(NASHVILLE, Tenn. — June 28, 2022) First Priority of America, a 501C3 non-profit ministry focused on empowering students to reach their friends with the HOPE of Christ, announced today the hire of Season Tingler as District Director and Stephen Summit as Area Coordinator in the Kansas City District.
Mark Robbins, President of First Priority of America said, “We are excited at FPoA to be launching the Kansas City district which will be expanding throughout Jackson and Johnson counties over the next 3 to 5 years. Season Tingler has accepted the position of District Director and Stephen Summit as an Area Coordinator”.
Season Tingler is the District Director for Kansas City. She lives in Missouri with her husband Jerad, daughter Elle, and son Cross. Season is an ordained pastor who served full-time on a church staff before joining the First Priority of America team. She has been a High School & Young Adult Pastor, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, and a Public School Teacher. Season founded and launched her first ministry in 2003 as a sophomore in high school, and has been serving in ministry ever since.
She has been leading in student ministry and coaching youth sports since 2007. Season has a heart for developing and empowering leaders to steward their influence and abilities to make a Kingdom impact.
Stephen Summit and his family live in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri. Stephen graduated from William Jewell
College in 2008 with his bachelor’s in history and education. He will soon have his Master’s in Educational Leadership from Northwest Missouri State University. Before joining First Priority in June of 2022, Stephen spent 11 years as a high school Social Studies teacher for Grandview C-4 School District. Stephen also serves in the Air National Guard as an officer for the 131st Force Support Squadron out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Stephen serves in his local church as a youth group leader, adult small group leader, and drummer. Stephen and his wife, Alexa, have been married for 14 years and have two precious children, Grace and Shane.
Robbins adds, “We are looking forward in prayer and excitement to partner with local churches in raising up student leaders who will influence and reach their peers with the message of Hope in Christ”.
