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Jen Bradbury
Oct 18 · 5 min read

A New Metric

During a recent organizational assessment I did through Arbor Research Group, I asked one of the ministry’s leaders how critical it was for his staff to recruit and equip adult leaders. In response, he said, “When they get their job description,...

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#burnout #Leaders #church #maternity leave #youth pastor #Arbor Research Group #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jul 07 · 5 min read

What I'm Into (June, 2017 Edition)

What I'm Reading:

Fiction: 

Between our trip to Africa and my mission trip to Haiti, June was a SLOW month for fiction reading. 

Book I couldn't put down: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I know, the...

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#What I'm Into #books #research #Arbor Research Group #travel #Missions #writing #Unleashing #Leaders #transitions

Jen Bradbury
Jun 22 · 5 min read

Review: At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider

Before we had kids, my husband and I loved to travel together. As juniors in college, we studied abroad in Russia. Ever since then, whenever we've gotten the chance to go somewhere, we have.

One of my fears in becoming a parent was that we'd stop...

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#Rwanda #research #travel #Arbor Research Group #racism #parenting #books

Jen Bradbury
Jun 19 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions

Filed in Recent Reads

What the book's about: Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions is just that: A guide to short-term missions, written by two InterVarsity Campus Fellowship staff workers who have directed numerous mission trips to Kenya, the Middle East...

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#research #Arbor Research Group #Jesus #Missions #books

Jen Bradbury
Aug 04 · 5 min read

What I'm Into (June / July, 2016 Edition)

What I'm Reading:

Fiction:

If there's one thing summer is NOT for me, it's relaxing. Summer is the season of mission trips... Which means life is chaotic and full. Nevertheless, I read 9 fiction books during the last two months.   

...

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#What I'm Into #books #Jesus gap #refugee #Missions #Rwanda #student leadership #research #Arbor Research Group

Jen Bradbury
Jun 30 · 5 min read

Rest

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: Rest.

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I woke up with a migraine yesterday, the worst I've had in a long...

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#burnout #youth ministry #Missions #writing #student leadership #books #Arbor Research Group #babies #parenting #enough

Jen Bradbury
Jun 06 · 5 min read

What I'm Into (May, 2016 Edition)

What I'm Reading:

Fiction:

May was even more INSANE than April. Nevertheless, I still read three fiction books. 

Best mystery: The Last Mile by David Baldacci. 

Non-fiction:

I also read two non-fiction books during April: Colors of...

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#What I'm Into #travel #youth pastor #Arbor Research Group #breastfeeding #motherhood #books

Jen Bradbury
Jun 01 · 5 min read

6 signs the lightbulb's gone on

In a recent project for Arbor Research Group, a Bible teacher at a Christian school talked about the moment “when the lightbulb goes on” for the kids in his classes. In the weeks since, this phrase has echoed around my head.

As youth workers who...

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#research #discussion #Teaching #Arbor Research Group #youth ministry #faith formation

Jen Bradbury
May 07 · 5 min read

What I'm Into (April, 2016 Edition)

What I'm Reading:

Fiction:

April was an INSANE month. Nevertheless, I still got some reading in. 

Best mystery:  What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan  

Perfect beach read:  Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny...

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#What I'm Into #books #conferences #The Youth Cartel #refugee #Jesus gap #Arbor Research Group #research #travel #babies #confirmation

Jen Bradbury
Apr 25 · 5 min read

My Good Samaritans

As part of our preparation for our upcoming Peacemaking Trip, we've been wrestling with the story of the Good Samaritan. In it, a lawyer asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” In response, Jesus tells a story about a man who gets robbed, stripped, and...

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#Missions #babies #motherhood #Women #travel #conferences #The Youth Cartel #Arbor Research Group #breastfeeding

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Latest Posts

  • A New Metric
  • What I'm Into (June, 2017 Edition)
  • Review: At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
  • Recent Reads: Mack & Leeann's Guide to Short-Term Missions
  • What I'm Into (June / July, 2016 Edition)
  • Rest
  • What I'm Into (May, 2016 Edition)
  • 6 signs the lightbulb's gone on
  • What I'm Into (April, 2016 Edition)
  • My Good Samaritans

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