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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 Sep 15, 2020
Brad Lomenick shares how to be humble, hungry, and always hustle!
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Brad Lomenick is a producer, entrepreneur, speaker, sought-after leadership advisor, author and longtime president of Catalyst, largely credited with growing the organization into one of the largest and most recognized leadership brands and gatherings in the world.
For over 10 years, Brad led the Catalyst Conference movement and garnered the reputation as a convener of America's most respected leaders. Lomenick has more than two decades of experience convening and inspiring leaders in conference experiences, as well as working alongside and interviewing some of the most influential leaders in the world, including notable voices such as Jim Collins, Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, John Maxwell, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Burnett and Tony Dungy, among others.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Brad Schelling shares his spiritual journey to First Priority
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Brad serves as our Director of Ministry. He spends most of his day working with the new FP coordinators, alongside Mark Roberts. Brad’s goal is to help local communities take the appropriate steps to create a spiritual movement around their middle and high schools. He has been in student ministry since 1997, served as a First Priority campus coach starting in 2001, and joined staff with FPOA in 2008. He helped get FP of the Great Plains (SD/IA) off the ground before moving his family to Nashville, TN to be strategic in his work with First Priority. Brad, with his wife Erika and four children attend Church of the City in Spring Hill.

Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Kim Erkonen shares a prayer for our community and schools
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020

Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
First Priority is Pure Relationship
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Brad serves as our Director of Ministry. He spends most of his day working with the new FP coordinators, alongside Mark Roberts. Brad’s goal is to help local communities take the appropriate steps to create a spiritual movement around their middle and high schools. He has been in student ministry since 1997, served as a First Priority campus coach starting in 2001, and joined staff with FPOA in 2008. He helped get FP of the Great Plains (SD/IA) off the ground before moving his family to Nashville, TN to be strategic in his work with First Priority. Brad, with his wife Erika and four children attend Church of the City in Spring Hill.

Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Prayer Gatherings at school: here is your opportunity!
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Steve Cherrico, FP Director of Greater Nashville, talks with Brad Schelling, FP Director of Ministry, about the Tennessee Weekend of Prayer and how people can pray over students, teachers and staff, parents, and schools as we begin the new school year.

Monday Jul 27, 2020
Church Networking with Shane Kenney Part 2
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Shane Kenney, FP Director Permian Basin, has been working with students since 1998. He has served as a youth pastor in Florida for many years as well coaching at the local school. It was during that time that he got a burden for campus ministry. In February of 2011 he joined First Priority in West Florida. In July of 2013 he moved his family to West Texas to become the Executive Director in the Permian Basin. Shane lives in Odessa, TX with his wife, Natalie and oldest daughter Tori. His youngest daughter Tristan currently lives in Anchorage, AK.

Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Church Networking with Shane Kenney part 1
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Shane Kenney, FP Director Permian Basin, has been working with students since 1998. He has served as a youth pastor in Florida for many years as well coaching at the local school. It was during that time that he got a burden for campus ministry. In February of 2011 he joined First Priority in West Florida. In July of 2013 he moved his family to West Texas to become the Executive Director in the Permian Basin. Shane lives in Odessa, TX with his wife, Natalie and oldest daughter Tori. His youngest daughter Tristan currently lives in Anchorage, AK.

Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Carina Deshotels shares her story and heart for lost kids
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020

Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Jeff Stanford moves to a new area to start a new First Priority Chapter!
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Jeff Stanford started working for First Priority 10 years ago in South Florida. He just recently packed up and moved his family to Springfield, MO to launch First Priority in that area. He is a student ministry veteran, having served 12 years full time in the local church and the last 10 with First Priority.
Jeff has been married to Brandi for 21 years and has 2 kids Courtney (18) and Austin (13). He is a proud alum of Liberty University and Liberty Theological Seminary. His passion is helping students get equipped, encouraged and engaged in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Monday Jun 29, 2020
Joel Rowland on living out God's calling
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Joel’s journey of living on mission in 3 different states, his passion for raising up leaders, and how He has been committed to living with a strong sense of being called by God. His journey will inspire you to live out of your comfort zone and into your calling.