Our graduates continually tell us how much their time at IWS formed them above and beyond their academic learning, and some of their testimonies appear below. To see what some leaders have said after visiting the IWS campus, click here.
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Josh Lavender (Heart of IWS Testimony)
DWS student Joshua Lavender describes IWS as a place of formational learning and community. -
Carol Davis (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Carol Davis describes the two biggest changes she has made in her worship ministry because of IWS. -
Heather Terris (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Heather Terris describes how IWS has taught her about being a better worshiper of the risen Lord Jesus and how the diversity of the IWS community has impacted her. -
Will Harris (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Will Harris found a welcoming supportive community and a life-changinge education at IWS. -
Josh Lavender - Scripture Emphasis
DWS student Josh Lavender on the way scripture can be woven throughout a worship service. -
Jonathan Powers (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Jonathan Powers tells how lives were changed because of the way the "immersive" and "holistic" nature of IWS formed its students, and how IWS opened his eyes to the relationship between worship renewal and spiritual formation. -
Josh Lavender - Renewing the Dismissal
DWS student Josh Lavender on the impact of reforming the sending of people out of worship. -
Jonathan Powers - Ministry Impact
Jonathan Powers testifies to the power an IWS education can have when applied in a congregation seeking renewal. -
Ivy Chan (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Ivy Chan has had her life and ministry transformed by learning to think biblically, theologically, and historically at IWS. -
Jonathan Powers - Ancient-Future Approach
Jonathan Powers explains how the ancient-future approach of IWS can transform an understanding of worship and spiritual formation. -
Creston Groover (Heart of IWS Testimony)
Creston Groover, an IWS doctoral student, has learned to plan worship services with a much greater degree of intentionality behind them — to the benefit of his congregation. -
Catherine Nance (Heart of IWS Testimony)
D.W.S. student Catherine Nance talks about her baptism project and the transformation it brought about in the lives of the people she serves.