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Jen Bradbury
Apr 24 · 5 min read

Review: Snake Oil by Becca Stevens

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I first heard Becca Stevens speak several years ago at the ELCA's Youth Ministry Extravaganza. That year, she also spoke at the ELCA's triennial Youth Gathering. I was intrigued by her work. She's an Episcopal priest who founded a non-profit, ...

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#books #conferences #Youth Gathering #environment #grief #hope #ELCA #love

Jen Bradbury
Oct 18 · 5 min read

Review: Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber

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Nadia Bolz-Weber is as close to a celebrity pastor as the ELCA has. I've gotten to hear her speak on two different occasions, first at the Extravaganza (a training event for youth workers in the ELCA) and later at the 2012 ELCA Youth Gathering.

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#ELCA #identity #Youth Gathering #grace #love

Jen Bradbury
Oct 17 · 5 min read

Jesus > Holy Spirit

Recently, one of my new adult leaders asked me, “Why don’t we talk about the Holy Spirit more with our high school students? It seems like we’re very focused on Jesus.”

Truthfully, this is a pretty fair assessment of my high school ministry: It ...

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#ELCA #NSYR #Jesus gap #research #Jesus #books

Jen Bradbury
Aug 27 · 5 min read

The new gender equality

On the way to our summer mission trip in Red Lake Indian Reservation, an ELCA church graciously allowed us to spend the night in their facility. The next morning, we worshiped with them.

Later, many of my students commented on how the church we...

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#ELCA #vocation #Women #student leadership #Missions

Jen Bradbury
Oct 30 · 5 min read

Confronting the Parts of Faith We Don't Like

Let's do a quick word association.

If I said the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, what would you say?

Perhaps you would say words like mainline, traditional, denomination, bishops, synods, liturgical, baptism, Paul, or grace. These are...

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#ELCA #grace #Teaching #youth ministry #books

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  • Jesus > Holy Spirit
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