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I was a youth ministry intern at a local Methodist Church two summers ago. I have an extra copy of Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry: A Personal and Practical Guide to Starting Right. If you're interested, PM me your address and I can mail it to you. It's a good introduction book.

You might want to take tonight to do an assessment of the current state of the youth group. Like, what things do the students want to see in the upcoming weeks, months, years. What things do they want to grow in? What things does the youth group need to improve upon? Things like that. My youth group was very hands on in planning what they wanted to do. If they saw a specific need of a sermon series, they'd ask for it. You could spend tonight introducing yourself, giving them a broad/general vision of what you want to do, and then ask for feedback of where to go from here.

For instance, maybe in your area the students notice that there aren't any new people coming to youth, and that they want to grow in size. You could help cultivate a culture of wanting to invite others along the road.

Hello! I'm a youth minister and here is some stuff I have read:

• Purpose Driven Youth Ministry by Fields
  
• Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Fields
  
• The Youth Worker's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis by Van Pelt and Hancock
  
• The Juvenilization of American Christianity by Bergler
  
  I hope this helps! Feel free to ask if you have any questions!