Faculty & Staff 

President & Founder

Dr. Tony V Lewis is the founder and president of Christian Bible Institute & Seminary, which is an online bible institute and seminary dedicated to biblical training.

Dr. Tony V Lewis is also the Senior Pastor of His Dwelling Place Family Church located in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lewis received his Bachelors of Theology Degree in 1995 and one year later he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree and in 2005 he received a Masters in Christian Education. In 2010 he received his Ph.D through correspondence at Covenant Bible College & Seminary.

Dean of Administration

Dr. J. Wesley Boyd, III is the founding and Senior Pastor of the Fellowship of New Beginnings Church located Houston, Texas.
    
Dr. Boyd is also a graduate of Texas Southern University where he attained a B.A. in Communication. Dr. Boyd is also a graduate of Christian Bible Institute & Seminary where he attained a B.A. in Christian Counseling. Dr. Boyd is also a graduate of B.H. Carroll Theological Institute where he attained a Masters of Arts in Religion as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Christian Bible Institute & Seminary. Dr. Boyd is also the author of the book Living In Dry Places, Overcoming The Dry Seasons of Life.




Chairman of the Board of Regents

Dr. Andrew Watkins Sr. is the Senior Pastor at the New Directions Christian Fellowship Ministries of Houston, Texas.

He earned his Ph.D. in Christian Counseling, Masters of Arts in Christian Entrepreneurship and Received a Doctor of Divinity from Christian Bible Institute & Seminary. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management from Barrington University. He attended North Greenville College where he studied communication and journalism. He holds an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies from The Paralegal Institute and is an Associate Member of the American Bar Association and former Associate Member of the San Francisco Bar Association. 

He earned his credentials as Certified Biblical Counselor and Certified Professional Chaplain from Christian Bible Institute & Seminary.  He also attended Clergy University where he earned his credentials as a Certified Pastoral Manager and a Certified Behavioral Analyst. He is also Christian Behaviorist and a Credentialed Anger Manger Specialist. Dr. Watkins is also a teacher, entrepreneur, pastoral coach, counselor, published author and the author of “Clearing Your Pathway to Effective Communication in Ministry and Life”.

Member of the Board of Regents

Dr. C. Edward Moten is now the founder and Senior Pastor of the Peace Fellowship Church which is one church with three locations.

Dr. C. Edward Moten has attended such campuses as Houston Baptist University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and G.M.O.R. Theological Seminary. Dr. Moten has received both his Bachelors of Theology and Masters of Divinity degrees while facing uncertainty about the direction his ministry was going. He would later have an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity conferred on him as his relationship with God was getting stronger and stronger.

Adjunct Professor

Dr. France Brown serves as Assistant Academic Dean, Director of Biblical Teaching and Expository Preaching at the College of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas

Dr. Brown is the Executive Director of Transformation Equipping Ministries, Inc., an organization dedicated to equipping the Body of Christ for the work of the ministry in the areas of teaching, preaching, evangelism, discipleship, Christian education and leadership. He also serves as a curriculum writer for BaptistWay Press and travels nationally and internationally to teach, preach, and speak.

Dr. Brown is a graduate of Blinn College and Texas A&M University. He visited as a cultural exchange student at Georg-August University in Göttingen, (West) Germany.  Rev. Brown earned a Master of Theology in Church Educational Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary where he was recognized as one of the nation’s most noteworthy students of higher learning. He has received numerous honors and awards for his professional achievement, exceptional leadership, and exemplary service to the community.

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Van Gayton is President of Logos Bible College and Seminary in Jacksonville, Florida, and an adjunct professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Gayton has received a Bachelors degree in Theology and a Masters of Theology from the International Seminary in Plymouth, Florida, a Masters of Divinity from Logos Bible College, a Doctorate of Theology from Faith Theological Seminary and is presently in a D. Min program at Reform Theological Seminary. Dr. Gayton pastored for 22 years and served 4 years as a Protestant chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.  He has been a guest lecturer at several universities across the country such as UCLA, Howard, Florida, Michigan, Cornell, Penn State, Niagara, and Harvard Divinity School and has served as an adjunct professor at several Bible Colleges. He also taught courses at Jamestown Community College and the University at Buffalo. He hosted “Ask the Pastor” on TCT television in Buffalo NY.

