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Jen Bradbury
Mar 16 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Empty Prayer Station

I am a big believer in the power of experiential learning. To this end, instead of giving a talk about prayer, I'd much rather create a series of prayer stations designed to give students the opportunity to pray in a variety of ways.

Over the next...

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#Stuff You Can Use #retreats #Prayer #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Mar 09 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Transformed Prayer Station

I am a big believer in the power of experiential learning. To this end, instead of giving a talk about prayer, I'd much rather create a series of prayer stations designed to give students the opportunity to pray in a variety of ways.

Over the next...

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#Transformation #Stuff You Can Use #retreats #Prayer #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Mar 02 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Found Poetry Prayer Station

I am a big believer in the power of experiential learning. To this end, instead of giving a talk about prayer, I'd much rather create a series of prayer stations designed to give students the opportunity to pray in a variety of ways.

Over the next...

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#Stuff You Can Use #retreats #Prayer #scripture #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Feb 18 · 5 min read

Student Leadership Team Basics: Why?

When I took my first job in youth ministry over a decade ago, the idea of building a student leadership team was everywhere - in books, magazines, and at conferences. Since then, however, student leadership seems to have gone out of fashion. Sure,...

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#Prayer #student leadership #youth ministry #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Feb 12 · 5 min read

Why you should host teens in your home

Several years ago, I interviewed Gordon MacDonald for an article for Youth Worker Journal. During our interview, Gordon talked about how one of the greatest things he's learned to do in discipling people is to welcome them into his home; That...

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#youth ministry #Youth Worker Journal #marriage #discipleship #Leaders #hospitality #Missions #pregnancy #church #travel #Prayer

Jen Bradbury
Feb 09 · 5 min read

What's saving my life right now

I typically love winter. 

Lake Louise

I love the holidays and our annual winter ski vacation. 

This year, however, winter has drug for me... And since I live in the Chicago area, I know it's far from over. 

Being pregnant, I can no longer ski....

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#pregnancy #books #gratitude #Prayer #story #Community #hope #grace

Jen Bradbury
Feb 02 · 5 min read

What I'm Into (January 2015 Edition)

Reading: 

Between a vacation at the start of the month and a doctor's ordered modified bed rest last week, I read a lot during January. 

Fiction: 

Secret Keeper

The Secret Keeper: I've lost track of how many times I've seen this book on...

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#Jesus gap #retreats #discussion #Prayer #pregnancy #movies #books

Jen Bradbury
Jan 27 · 5 min read

Hospitals and hope

Hope Giving Key

I chose my word for 2015 – hope - while in the hospital for the last two days.

For the last two years, choosing a word of the year has been a healthy practice for me. In 2013, I chose the word brave. Last year, my word was enough. Both shaped...

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#one word 365 #hope #brave #Prayer #pregnancy #enough #miscarriage

Jen Bradbury
Jan 23 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor

Filed in Recent Reads and Recent Reads

Altar In The World

What the book's about: An Altar in the World is, quite simply, about discovering God beyond the walls of the church. 

Why I read this book: After hearing people talk about the wisdom and beauty of Barbara Brown Taylor's writing for the...

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#vocation #Prayer #church #grief #books

Jen Bradbury
Jan 22 · 5 min read

Concerns about "Where I Belong"

It's January. That means that once again, it's time for K-Love's 30-Day Challenge – something I have some concerns about. In response to my concerns, today I'm continuing to critically evaluate some of the songs that...

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#music #culture of welcome #doubt #environment #justice #Jesus #Prayer #service projects #grief #hope

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Latest Posts

  • Stuff You Can Use: Empty Prayer Station
  • Stuff You Can Use: Transformed Prayer Station
  • Stuff You Can Use: Found Poetry Prayer Station
  • Student Leadership Team Basics: Why?
  • Why you should host teens in your home
  • What's saving my life right now
  • What I'm Into (January 2015 Edition)
  • Hospitals and hope
  • Recent Reads: An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor
  • Concerns about "Where I Belong"

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