06.12.10 Great article from a ministry partner, YM360

http://blog.youthministry360.com/reaching-teens-in-public-schools-first-priority-and-the-local-church/184/

06.11.10 June 2010 Business Leaders Update

IT’S WORTH IT!

Fox 6 News' Sheldon Haygood shares the gospel with Bragg Middle School


TV personality, students, a local campus and the gospel all in one, oh my! On April 22, 2010, Fox 6 News Sports Caster Sheldon Haygood visited Bragg Middle School's First Priority campus club. Hannah Haygood, Sheldon's daughter, did not ask her Dad to come to career day but to come and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with her fellow classmates. When asked to come speak for the challenge week of ACTS (Accountability, Challenge, Testimony, Seek), Sheldon said he would be honored to share his faith with the students at Bragg Middle School.

During his visit, Sheldon challenged the students to make an effort to share the love and message of Jesus Christ with every student on their campus. Sheldon encouraged the students to be bold in their efforts both in the classroom and the hallway. He stressed the need for students to be an example to others through their attitude, academics and their faith. We as a society take time every day to watch or listen to the news for the day's events surrounding us, but not too often do we ever think that the personality we are watching or listening to is community-minded or even has a relationship with Jesus Christ.

We at First Priority and the students at Bragg Middle School would like to thank Sheldon for being a "Roaring Lamb" in the media today and for being a huge part of molding our students as campus missionaries.

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05.29.10 May 2010 Youth Pastor eUpdate

Lord of the Harvest

Luke 10 says the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Do you think God is waiting for us to train workers for the harvest. I believe you will reach what you plan to reach. When I worked with Jay Strack and did the youth work in his area-wide crusades, I began noticing a pattern. If we went to a town that had trained 50 counselors we would have about 150 to 200 come to Christ in 4 nights. If we went to a place where there were 100 trained counselors we would see 400-500 come to Christ. God gives us what we can handle.

Is your church and First Priority club prepared to handle the har- vest with trained workers in the field? Have you spent time training stu- dents, parents, and faculty? You will reap the harvest you prepare for. Go prepare!

Keep fishing, Mark Roberts First Priority of America

Testimony - F.P. of Greater Nashville, TN

“This school year we have had more students come to Christ as new be- lievers and plug into our church for discipleship than ever before in our 17 year history. There is no doubt that the strategy of First Priority at Independence high school played a huge role in that. As a church we will be vested locally with the body of Christ, and cannot wait to see what God does next year on all the campuses our students are at!”

Joel Evrist is part of the staff team of New Song in Franklin, TN. He served as a campus coach this year at Independence High, and will do so at another Nashville school next year.

Newly married Joey Proffitt is overseeing First Priority of Greater Nashville, TN as the City Director. He has an amazing history with First Priority having been a student leader in his middle and high school and spent time on First Priority of America staff. Congrats Joey in life and ministry!