What Is First Priority
Student-Led Campus Clubs Sharing the Hope of Christ with Other Students
Mission
To take the HOPE of Christ to every student.
Vision
Uniting the local church to impact our elementary, middle and high schools in the Permian Basin with the Gospel Message through student-led clubs.
Plugged In
We have seen eight students from different schools get plugged into our youth group… because of not only the mentors being present at First Priority, but also because our students have become invested in the clubs at their schools. It opens conversations about faith between students as well.
Curriculum
Campus club lessons are created and customized by our local writing staff to present the Gospel to students of all ages. Middle and high school lessons are available in both English and Spanish.
2024-25 School Year
Everybody loves a good story and this year we are sharing God stories. The people around us aren’t rejecting the God who created us – they have never heard His story. Romans chapter 10 verse 14 says, “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?” It is time to start telling the stories so that those around us will know the God who created us and His Son, Jesus, who died for us so that they can choose to believe in Him. How will they know unless someone tells them?
HOPE Cycle
This year we will use the stories found in the Bible to reach students’ schools, friends, families, enemies, and communities with the Good News of Jesus. Each month we will go through a four week cycle using the acronym H.O.P.E. – Help, Opportunity, Prepare, and Encounter.
- Help Week – This week students will be given a Gospel tool that will help them share His story with others.
- Opportunity Week – This week students have an opportunity to learn from their stories. We can learn from other people’s experiences.
- Prepare Week – This week will prepare students – empower them – to share their faith story. Their story matters.
- Encounter Week – All the other weeks lead up to Encounter Week where students invite others to encounter Jesus through the Gospel story.
First Priority elementary clubs four-week lessons are:
- Read It: Read and learn what Jesus said.
- See It: See how His teaching changes us.
- Live It: Find real ways to live out the truth with love.
- Tell It: Encourage each other to tell others about Jesus.
Youth Groups Grow
First Priority has not only created an awesome opportunity for kids to hear the Gospel, it has helped grow my junior high and high school youth groups. It is so heartwarming to see kids excited about Jesus! I know First Priority has blessed my church…
Why First Priority
- Because being lost without Christ means a loss of hope. Only a declining 12% of students in the US attend church weekly.
- Because without intentional campus evangelism training and implementation, students who don’t attend church may never hear the Gospel.
- Because no one church can reach and disciple every student in their community, but when united, THE Church can.
- According to the Billy Graham Association, 85% of all that come to Christ do so before they graduate high school, making our schools the greatest mission field in America.