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Jen Bradbury
May 30 · 5 min read

Book Review: A Faith of Our Own

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As the election approaches, I continue to wrestle with what it means to follow Jesus politically. Walk into an evangelical church and many people will suggest this means voting republican. Walk into a mainline church and you'll hear the opposite:...

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#politics

Jen Bradbury
May 29 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus Discussion

As I said in this post, I love Jesus and the church.

As a youth worker who loves Jesus and the church, I believe that one of the most important things I can instill in my students is a love for the church. To do this, I encourage my students to...

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#discussion #church

Jen Bradbury
May 25 · 5 min read

I love Jesus and the church

I am, without a doubt, a church geek.

As a kid, church felt like my second home. As a tween, I remember being upset when I was asked to serve on the worship committee rather than the staff-parish committee. As a college student, I loved to go...

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#church #Jesus

Jen Bradbury
May 24 · 5 min read

Prayer Books: An Expression of Intergenerational Community

One of my favorite questions to ask people at the end of the school year is, “As you think about this year of ministry, what are you particularly thankful for?”

This year, I used this question with both my students and my colleagues. In the...

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#Intergenerational #Community #Prayer

Jen Bradbury
May 11 · 5 min read

Fundraising 101

Filed in Missions and Missions

At my first youth ministry job interview, I was asked, "How do you plan on fundraising the thousands of dollars required for our summer mission trip?" As a 21 year old, I'm sure I looked like a deer caught in the headlights as I fumbled to answer...

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#Fundraising #Missions

Jen Bradbury
Apr 24 · 5 min read

New Stories to Tell

Recently, I heard a well-known Christian speaker give a sermon called, “What happens when the dream dies?”

The funny thing is I heard this speaker give the exact same sermon five years ago.

At that time, I remember sitting in the convention...

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#Transformation

Jen Bradbury
Apr 20 · 5 min read

The church isn't doomed

A quick search on Amazon using the words, “leaving church” reveals dozens of ominous sounding titles:

You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church
Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts
Generation Ex-Christian: Why Young...

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#church #worship

Jen Bradbury
Jan 26 · 5 min read

God on Campus?

“State colleges corrupt people's morals and weaken Christians' faith.”

Though, in the interest of full disclosure, I'm not sure I've ever actually heard someone utter these exact words, I suspect that this is the underlying belief that drives...

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#college

Jen Bradbury
Jan 26 · 5 min read

Missions: Forming Your Team

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A few years ago, I met Steve, a high school kid and professed atheist. He and I spent a week together on a mission trip, visiting old people and leading a Vacation Bible School for kids. Without meaning to, in the midst of serving, Steve...

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#Missions

Jen Bradbury
Dec 24 · 5 min read

Worship is Not a Spectator Sport

This Christmas Season, the Christmas story characters that have most captivated me have been the shepherds – the riffraff to whom the angels first announced the birth of Jesus in Luke 2. As part of their announcement to the shepherds, the angels...

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#worship

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Latest Posts

  • Book Review: A Faith of Our Own
  • Stuff You Can Use: Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus Discussion
  • I love Jesus and the church
  • Prayer Books: An Expression of Intergenerational Community
  • Fundraising 101
  • New Stories to Tell
  • The church isn't doomed
  • God on Campus?
  • Missions: Forming Your Team
  • Worship is Not a Spectator Sport

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