Reading material for small group leader

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This summer I’m going to be volunteering at my parish summer camp. This will be my ninth year, but for the first five I led outdoor activities, and the last three I was in the background on operations. This year I am supposed to lead small group reflections with another volunteer (about an hour per group per day). The age group is pretty broad, 7th-12th grade, with the 10-12th graders being in a semi-leadership position.

We have a couple topics we are hoping to do for the group, so the general theme isn’t an issue. I am hoping to find some material that would be helpful for me to avoid pitfalls in this area, or to provide insight into the nuances involved in working with younger people and getting them to open up in the discussions.
 
Well, the one topic we are sure we would like to do is addressing the culture - specifically some of the pressures from the world that they are facing, or soon to be facing, regarding faith, religion, etc. We will be encouraging them to open up about some of the thoughts or concerns they’ve had as they think about God, about the Church, etc.

This of course has the potential to be very good in allowing them to be honest with where they are at, but also potentially disastrous if we aren’t really able to guide them sufficiently here. For that reason, I’m totally willing to consider other avenues of discussion - but our initial thoughts for this came because of our own experiences in a struggling faith as we went through college.

If I were to talk to someone in or past college about these issues, I don’t really think I’d have a problem (in fact I have found myself discussing these things with plenty of people in their 20’s and 30’s). My concern is in my ability to reach the kids and really get them involved in the discussions, regardless of the topic.
 
That looks like it could be very helpful, and with Prime shipping, I think we have a winner! Thank you for the help! If you see anything else feel free to let me know.🙂
 
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