Dr. Gayton also has traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, Russia, and Africa, speaking and conducting leadership-training seminars. In 1996 Dr. Gayton was consecrated a bishop in Apostolic Succession and is the Archbishop of the International Community of Christian Churches, which is a ministry committed to restoring the historical unity of the Body of Christ. He sits on the Board of Governors for the Institute of Religion and Public Policy in Washington, D.C., an organization that was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.

Adjunct Professor

 
Dr.Donald Cantrell is currently the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church of Dalton, Georgia, where has served since 2008. Cantrell has served various churches in the North Georgia area over the past 30 years of his ministry. He is known around the world as an “Alliteration Expert” and has taught and trained pastors all over the world.

He has taken various biblical study courses with Moody Bible Institute, Covington Theological Seminary, Tennessee Temple University, and earned his Doctorate Degree in “Expository/Alliterated Preaching” from Center for Expository Bible Preaching. Cantrell’s material has been promoted by Dr. Rod Mattoon and he is a noted author with WordSearch Bible Software.

 
Dr. Cantrell has also authored several books that are helpful to pastors, “The Art of Preparing Alliterated Sermons”, “Jude - Confident Contenders”, and “Jewels for the Journey” which is a 374 page daily devotional book. 

One of the unique traits of Dr. Cantrell is that he has a burning heart for preachers and pastors. He has had more than 20 men called to be preachers as they sit under his preaching over the last 30 years. It seems as though God has given him a special touch to help God’s chosen men.

Adjunct Professor (Music Dept)

Dr. Darrell L Rushing is founder-president of the Gospel Music Awareness Mass Choir Inc of Houston and Owner of Rush-In Music a gospel publishing company located in Houston, Texas.

He has produced three albums and three CD’s of his own including one organ instrumental CD where Darrell is featured on the Hammond B3 Organ. He is the composer of the Grammy-nominated “I Owe It All to God,” a song that is still touching the hearts of many listeners throughout the city and country. As a credit to his many accomplishments, Dr. Rushing has recorded professionally with the renowned late Rev. James Cleveland, president and founder of the Gospel Music Workshop of America (G.M.W.A.).

On Monday July 13, 2009, Dr. Rushing was honored and received the BC&S Award at the Gospel Music Legends Award hosted by the the Houston Chapter of the G.M.W.A.

Dr. Rushing received a B.S Degree in Nutrition from Texas Southern University in 1978. He is currently enrolled in a M.B.A. (Non-Profit Religious Corporate Management) program at the Christian Bible Institute & Seminary. Dr.Rushing has also joined the ranks of Doctor by receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Sacred Music from the Christian Bible Institute & Seminary on July 26, 2009.

Adjunct Professor (Music Dept)

A true lover of music, Dr.Rick Shadrick has been in Christian Music since the age of 11 and has shared the stage with Major Christian groups such as Avalon, Jaime Thietten, Gold City, The Greens, and many more.  In 2006 and 2007 he was awarded Paramount Songwriter of the Year award for two Contemporary Christian songs he wrote.  Later, he was awarded 2009 Song of the Year for a song he wrote called "My Chance."  "My Chance" is sung by Major Contemporary Christian Artist Jaime Thietten. The song is a pro-life song that speaks against abortion and continues to win awards all over the world to this day.
 
For 12 years, Dr. Shadrick served his community as well as several other states in America by fighting wars on our own streets.  He is a former Police Officer where he served as a Criminal Profiler and Detective.  He left law enforcement and became the Owner and Founder of CrossOver Ministries where he volunteers his time counseling teens and adults with drug, alcohol, and other forms of addiction. 
 
