Lives were transformed and students were equipped at Leader’s Summit!
On Wednesday, January 26, First Priority held its 16th annual Leader’s Summit where more than 150 students, faculty sponsors and campus coaches were in attendance. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to hold Leader’s Summit during the 2020-2021 school year. We, as well as our clubs, were very excited to be back!
This year’s theme was “You Are Not Alone.” The day was filled with worship, encouragement and training. Just since the Leader’s Summit, there have been several decisions for Christ, clubs have doubled in size, and student leaders are planning outreach projects to reach their campus with Christ’s love. Students are inspired and hitting the ground running! “We really enjoyed the Leadership Summit and we are discussing ways to become better leaders, and to increase our attendance and participation,” said Pelham High School First Priority Faculty Sponsor Kim Harrison. “The students are very enthusiastic for the rest of the school year!”
We couldn’t share any better what God did at Leader’s Summit than through 8th grade Berry Middle School First Priority Student Leader Lily Landers. The following is a recap shared by Lily on an Instagram post: “The First Priority Leadership Summit was the best thing ever! It was truly life-changing and really got me connected with the Lord again after some hard circumstances. I’m so thankful for the First Priority ministry and all you do. Thank you for letting us leaders attend and be able to just get away from the distractions and grow more into Him and being a better leader. This was truly a great, life-changing touch of heaven that I will never forget. This summit was filled with revival and the goodness of God. It was a picture of who our God really is. He is who He says He is because He has made my mess into my message, and my test into my testimony. There is nothing that can ever stop our God from doing and working when and how He wants to. People say this generation and culture cannot be fixed and God cannot come through but I know that the enemy cannot prevail against me or my gracious God. I have hope that there will be revival and change. I have hope that there will be restoration in our generation and culture. It starts with us Christians and if you are a Christian, it’s time to come out of hiding and be BOLD for Him. It’s time to speak of Jesus and actually reflect Him in all you do through your actions and words, etc. It’s not I who is the creator of this world but God and I’m a firm believer He has something big coming. It’s time we stop turning to the world and turn to His Word. So, stop turning to the things culture has normalized and what it says is ok. Instead turn to God and see what His Word has to say. Stop turning to what our president has to say, what this culture and world have to say, what your political party says, what the CDC says, and lastly what people say. It’s time to turn to His Word and trust Him. He is how we get to heaven, not the world. In the end, God doesn’t care what political party you are a part of, who you support, or what your plan is. He only cares about you fully surrendering and trusting Him. If we all just turn to God and be bold for Him, this generation and culture would not be what they are. We live in a broken and fallen world that believes in so much sin and keeps running back to it. So this is why we Christians need to stand up, read God’s Word, imitate Jesus, and be an ambassador for Him instead of turning to this world and trying to blend in. If we wait too long, people in this world may never have a chance to see Jesus. So, stop running, give it up and trust God. He has an amazing plan for you. If you still have breath in your lungs, you have a purpose. Step out of your plan, get into His Word, and trust Him.”
