Jennifer Bradbury

Below you’ll find articles by Jennifer Bradbury. All of the articles on YouthWorker.com represent some of the best youth ministry content, written by experienced pastors. We pray you’ll find these to be a helpful resource in your ministry.

Higher Love: The YouthWorker Journal Roundtable on Loving God

Jennifer Bradbury

(December 2011)

Loving God and others is the best we can do, according to Jesus. Find out what the youth ministry experts have to say about this command.
Roundtable: Biblical and Theological Foundations of Youth Ministry

Jennifer Bradbury

(November 2011)

"Through the decades, youth ministry has shifted from guarding and protecting the youth from the world to learning to live as followers of Jesus in a radical way. The foundation has shifted from salvation as rescue to salvation as discipleship." —Scot McKnight
Eugene Peterson on How to Be an Unbusy Pastor

Jennifer Bradbury

(August 2011)

Though renowned as the author of The Message, pastor-writer Eugene Peterson was also a church pastor for 29 years. To this day, his love of the church is evident. Yet, his latest book, The Pastor: A Memoir honestly reveals how painful and lonely a life in ministry sometimes can be. In one of the most...
Eugene Peterson on Ministry and Story

Jennifer Bradbury

(August 2011)

In the youth ministry world, Eugene Peterson is perhaps best known for his work in translating the Bible into contemporary language in The Message. In addition to being a prolific author, Eugene is also a ministry veteran, having pastored a church for 29 years. In his latest book, The Pastor: A Memoir,...
Youth, Church and Community: The YWJ RoundTable on Church

Jennifer Bradbury

(August 2011)

Is it really possible to love Jesus and not the church? Is the church really dying? Not according to the four experts to whom we spoke.
Assessing Your Ministry: Proactive Strategies for Engaging Shareholders, Analyzing Information and Making Constructive Changes

Jennifer Bradbury

(May 2011)

“My church’s leadership explored and prioritized my recommendations, then dreamt with me about how best to implement them. In the process, a true collaboration formed that allowed us to use our gifts better to serve our church.”
Pass It On: The YouthWorker Journal Evangelism Roundtable

Jennifer Bradbury

(April 2011)

The Book of Acts tells how the early church spread of the message of Jesus. Christ followers were so excited about their faith that this movement could not be contained. In contrast, many teens today often fear sharing their faith. Given this, how can youth workers best reach young people with the transforming...
Tuned In, Turned Off: The YWJ Youth Culture and Technology Roundtable

Jennifer Bradbury

(January 2011)

Our students live in the digital world, and the moments and hours they spend on their cell phones, the Internet, Facebook and texting shape their social and spiritual lives.
Roundtable: Impacting Kids to Impact the World

Jennifer Bradbury

(July 2010)

“Graduating seniors report that service and mission trips are two of the top experiences they wish they had more of in their youth ministry.” — Kara Powell “If all we can do in the short time we’ve got students is to form them as young people with humility, we will have formed them well for the next...
Called but not Committed

Jennifer Bradbury

(April 2010)

Called but Not Committed: Kenda Creasy Dean Says Youth Workers Can Help Kids Be More than ‘Almost Christian’

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