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.

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’
‘Best of the Best’ Roundtable: Experts Pick the Top Methods and Resources for Youth Ministry

Jennifer Bradbury

(March 2010)

There are zillions of activities, games, curricula, resources and methods youth workers can use; but which are really the best? To find out, we asked nine youth ministry veterans to pick their “Best of the Best.”
Youth Group Names

Jennifer Bradbury

(January 2010)

How these church youth groups created their names -- and great ideas to name yours.
Raising the Bar Roundtable

Jennifer Bradbury

(October 2009)

For 25 years, YouthWorker Journal has promoted professionalism in youth ministry. To find out how things are progressing, we spoke with four pros: Mark DeVries, Danny Kwon, Andrew Root and Dan Kimball.
More than a Mission Field: The YWJ Roundtable on Schools

Jennifer Bradbury

(June 2009)

Youth spend far more time in school than church. Yet, most youth workers rarely set foot inside their local schools, leading some to argue that our schools are the church’s forgotten mission field.
Q or A? A Question-Based Approach to Youth Ministry

Jennifer Bradbury

(June 2009)

I first met Amber when she attended one of our ministry’s summer mission trips as a guest. Every night, when our mission team gathered to debrief, Amber rapidly would ask a series of questions. Wrestling with those questions throughout the week fueled tremendous spiritual growth in Amber.
The Power of 'No'

Jennifer Bradbury

(February 2009)

Though no is a short word, many people in ministry find it difficult to say. Saying no is an important aspect of dealing with stress and preventing burnout, as we see from this conversation with Greg Cootsona, author of Say Yes to No (Doubleday).
Addressing Mental Illness & Medication

Jennifer Bradbury

(November 2008)

As many as one in 200 children and adolescents have OCD; and according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, between seven and 12 million American youth suffer from mental, behavioral or developmental disorders at any given time. Besides OCD, such disorders include depression, attention...
The Trouble with Girls

Jennifer Bradbury

(September 2008)

Being a teenage girl today is tough. Every day, girls encounter a multitude of conflicting messages about their identity, sexuality and worth that they struggle to process. In the midst of this chaos, youth ministries can provide a safe haven for girls to discover who they are and experience genuine...
Here or There? Addressing the Multi-Site Challenge

Jennifer Bradbury

(May 2008)

There are more than 1,500 multi-site churches in this country, according to some estimates. Multi-site churches launch new campuses as they grow, reaching out in a new region. They become one church with many locations, each guided by the same vision. According to a 2007 Leadership Network survey of...

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