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Jen Bradbury
Aug 04 · 5 min read

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

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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
Feb 11 · 5 min read

No Cell Phones Allowed

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During last summer's international mission trip, I didn't allow participants to have cell phones. Throughout our time away, we did, however, blog.

Teens often joked at the irony of being totally disengaged from their cell phones and technology...

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#Sabbath #conflict #Missions #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Dec 03 · 5 min read

4 Reasons to Take Sunday Off

In a recent meeting, my senior pastor reminded our staff that the church is supposed to be countercultural. One way we can be countercultural is by helping people slow down and linger.

One way to do that, in turn, especially in a youth ministry...

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#Sabbath #burnout #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Aug 20 · 5 min read

How to prepare for the fall

I snapped at my boss yesterday.

I realized it a few hours later and sent him an apology in which I also said, “I’m operating out of a place of depletion and stress right now.”

That’s not an excuse. It’s more a confession of my current reality.

At...

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#Sabbath #burnout #grief #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Apr 23 · 5 min read

5 Keys to a Youth Room Makeover

As I mentioned last week, one benefit of taking the summer off is that it gives leaders the time to invest in other things. One of the things I routinely invest in during the summer is our youth ministry’s space.

Roughly every other year, we hold...

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#Sabbath #Youth Room #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 25 · 5 min read

Chopin, Rubato, and a Sabbath

One of my favorite pieces to play on the piano is Nocturne in C-sharp Minor by Frederic Chopin. One of the things I love about this piece is it's use of rubato, a technique in which certain notes are arbitrarily lengthened while others are...

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#burnout #student leadership #Sabbath #Missions #miscarriage #research #Youth Sunday #music #travel

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Latest Posts

  • Recent Reads: Unlocking Mission & Eschatology in Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
  • No Cell Phones Allowed
  • 4 Reasons to Take Sunday Off
  • How to prepare for the fall
  • 5 Keys to a Youth Room Makeover
  • Chopin, Rubato, and a Sabbath

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