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Jen Bradbury
Feb 11 · 5 min read

When the fires rage

I'm currently putting out fires in what feels like every area of ministry.

I'm exhausted and feeling defeated. Yesterday, I awoke and immediately just wanted to go back to bed. I had no desire to work. Lacking motivation, I zoned out to a...

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#burnout #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jun 25 · 5 min read

Chopin, Rubato, and a Sabbath

One of my favorite pieces to play on the piano is Nocturne in C-sharp Minor by Frederic Chopin. One of the things I love about this piece is it's use of rubato, a technique in which certain notes are arbitrarily lengthened while others are...

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#burnout #student leadership #Sabbath #Missions #miscarriage #research #Youth Sunday #music #travel

Jen Bradbury
May 09 · 5 min read

The privilege of being a youth worker

The point at which I realized this school year was going to be a challenging year of ministry came even before it officially began.

It happened last August at a music conference I attended with several of my colleagues. Despite considering myself...

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#Community #research #burnout #Prayer #miscarriage #youth ministry

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