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Jen Bradbury
Jun 05 · 5 min read

Is the church going extinct?

Perhaps in the last few weeks, you’ve seen a meme like this one:

Murder Hornets

I certainly have.

Between the pandemic, the murder hornets, the killing of another black man, the protests, and the riots, I've heard more people than ever before say something...

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#youth ministry #scripture #church #Leaders #research #racism #worship #justice #youth pastor #Pandemic

Jen Bradbury
Nov 21 · 5 min read

Review: Faith For Exiles by David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock

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I love geeking out on research. And when that research is related to youth ministry, it’s even better. For that reason, I was excited to read David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock’s Faith For Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in...

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#identity #research #church #Jesus #youth ministry #faith formation #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Aug 14 · 5 min read

Review: Mere Science and Christian Faith by Greg Cootsona

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One of the things that my teens most enjoy talking about is science and faith. Note that I said talking about; Not debating. Having facilitated this conversation a number of times in the past, I wanted to freshen up my approach with some fresh...

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#research #scripture #youth ministry #books

Jen Bradbury
Aug 02 · 5 min read

Review: Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs

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As a youth pastor, I am a leader.

I lead students, adult and student leaders, parents, and in a variety of ways, colleagues.

As such, I constantly want to grow in my leadership skills. For that reason, I was excited to read Aubrey...

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#research #Leaders #church #scripture #student leadership #youth pastor #books

Jen Bradbury
Jul 25 · 5 min read

When the way is clear

Today, I'm linking up with Five Minute Friday. The rules: Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.

This week's prompt: Way.

Open Door

My congregation’s long-time senior pastor resigned unexpectedly in February, 2017....

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#Five Minute Friday #research #transitions #writing #staff #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Oct 03 · 5 min read

Say What You Mean to Say

I recently asked my student leaders to evaluate who our ministry talks about most: God the Creator, Jesus the Savior, or the Holy Spirit.

My student leaders waffled between God the Creator and Jesus the Savior before one eventually suggested, “I...

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#Jesus gap #research #Teaching #student leadership #Real Jesus #Jesus #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

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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
Mar 03 · 5 min read

Review: The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones

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As a parent, I want to teach my daughter to follow Jesus.

Hope's only 21-months old, so right now, the main way we're doing this is by reading her the Bible in order to teach her the stories of her faith. One of her godmother's got her a copy of...

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#toddlers #parenting #motherhood #Jesus gap #Jesus #baptism #scripture #research #youth pastor #books #faith formation

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Latest Posts

  • Is the church going extinct?
  • Review: Faith For Exiles by David Kinnaman and Mark Matlock
  • Review: Mere Science and Christian Faith by Greg Cootsona
  • Review: Developing Emotionally Mature Leaders by Aubrey Malphurs
  • When the way is clear
  • Say What You Mean to Say
  • 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
  • Review: The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones

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