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Jen Bradbury
Jan 27 · 5 min read

Things Youth Pastors Should Stop Wasting Their Time On: Designing T-Shirts

Early on in my career in youth ministry, the time came for us to go on our summer mission trip. When it did, I freaked out because I realized I had no mission trip t-shirts.

As with retreat booklets, I thought that for something to count as a...

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#t-shirts #youth ministry management #Missions #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
May 13 · 5 min read

What to do at 8th Grade Orientation

Ever since my congregation stopped kidnapping people, we've had to find new, better ways to transition our kids from one ministry to the next.

One of the best things we've done is institute an 8th grade orientation. Truthfully, we borrowed this...

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#culture of welcome #youth ministry #Youth Room #student leadership #Prayer #t-shirts #extracurriculars

Jen Bradbury
Apr 18 · 5 min read

What to do with your leftover youth group tee's

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When I started my current youth ministry position nearly five years ago, my office was overflowing with old youth group t-shirts. I inherited hundreds of old shirts from a decade's worth of special events.

I felt as though I couldn't get rid of...

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#identity #t-shirts #confirmation #youth ministry

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