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Jen Bradbury
Dec 11 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Help! I'm a Student Leader Ch. 9 Discussion Questions

Last summer, my student leaders & I read and discussed the book, Help! I'm a Student Leader by Doug Fields. Using the questions below, we had some incredibly powerful discussions about leadership and faith.

Questions about Ch. 9 of Help! I'm...

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#Stuff You Can Use #student leadership #evangelism #mentor #discipleship

Jen Bradbury
Dec 10 · 5 min read

Five Minute Friday: Reflect

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Today, I'm linking up with Lisa-Jo Baker‘s Five Minute Friday. The rules: Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.

This week's prompt: Reflect. 

19 years ago yesterday, my Grandma died.

I still remember...

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#Five Minute Friday #Family #grief

Jen Bradbury
Dec 09 · 5 min read

Shhh! You're in worship!

Yesterday, worship was more crowded than usual. As a result, by the time I finished getting ready for Sunday school and then snuck into our sanctuary, my usual seat was taken, leaving me with no choice but to sit somewhere new.

Doing so meant...

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#Intergenerational #church

Jen Bradbury
Dec 06 · 5 min read

Review: Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott

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I do not generally enjoy books on prayer.

Oh believe me, I've read my fair share – for small groups, class, and work.

But there tends to be something about these books that rub me the wrong way. Perhaps that's why even though I received Anne...

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#Prayer #books

Jen Bradbury
Dec 05 · 5 min read

Recent Reads: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

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What the book's about: In Daring Greatly , shame and vulnerability researcher Brene Brown explores what it means to show up and let ourselves be seen. In it, she distills her research into practices designed to help people be more vulnerable,...

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#gratitude #brave #books

Jen Bradbury
Dec 04 · 5 min read

The truest manifestation of the Gospel

A few weeks ago, a dozen or so high school students sat in my living room and discussed Looking for Alaska by John Greene. This book chronicles the relationships between a group of teenagers living away from home at a boarding school. In many...

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#Community #brave #student leadership #miscarriage #books

Jen Bradbury
Dec 03 · 5 min read

Interviews with the Saints

Most in the youth ministry world are aware of both research and anecdotes suggesting millennials are leaving the church.

As a youth worker, this breaks my heart. I wholeheartedly believe you cannot be a solo Christian. The church is vital to our...

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#Intergenerational #Community #church

Jen Bradbury
Dec 02 · 5 min read

Stuff You Can Use: Help! I'm a Student Leader Ch. 8 Discussion Questions

Last summer, my student leaders & I read and discussed the book, Help! I'm a Student Leader by Doug Fields. Using the questions below, we had some incredibly powerful discussions about leadership and faith.

Questions about Ch. 8 of Help! I'm a...

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#Stuff You Can Use #church #student leadership

Jen Bradbury
Nov 27 · 5 min read

Reflections on the Wonderstruck by Scripture Challenge

After a tumultuous first half of the year, at the end of the summer, I found myself craving Scripture like I hadn't in a long time. So I strong-armed my husband into joining me in participating in Margaret Feinberg's Wonderstruck by Scripture...

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#ecumenical #Community #scripture #Jesus

Jen Bradbury
Nov 26 · 5 min read

FLY

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Today, I'm linking up with Lisa-Jo Baker‘s Five Minute Friday. The rules: Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 

 This week's prompt: Fly.

The first youth ministry I served was called FLY – an...

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#Five Minute Friday #Youth Room #youth ministry

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  • Stuff You Can Use: Help! I'm a Student Leader Ch. 9 Discussion Questions
  • Five Minute Friday: Reflect
  • Shhh! You're in worship!
  • Review: Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott
  • Recent Reads: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
  • The truest manifestation of the Gospel
  • Interviews with the Saints
  • Stuff You Can Use: Help! I'm a Student Leader Ch. 8 Discussion Questions
  • Reflections on the Wonderstruck by Scripture Challenge
  • FLY

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