This year, First Priority students at Thompson High School have moved from meeting once a week to three times a week, incorporating prayer and discipleship into daily/weekly class schedule life. A few weeks ago, the students decided to do an outreach they called Unite 2 (squared). The purpose was 2-fold: connect people to God, and encourage Christians to get involved and connect. They wanted to focus on building relationships, because they knew how critical that was to Jesus and His ministry and how important it was in their own personal walk with the Lord.


Jack Moseley, the youth pastor for First United Methodist Alabaster, partnered with our First Priority club to donate funds and help promote the event. Their generous donations allowed us to purchase 50 boxes of Krispy Kreme donuts and gather students together as the gospel was shared. Student leaders split up to meet both at the school flag pole outside and in the gym where students met before school. Students led worship, preached the gospel to fellow peers, prayed with fellow believers, and encouraged those who already believed to get involved with serving the school and their community. Tons of students gathered in both locations, ate donuts and received the message of God's love for them.


The prayers of students and their boldness to share were so encouraging. These students are bold and eager to serve the Lord and share the gospel. It is so cool to see the Lord work through this generation for His Name.

Ellen Fleisher, Teacher Sponsor
First Priority Thompson High School


First Priority held its second City-Wide Youth Pastor Network Meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at the Hoover Met. Nearly 100 youth leaders across the Greater-Birmingham area attended for a time of equipping, encouragement and fellowship. Everyone enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by Chick-fil-A. Our special guest speaker Evangelist and Author Dave Edwards, brought an inspirational message about "The Invisible Giant." Dave said there is a giant that will rip the joy out of your ministry. "It is easy to be defeated by it," says Dave. "It is the invisible giant of comparison." Click here to read more about Dave's message and how to defeat this invisible giant.

We would like to thank Dave for his words of encouragement and the challenge to defeat the invisible giant. We would like to give a special thanks to our vendors who helped make this event a huge success: Spring Valley Beach Water Park, Interlinc and Life Bible Study. Representatives from these organizations provided youth leaders with educational material about their programs and upcoming events. These groups also gave away several nice gifts and youth ministry resources. Please take time to visit their Web sites. And, don't forget to order your 2013 ConGRADulations! Music and Media grad gifts from Interlinc!

We would like to thank all those again who attended and joined us for a great time of growth and fellowship. We would like to give a special thanks again to Dave Edwards for an amazing message and words of encouragement. Be sure to check out pictures from City-wide by clicking on the links below.

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