min read

7 tips for dealing with spaceship parents

A few weeks ago, we looked at 3 types of parents that you'll work with as a youth pastor. Today, we'll continue looking at strategies for dealing with each type of parent. Here are 7 strategies for working with spaceship parents – those who are...

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#parents #discussion #communication #youth ministry #worship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 04 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root

Filed in Recent Reads and Missions

Unlocking Mission

What the book's about:  Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry is part of the series, "A theological journey through youth ministry", which tackles pressing theological issues as they relate specifically to youth...

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#books #youth ministry #Missions #Jesus gap #Jesus #atonement #refugee #hope #Sabbath #Community

Jen Bradbury
Aug 03 · 5 min read

The visibility problem

Playing Piano In Worship

In junior high, I began accompanying my school's weekly chapel service on the piano. It was a way for me to use my gifts to serve and glorify God even as an introverted kid. It was also what made hours of practicing the piano start to feel worth...

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#church #maternity leave #introvert #music #babies #youth ministry #worship

Jen Bradbury
Jul 30 · 5 min read

7 tips for dealing with airplane parents

A few weeks ago, we looked at 3 types of parents that you'll work with as a youth pastor. Today, we'll continue looking at strategies for dealing with each type of parent. Here are 7 strategies for working with airplane parents, those parents who...

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#parents #youth ministry management #communication #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jul 28 · 5 min read

The poster children for refugees

The Good Lie

Twice over the weekend, people told me that I should see The Good Lie, a 2014 movie starring Reese Witherspoon about some of the lost boys of Sudan – children who fled Sudan as refugees without either parent.

As someone who's stood in a refugee...

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#refugee #war #Congo #Kiziba #Rwanda #movies

Jen Bradbury
Jul 24 · 5 min read

6 Reasons to Process During Camps, Conferences, and Mission Trips

In youth ministry, summer is the prime time for attending camps, conferences and mission trips. Regardless of what type of summertime activity you participate in with your youth, it's important to process your experience with your teens. Here's...

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#discussion #Missions #processing #youth ministry #faith formation

Jen Bradbury
Jul 23 · 5 min read

The Maternity Leave Sabbatical

Maternity Leave

Eight weeks ago, I had a baby girl, Hope.

My pregnancy was wrought with all kinds of trouble and fear.

As a female youth worker, one of my early fears was how my church would react to the news.

I hoped it would be unashamedly excited for me,...

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#babies #pregnancy #miscarriage #youth ministry #Women #brave #Missions #breastfeeding #c-section #Prayer #maternity leave #gratitude #parenting #church

Jen Bradbury
Jul 22 · 5 min read

7 strategies for working with helicopter parents

Last week, we looked at 3 types of parents that you'll work with as a youth pastor. Starting today, we'll look at strategies for dealing with each type of parent. To begin, here are 7 strategies for working with helicopter parents, those parents...

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#parents #youth ministry management #youth ministry

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Latest Posts

  • Can it really all be catch free?
  • What's the catch?
  • 7 tips for dealing with spaceship parents
  • Recent Reads: Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
  • The visibility problem
  • 7 tips for dealing with airplane parents
  • The poster children for refugees
  • 6 Reasons to Process During Camps, Conferences, and Mission Trips
  • The Maternity Leave Sabbatical
  • 7 strategies for working with helicopter parents

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