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In a world filled with stress and pressure to perform, anxiety about cultural expectations, and depression from being isolated to a screen, the culture in America is killing our teenagers from the inside out. We aim to provide hope and inspiration by taking the Hope of Christ to Every Student. We want to provide teens a place to belong, opportunities to make a positive difference, and bring life-changing transformation to their life and those around them. Our core focus is to help 300,000 students in 4,650 different schools experience the hope of Christ by December 31, 2023. This podcast is part of our strategy to get the word out to the believers of Jesus in the United States to help encourage, equip, and empower Christian students to share their hope in Christ with their peers. Listen in and join the movement today!
Episodes

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Fundraising with Larry Franks
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Larry Franks is the Executive Director of FP Decatur, AL and also serves as the Director of Expansion and Training for First Priority of America. His heart’s passion is to see students come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, and for them to realize that there is HOPE. Larry has enjoyed watching God grow First Priority in Morgan and Lawrence counties from its beginning in 2009 on 18 campuses to currently being on 54 campuses. There have been over 4,800 students say YES to the HOPE of Christ on the public school campus over the last 9 years. Larry was recently awarded the Lynn C Fowler Non-Profit Professional of the Year by the Decatur-Morgan Chamber of Commerce. First Priority of Greater Decatur was also awarded the Non-Profit of the Year by the Decatur City School System. Clothe Our Kids received the Non-Profit of the Year by the Decatur City School System in 2019. Larry is married to Jessica (33 years) and has two daughters, Chelsea (27) and Hannah (21). He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan.

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Networking: Larry Franks
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Larry Franks is the Executive Director of FP Decatur, AL and also serves as the Director of Expansion and Training for First Priority of America. His heart’s passion is to see students come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, and for them to realize that there is HOPE. Larry has enjoyed watching God grow First Priority in Morgan and Lawrence counties from its beginning in 2009 on 18 campuses to currently being on 54 campuses. There have been over 4,800 students say YES to the HOPE of Christ on the public school campus over the last 9 years. Larry was recently awarded the Lynn C Fowler Non-Profit Professional of the Year by the Decatur-Morgan Chamber of Commerce. First Priority of Greater Decatur was also awarded the Non-Profit of the Year by the Decatur City School System. Clothe Our Kids received the Non-Profit of the Year by the Decatur City School System in 2019. Larry is married to Jessica (33 years) and has two daughters, Chelsea (27) and Hannah (21). He enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, and is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan.

Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
It’s about relationship
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
FP Podcast Hosts Steve Cherrico and Brad Schelling talk on the podcast today about relationships. It's important that we keep in relationship with all the people that make up First Priority local teams and First Priority of America.
Steve Cherrico serves as the Director of FP Greater Nashville as well as a Regional Manager for First Priority of America. Brad Schelling is the Director of Ministry and Operations at FPoA.

Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Debi DeBoer: Leader Summit
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Debi DeBoer serves as Ministry Director at FP Birmingham and oversees daily operations. She also leads the Over the Mountain Area in partnering with local churches to adopt a school campus for the purpose of reaching students with the Gospel. She joined First Priority over 20 years ago when there was an absence of young people in her local church. Why should the church expect people to come to us when God has commanded us to “GO” and reach them where they are? She is passionate for THIS generation of students to know the hope of Christ and to walk in the purpose of God for their life.
She is a mother of three children, Lindi, Lani and Joppe and is happily married to James DeBoer. She enjoys reading, traveling, relaxing at the lake, and spending time with friends and family.

Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Traction: Why and how it works
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
FP Podcast Hosts Brad Schelling and Steve Cherrico talk about how First Priority of America is using Traction and specifically the EOS model and how it works to make things better for the organization as a whole.

Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Student Stories: Part Two
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Brad Schelling and Steve Cherrico talk with Clint Wortham, FP Area Director, and some of the volunteers that work with him in the middle and high schools in Decatur, AL.

Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Student Stories: Part one
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
FP Director of Greater Nashville, Steve Cherrico, talks with John Harvey and Jacob Sharp about student stories that have come out of leading EPIC in FP Clubs this year.
John Harvey is the Treasure Coast Director in FP South Florida. Jacob Sharp is a youth pastor at Christ Life Community Church and Campus Coach for FP Greater Nashville.

Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Connect Week
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
FP Podcast Hosts Brad Schelling and Steve Cherrico talk about the fourth week of the EPIC cycle, Connect Week. Listen as they discuss how FP Clubs connect students to get plugged in to their local church.
Brad Schelling is the Director of Ministry at First Priority of America and Steve Cherrico is the Director of FP Greater Nashville.

Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Invite Week
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
FP Podcast Hosts Brad Schelling and Steve Cherrico talk about the third week of the EPIC cycle. Listen as they discuss how students invite their peers to come to the FP Club in their schools and hear the Gospel of Christ.
Brad Schelling is the Director of Ministry at First Priority of America and Steve Cherrico is the Director of FP Greater Nashville.

Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Prepare Week
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
FP Podcast Hosts Brad Schelling and Steve Cherrico talk about the second week of the EPIC cycle. Listen as they discuss preparing students to share the gospel through their story.
Brad Schelling is the Director of Ministry at First Priority of America and Steve Cherrico is the Director of FP Greater Nashville.