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Jen Bradbury
Feb 03 · 5 min read

7 reasons to do Virtual Sunday School as a Live Event

I’ve gotten a few questions about my post, 7 Things That Are Working Well in Virtual Sunday School, that make it clear I need to clarify how we do Virtual Sunday School.

In our context, virtual Sunday School is a LIVE event, held (almost) weekly...

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#Sunday School #children's ministry #Community #church #small group #Leaders #Pandemic #confirmation #Teaching

Jen Bradbury
Feb 02 · 5 min read

7 things that are working well in virtual Sunday School

We woke up to about 9 inches of snow on Sunday morning and all I could think was, “I’m so glad Sunday School is virtual this morning!” Had we been in person, we would NOT have had any kids. Instead, we had a lively and robust morning of virtual...

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#small group #parents #Teaching #Godly Play #Pandemic #children's ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jan 29 · 5 min read

4 ways to utilize leaders in virtual ministry

Recently, I’ve seen an increasing number of posts in various children and youth pastor’s forums about how to rebuild an adult leadership team that’s been decimated by the pandemic. It seems that as many people switched to virtual ministry, their...

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#small group #Leaders #Pandemic #youth ministry #children's ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 19 · 5 min read

Five roles of adult leaders in large groups

Adult leaders are the backbone of a healthy youth ministry. In order to effectively minister to teens, your ministry needs caring adult leaders. But what, precisely, should those caring adult leaders do?

Many youth ministries use adult leaders as...

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#small group #Leaders #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Sep 06 · 5 min read

Processing what you learn

Earlier this week, I hosted a leader’s training for our junior high and high school adult leaders. Our focus was equipping leaders to facilitate small groups.

During this crash course in leading small groups, we addressed basic tips and tricks for...

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#small group #Leaders #processing #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jan 30 · 5 min read

Review: Immeasurable by Skye Jethani

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I was first introduced to Skye Jethani when my small group read The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity nearly a decade ago. The Divine Commodity was a thought-provoking read that made for excellent discussion fodder...

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#vocation #small group #Leaders #church #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Aug 21 · 5 min read

Review: Real Love In An Angry World by Rick Bezet

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The world, and in particular, the United States is becoming more divisive.

Few people I know would disagree with that statement right now.

Yet, few people I know – including, or perhaps, especially – Christians, know what to do about that...

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#small group #church #Jesus #books #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 07 · 5 min read

Review: Is Justice Possible? by J. Paul Nyquist

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I care deeply about justice, as does the congregation I'm a part of. For this reason, I was excited to dig into J. Paul Nyquist's Is Justice Possible: The Elusive Pursuit of What is Right.

Is Justice Possible

This book was a mixed bag for me. I loved that...

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#refugee #small group #justice #scripture #racism #books

Jen Bradbury
Jan 25 · 5 min read

What would Jesus have me do?

“Lots of balloons popping will give me a panic attack,” cried my student as she walked into our prayer station room in tears.

Moments before, I’d given students directions about how to complete our prayer stations, urging them to take them...

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#small group #Prayer #Jesus #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Oct 26 · 5 min read

Suspend Judgment

At a recent training, I sat at a table full of strangers. Rather quickly, we were asked to share vulnerably. One of the women at our table began, saying, “I have some thoughts, but I don't know if you're going to like them.”

Hoping to reassure...

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#small group #Community #education #youth ministry

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Latest Posts

  • 7 reasons to do Virtual Sunday School as a Live Event
  • 7 things that are working well in virtual Sunday School
  • 4 ways to utilize leaders in virtual ministry
  • Five roles of adult leaders in large groups
  • Processing what you learn
  • Review: Immeasurable by Skye Jethani
  • Review: Real Love In An Angry World by Rick Bezet
  • Review: Is Justice Possible? by J. Paul Nyquist
  • What would Jesus have me do?
  • Suspend Judgment

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