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Graduating high school Jono Jacob had multiple university scholarships on the table. His plan was to pursue an engineering degree and to eventually use that as an open door to missions and ministry, but God redirected his steps. At the nudging of his parents, Jono ...

Change has been a constant in Sarah Phenix’s life. “My family has moved every two years or less for most of my whole life — mostly within the state of Texas,” she explained. Sarah mainly sees the moving (due to the nature of her father’s job) as having had a ...

Shay Beard has a message she’s passionate to share. “I want everyone to know that God not only loves them — He likes them,” she exclaimed. “Being a Christian is not about following rules,” she continued. “It’s about spending time with the One who created us. ...

Maziar (Maz) Vali is all about evangelism. “My passion is learning something in Scripture, sharing it with someone and getting them as excited about it as I am,” he explained. The freshman from Muscle Shoals, AL (Alabama) says he felt drawn to come to The King’s ...

For Sarah Sanders, choosing to come to The King’s University was far from business as usual. For the last ten years, the business arena has been Sarah’s world. Besides running her own small property business, she also most recently served as a Principal Advisor ...

At first, Michael Leslie didn’t want to come to The King’s University. “I tried to avoid it as much as possible,” the Longview native said. “I had always felt the need to pursue a biblical degree, but avoided it due to fear of rejection.” God wouldn’t let him off ...

“When you know where your identity stands, everything falls into place,” she explained. Marie Flores has a passion for people to find their freedom and identity in Christ. Marie, a third year theology student at The King’s University, says her practicum with Pink, ...

Until a year ago, Kailyn Taylor’s dream of being a worship leader was a secret she kept tucked inside. An invitation to lead worship for a church her mother and step-father were planting in Pittsburgh forced her dream out into the open. “My parents had known my ...

At first, Jeffrey Lanzara wasn’t sure he would be a good fit for a practicum in men’s ministry. “Before (my internship), I believed that men’s ministry was comprised of guys who liked hunting, fishing, or watching football,” he exclaimed. “Since I fall into none ...

Jessica Dalton has a strong desire to see people encounter God and experience transformation through worship. “I have a passion to write worship songs that are full of truth and reveal God’s character, but are also musically creative,” she said. “I have a passion ...

Courtney Widelitz was a full-time makeup artist before feeling God call her to The King’s University to pursue a Masters in Practical Theology. She had a growing desire to understand and know the Word of God and be able to live it and share it with others. Born ...

A prophetic word inspired Oli Snyder to eventually leave the corporate world to study theology at The King’s University. “About ten years ago, while I was sitting outside the Dallas Convention Center during a business event and reading my Bible, a man from Korea ...