Rio de Vida Assembly of God began as an outreach and church plant from Calvary Assembly of God to the Spanish community in the area in and around Lakewood, New Jersey. It was led from the beginning by Ston and Rose George.
Pastors Ston and Rose were trained with The LTI System in the first LTI leadership institute at Calvary Lighthouse and they quickly initiated the same leadership training program at Rio de Vida. Over the last 5 years they have experienced nearly 400-500% growth in the Spanish church. The George’s attribute much of that to the leadership and personal development learned through LTI.
The students developed their skills by utilizing LTI’s five measurements: 1) Giving oral presentations, 2) Attending the training event, 3) Reading the module book, 4) Writing a response paper, and 5) Completing the take home exam. Lessons were taught in English and Spanish.
This year members of Rio de Vida were trained as Mobile Advanced Instructors and are continuing the LTI institute.