Watch and read as students, alumni, and staff share their Stories of Transformation: personal experiences of God’s calling to The King’s University and how they were transformed by the Spirit-empowered community.
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Kailyn Taylor
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 heart...
Jeffrey Lanzara
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 of...
Jessica Dalton
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 to...
Courtney Widelitz
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 and...
Oli Snyder
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...
Jared Barber
Jared Barber says The King’s University is the only thing that brought him to Texas. The Shreveport, LA native felt led to enroll at TKU after a conversation with his former youth pastor. “We had a four hour lunch at Applebee’s about it,” he exclaimed. “I had no idea...
Charlotte Barnes
Charlotte Barnes reconnected to God’s big picture for her life when she audited two classes at The King’s University. “I have been a stay-at-home mom for 22 years,” she said. “I am also an artist and I taught first through tenth grade art classes at a private school...
Jay Axtell
Jay Axtell says he knows firsthand that life doesn’t stop after 40. In 2009, through answered prayer to a prophetic word, the doors opened for Jay to start work on a Master of Divinity degree in Messianic Jewish studies at the Van Nuys campus of The King’s University....
Kipepeo Asha
Kipepeo Asha (“Asha”) discovered her passion on a trip to Israel over a decade ago. “I fell in love with the people and was encouraged by their love for God, their country and one another,” she explained. “But, I also experienced the many divisions between religious...