Dr. Shadrick owns his own publishing company where he continues to write and promote his music to help further the Kingdom of God. He possesses a Bachelor's of Science in Criminal Justice from Trinity College & University and has Master's Studies in Forensic Psychology from Kaplan University where he remains on the President's List of Students. Dr. Shadrick also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Music from Christian Bible Institute & Seminary.

Dr. Shadrick is currently finishing his book titled "It Is Finished", which is an in-depth study and investigation into the Christ and phenomenons that John saw, heard, and knew.  It is founded on the primmer of end time adumbration from the book of Revelation.
 

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Sean P. Gardner is the Senior Pastor and Chief Executive Officer of The East Ward Missionary Baptist Church, located in the Village of East Harlem, New York. 

For the past fifteen years he has fulfilled the awesome assignment as God’s Master Diamond Cutter, shaping, cutting and polishing the Diamonds in the Rough at East Ward.  Simply put, he is an “Agent of Change”, evangelizing, coaching and discipling Godly principles through Divine empowerment, perfecting the Saints for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

Dr. Gardner attended New York University Theological Seminary; Eastern Theological in Lynchburg, Virginia; and North Carolina State University School of Theology, where he received his Undergraduate education and acquired a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies. He has been honorably depicted and properly conferred as a Doctor of Divinity, humbly carrying (3) Doctoral Degrees.  He is presently enrolled in Graduate school at Christian Bible Institute & Seminary, where he is a Master of Divinity Degree candidate.

Adjunct Professor

Victoria Campe is the Founder and President of Messages of Faith Ministry (MOFM), a 501 c3, and Nevada State, Inc., home-based in Las Vegas, in good standing since 2001. She was ordained in July of 2001, she serves under the clergy titles of Reverend and Chaplain.

Victoria created the MOFM Chaplaincy division and Basic Chaplaincy outreach training from 2007-2009. And developed the Chaplaincy in-class-room training program, which began December of 2009. This program is currently scheduled in support of local Law Enforcement.

Victoria is also a Christian writer, her books sell on-line at Amazon books, under her pen name of Victorya.

Victoria has acted as an Invocation Chaplain for special events, Prayer Chaplain for the National Day of Prayer, and hosted Weddings. Victoria is a member of the Southern Nevada Mental Health Coalition, 2001-current, and sat on the subcommittees of the Jail Aftercare program, CIT, and Mental Health Court. She graduated from the LVMPD CIT Crisis Intervention Training in 2007.

Victoria currently serves on the Southern Nevada Community Gang Task-force as a Prevention Subcommittee Co-Chair. She joined the task-force in 2006, and became a Co-chair in February of 2009.


Adjunct Professor

Daryl Daughtry brings 35-plus years of teaching and ministry experience each to the school. Daryl has been involved in pastoral care, discipleship training, conference speaking, and church leadership in various capacities throughout the years.

Daryl Daughtry has a vocational background as a newspaper and magazine publisher (retired), but has ministry training and broad experience as a certified life coach, belief therapy certification, and more from multiple institutions. Daryl also serves as president and co-founder of Life Breakthrough Academy™ and president of the Biblical Coaching Alliance™.

The Biblical Coaching Alliance™ serves as a global network of Christian Life Coaches. The Alliance's purpose is to promote both professionalism and integrity in the everyday practice of faith-based life coaching.

He is married to Janet Daughtry and the Daughtrys are both authors and speakers who present their signature program, "Your Life Breakthrough™", in live events as well as online webinars.

Adjunct Professor

Janet Daughtry has worked for various ministries and churches over the years and is a graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, and holds a Masters of Divinity from Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.

Janet has life coach training and certification from more that one institution and she is the co-founder and training director of Life Breakthrough Academy™. Locally, she serves as a speaker/trainer for Job Start, a transitional program for the North Carolina Correctional Center for Women; a speaker/trainer for the Women’s Summer Empowerment Camps; and as a workshop presenter for various churches, businesses, and events.

She is married to Daryl Daughtry and the Daughtrys are both authors and speakers who present their signature program, "Your Life Breakthrough™", in live events as well as online webinars.


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