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Maybe you volunteered to be a student leader, maybe you were tricked into it, maybe you thought you were signing up for camp, and now you're a student leader. Whatever the circumstances, it's time to embrace your role and be the leader God created you to be.

Leadership isn't always easy, but Doug Fields can help you move from feelings of shock, fear and confusion to feelings of confidence, effectiveness and comfort. Within these pages are tools to help you and your friends get the most out of the time you spend together. Here's some of what you'll get:

• Learn how Jesus led others
• Figure out how to be more helpful to everyone
• Discover the secrets of getting others involved
• Learn how to listen better
• Deepen your own faith by helping others

Included are practical tips that allow you to test drive leadership ideas and figure out what works best for you. So relax and dive in! All leaders are learners, and while being a student leader isn't easy, it's a great way to serve others and grow in your faith.

You are a student leader for a reason. Maybe you chose to be, maybe someone else chose it for you---no matter how you got here, God has a plan to use you in ministry. You and your youth worker know that you're new at this thing. You have leadership abilities, but you're still a student---so how do you do it? Doug Fields has been a youth pastor for a long time, and he has helped a few students here and there figure out how to be leaders in his ministry. Now he's here to help you. You may be afraid or overwhelmed, or you may feel privileged ... or even a little cocky ... whatever the case, the tools in this book will help you get the most of your time as a leader. Here's a little bit of what's inside: * Learning how Jesus led others * Lightening the load of your adult leaders * Discovering the secrets of getting others involved* Deepening your own faith by serving others * Balancing your schedule---family, school, faith, leadership * Becoming an encourager You've been entrusted with leadership responsibilities, and Help! I'm a Student Leader! is full of hands-on leadership ideas and guidance that'll help you discover the leadership role that you were created to fill.

Doug Fields has been a leader in youth ministry for over 30 years. In addition to being a youth pastor at two churches for 11 and 20 years, Doug is the founder of Simply Youth Ministry, the co-founder of Downloadyouthministry.com, the author of more than 50 books, and is currently working with Youth Specialties andamp; Azusa Pacific University (HomeWord's Center for Youth/Family). More information about Doug is available at www.dougfields.com. SPANISH BIO: Doug Fields estuvo involucrado en el ministerio juvenil por mas de 2 decadas, y es autor de unos 30 libros --incluidos 'Ministerio juvenil con proposito' y 'Tus primeros dos anos en el ministerio juvenil'. Es egresado del Seminario Teologico Fuller, en el que obtuvo una maestria en divinidades. Asimismo, fue pastor de jovenes en la iglesia Saddleback y es orador frecuente en eventos de Especialidades Juveniles.

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