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Jen Bradbury
Feb 22 · 5 min read

Messy Ashes

It’s Ash Wednesday. I was supposed to be serving at church today, imposing ashes on people for an hour this afternoon.

Strangely, I was looking forward to it. While Ash Wednesday is morbid, there’s also a sacredness to it that I appreciate.

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#church #Pandemic #Jesus #youth ministry #liturgy #justice #Community #Lent

Jen Bradbury
Aug 24 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Fall Teacher Blessing via Zoom

Many congregations, including mine, bless teachers at the start of the school year. This year, we did so during live Zoom worship. Since it worked well and we heard many good things about it, I'm posting it below in case you're looking for...

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#Stuff You Can Use #church #liturgy #worship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 03 · 5 min read

Sending Ritual for College Students

In this strangest of back to school seasons, my congregation wanted to offer a blessing for college students - regardless of whether they're going or staying, in-person or virtual. 

Because we are not gathering in person, we offered this as...

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#college #liturgy #youth ministry #worship

Jen Bradbury
Mar 20 · 5 min read

Review: The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist

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I live in Barrington, in the shadow of Willow Creek. I’ve long been familiar with the service they offer called, “The Practice”. As a youth worker in the ELCA, I’m intrigued by an evangelical community dabbling in a more liturgical style of...

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#hope #church #youth pastor #Jesus #liturgy #books

Jen Bradbury
Apr 06 · 5 min read

Playing Church

“Let’s play church,” said my two-year old daughter, Hope. She then proceeded to seat my husband and I, hand out songbooks, and push two ottomans in our living room together to form a makeshift altar.

“I’ll be Pastor Wende,” she said,...

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#church #toddlers #Jesus #liturgy #faith formation

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  • Review: The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist
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