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Jen Bradbury
Feb 07 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: The Body We Hate 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.

Prayer StationsOver the next...

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#retreats #self-image #Prayer #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Feb 06 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Big Mistakes Prayer Station

Prayer StationsI 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...

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#grace #retreats #Prayer #youth ministry

Jen Bradbury
Jan 29 · 5 min read

My Senior Pastor Came on the Winter Retreat

Winter Retreat One of my favorite ways to end a winter retreat is with worship and communion. To me, there’s something so powerful about sharing the body and blood of Christ with those with whom you’ve spent a transformational weekend.

The problem is, in my...

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#retreats #Sticky faith #church #youth ministry #worship

Jen Bradbury
Jan 02 · 5 min read

13 in 13

13 In 2013My husband and I were fortunate to have time off during the holidays this year. In addition to connecting with family and friends, traveling, skiing, and relaxing, I enjoyed using some of that time to reflect upon 2013. To that end, today, I'm...

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#Community #retreats #Youth Sunday #miscarriage #Missions

Jen Bradbury
Aug 20 · 5 min read

Pausing to Pray

This week marks the slow trickle of kids returning to school in my community.

The return to school also means that the start of my fall youth ministry program is imminent. Needless to say, it's a stressful time of year, especially for a Type-A...

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#retreats #Prayer #scripture #student leadership

Jen Bradbury
Jan 23 · 5 min read

Using spiritual souvenirs to remember

Yesterday, a colleague told me about Snapchat, a photo messaging application that allows the user to take photos, send them to a controlled list of recipients, and set a time limit for how long the photos can be viewed before they vanish from the...

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#identity #retreats #self-image

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