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Jen Bradbury
Jun 26 · 5 min read

Review: Did God Kill Jesus? by Tony Jones

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Did God Kill Jesus

Reading inspires me. So as part of my work on my next book – a devotional for teenagers about Jesus based on the research published in my first book, The Jesus Gap – I picked up Tony Jones' Did God Kill Jesus?: Searching for Love in History's...

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#Jesus gap #atonement #research #love #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Jun 25 · 5 min read

How to care for others (according to The Gilmore Girls)

As it turns out, you watch a lot of TV while breastfeeding (or at least I do). Having always heard people rave about The Gilmore Girls, it's one of the series I've been making my way through during early mornings and late nights with my baby girl....

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#Community #TV #breastfeeding

Jen Bradbury
Jun 24 · 5 min read

Student Leadership Basics: Don't grandfather leaders in

One question I'm commonly asked in regard to student leadership teams is, “Are people grandfathered in?” In other words, once someone is on your student leadership team, should they remain on it indefinitely?

My answer is an emphatic “No!”

No one...

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#student leadership #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 23 · 5 min read

Permission to call 24-7

Over the years, I've sat in a number of counseling workshops and classes. Inevitably at such places, we talk about the importance of establishing boundaries with the teens we serve as youth pastors. As part of this, trainers often suggest that you...

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#counseling #crisis #boundaries #babies #breastfeeding #parenting #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 19 · 5 min read

Review: Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa-Jo Baker

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As a young child, I much preferred playing with stuffed animals to playing house with dolls. As I grew older, I had far more dreams related to careers than motherhood. It took my husband several years to convince me that parenthood was something...

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#miscarriage #babies #parenting #books

Jen Bradbury
Jun 18 · 5 min read

The world at my fingertips

Today, I'm linking up with Kate Motaung's Five Minute Friday. The rules: Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 

This week's prompt: World.   

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I love to travel and I used to do so...

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#refugee #Five Minute Friday #travel #pregnancy

Jen Bradbury
Jun 17 · 5 min read

Student Leadership Team Basics: Establishing Spiritual Goals

One of the leadership axioms I adhere to is that leaders cannot take people further than they are themselves. In order for teens to consistently grow in their faith, student leaders must do so too.

To challenge student leaders to grow, ask them to...

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#Prayer #scripture #service projects #student leadership #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 09 · 5 min read

What youth workers can learn from Grey's Anatomy about prayer

As I've been breastfeeding, I've been binge watching Grey's Anatomy. I recently watched an episode in Season 5 in which Addison's brother, Archer, has worms in his brain – something that's clearly a very serious condition. In an attempt to save...

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#TV #youth ministry #Prayer #discussion #Jesus #atonement #breastfeeding #babies #retreats

Jen Bradbury
Jun 08 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Jesus Centered Youth Ministry by Rick Lawrence

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Jesus Centered Youth Min

What the book's about: Jesus Centered Youth Ministry is about creating youth ministries that are, in every way, rooted in Jesus. This book is a revised edition of the book first published by the same name 8 years ago. 

Why I read this book:...

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#books #Jesus gap #Jesus #research #mentor #cognitive development #discipleship #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 05 · 5 min read

Bruce & Caitlyn

Call Me Caitlyn

Ever since the Vanity Fair article, Call Me Caitlyn, broke earlier this week, my Facebook feed has been filled with people's reactions to it. My progressive friends are overjoyed; My conservative friends are horrified. Opinions seem to abound...

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#youth ministry #Women #student leadership #church #conferences #books #scripture #homosexuality

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  • Review: Did God Kill Jesus? by Tony Jones
  • How to care for others (according to The Gilmore Girls)
  • Student Leadership Basics: Don't grandfather leaders in
  • Permission to call 24-7
  • Review: Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa-Jo Baker
  • The world at my fingertips
  • Student Leadership Team Basics: Establishing Spiritual Goals
  • What youth workers can learn from Grey's Anatomy about prayer
  • Recent Reads: Jesus Centered Youth Ministry by Rick Lawrence
  • Bruce & Caitlyn

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