Preparing for a successful year

EPIC Training 2024-2025

What is First Priority?

The Mission of First Priority is to take the Hope of Christ to every student.

The Vision of First Priority is to unite the local church to equip students to share the gospel with a friend.

Core Values

• Gospel-Focused
• Student-Led
• Strategy-Based
• Local Church-Engaged

Is it Legal?

The 1984 Equal Access Act gives students the right to initiate and lead a Christian club on campus.

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We are called to be influencers. What is an Influencer?

Being an influencer means you have the power and ability to affect someone else’s behavior or decisions.

INFLUENCERS FOR THE GOSPEL

Salvation is found in no one else for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12

CORE VALUES : GOSPEL-FOCUSED

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TIPS FOR REMEMBERING THE FOUR

• Write the FOUR Steps on your hand.
• Write the FOUR Steps + Bible Verses in a favorite notebook for easy reference.

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The FOUR Framework: a simple Gospel tool that acts as a guide for you to enter into conversations about the Gospel with your peers.

The Thick Gospel is the good news for the world that the one true God has fulfilled His past promises to seek and save the lost. Through His life, death, and resurrection, Jesus, the Savior, brings forgiveness of our sins, transformation in the present, and hope for the future.

CORE VALUES : GOSPEL-FOCUSED

THE FOUR GOSPEL FRAMEWORK & THE THICK GOSPEL

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God Loves Us

Sin

Separates Us

Jesus Rescues us

Will You Trust in Jesus?

THE FOUR GOSPEL AND THE BRIDGE

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FIRST PRIORITY ROLES

• Club Coaches
• Faculty Sponsors
• Student Leaders

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

• Promo
• Welcome
• Host
• Speaker
• Follow-Up

"DILIGENT FOLLOW UP AND FOLLOW THROUGH WILL SET YOU APART FROM THE CROWD AND COMMUNICATE EXCELLENCE."

-JOHN MAXWELL

CORE VALUES: STUDENT-LED

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Promo: Promote and communicate club.

Welcome: Set welcoming environment.

Host: Keep club meeting on schedule.

Speaker: Teach EPIC Cycle content.

Follow-Up: Follow-up with new students.

A closer look at Student Roles

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E.PI.C. MODEL EXPLAINED

WEEK 1: EQUIP

WEEK 2: PREPARE

WEEK 3: INVITE

WEEK 4: CONNECT

• Additional Resource Needed: Prayer Cards

• Additional Resource Needed: Invite Cards
• My Faith Story Sheet (Testimony Guide)

• Additional Resource Needed: Student Response Card

• Additional Resource Needed: Student Response Cards (for follow up from the week before)
• A List of Local Churches (for interested students to connect with.)

CORE VALUES: STRATEGY-BASED

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EQUIP WEEK:

Equipping students with a Gospel Tool.

PREPARE WEEK: Preparing students

to lead.

INVITE WEEK:

Inviting students to hear the Gospel.

CONNECT WEEK:

Connecting student to their local church & community.

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What to expect each week

• Lesson Summary
• Scripture Reference
• Materials Needed
• Main Point
• Team Roles
• Start Up
• Dig In
• Tool Time

NOTICE!

Take some time each week to plan your club time. If you know you do not have time for all the club material, pray and ask for the Holy Spirit to guide you in what material is most important to cover during the time you have.

• Student Would Like More Information About the Gospel

• Student Has Already Trusted in Jesus Before Today

• Student is Not Interested

• Student Trusts In Jesus for the First Time

response cards: following up

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The local church is of immense importance to the

spiritual health and well-being of the believer.

“And I also say to you that you are Peter,

and on this rock I will build My church,

and the gates of hell shall not prevail

against it.” Matthew 16:18

“The local church is not an option in the buffet line of Christianity.

It is not a Christian elective” ~Pastor Kenny Morgan

WHY THE LOCAL CHURCH MATTERS

CORE VALUES : LOCAL CHURCH-ENGAGED

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RESOURCES & IMPORTANT DATES

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STAY is a suicide prevention campaign that you can use in your clubs.

Plan a week and use the STAY content to talk about suicide prevention in your schools!

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The First Priority App

The First Priority Podcast

Student Leader Scholarship

The First Priority Alumni Association

APPLE APP STORE

GOOGLE PLAY STORE

get involved

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GOSPEL TOOLS

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INVITE Weeks are so important to spreading the Gospel, which is why we encourage you to schedule your 9-month EPIC cycle to have as many INVITE Weeks as possible!

monthly planning

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Where to Access the Training:

You can find the training on the First Priority App or on our website: firstpriority.club/servantleadership) and watch the content together during your planning meetings.

STUDENTS ON MISSION

TRAINING VIDEOS

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Don't forget, INVITE Weeks are also a good time to plan different parties or special events that may be happening!

plan your weeks

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Don’t forget!

Remember to evaluate how you are doing each month during your leader planning meetings!

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