Vision
Living Faith Bible Institute serves to mold every student into the image of Christ in order to mobilize them to minister the word of God to the world.
Our Approach to Biblical instruction
LFBI utilizes experienced pastors and missionaries for classroom instruction. We serve to teach students how to confidently study the Bible, identify God’s will for their lives, and establish a vision for personal ministry. The school currently offers an Associate of Divinity through a 60 credit hour program of study that focuses on theology and ministry leadership development. We strive to create an affordable and flexible online learning experience that supports a variety of unique student needs.
Our emphasis on Personal Growth
LFBI measures student competency in terms of ministry and life application. Our curriculum aims to grow students in biblical knowledge, faith and a relationship with Jesus Christ within his Word and prayer. Our program of study is designed to promote ministry involvement, leadership and spiritual growth in conjunction with and through the structure and authority of each students local church.
Our vision to impact the world
LFBI serves to raise up a generation who will reach the world with the gospel. Our primary objective is that students discover how to apply their knowledge of God's word in light of God’s eternal plan. Our students are trained to be leaders in the work of evangelism, discipleship, and missions — committing what they have learned to other faithful believers.
Our Approach to Assessment
The Living Faith Bible Institute is committed to building a culture of effective assessment focused on accurately measuring and promoting a mastery of knowledge and understanding. The Academic Affairs department, in conjunction with faculty professors of each academic area, is actively designing assessments around biblical objectives that highlight knowledge, skills and values necessary for leading in a ministry context.
In each syllabus, these biblical objectives are expressed as Measurable Learning Outcomes. The program’s content, student experiences, and teaching methodologies are then aligned in a way to help students achieve these learning outcomes, and student work is tracked and measured using program assessment data.
We believe the true measurement of student success is actualized in the local church setting or on the mission field, which is why we strive to build working relationships with pastors and churches who have entrusted us with their growing disciples. Our Student Affairs department is actively working to build open lines of communication with students and their pastors to ensure this transfer of knowledge its resulting in real life application.
Our Story
Living Faith Bible Institute was established in 2013 upon recognizing a real and growing need among Bible-believing churches. Much of the theological training in the U.S. lacks a faith-based perspective on the Scriptures and is structured in such a way that the growing believer must leave their local church to attend the school — not to mention that most Christian education is expensive. Our response to this need was to gather a community of experienced pastoral instructors to teach, train, and equip students in the word and work of God, all while ministering within the context of their own local church. Patron support through donations help keep the price of the school affordable for students. Our approach to online education helps make this kind of education easy to access.
LFBI FAQ’S
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LFBI holds to a traditional dispensational theology and a literal view of the Bible. The course instruction is informed by a belief in the preservation of the Holy Scriptures and a philosophy of discipleship and missions that emphasizes the significance of local church ministry.
You can learn more about our theology on the “beliefs” page of our site https://www.lfbi.org/beliefs
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LFBI is for anyone who desires to grow in their knowledge of God’s word and their ability to minister. This may be a pastor or a pastor-in-training, a missionary or future missionary, a Sunday school worker, a biblical counselor or a Bible study leader. LFBI has built a program of study that is both rigorous but also accommodating for anyone who has an interest in applying God’s word to their life.
We have also built our program to accommodate those with learning disabilities. If you have questions about accommodations, please feel free to inquire when you submit your form.
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LFBI is only $40 a credit hour. This is much lower than the cost of most Christian institutions.
From LFBI’s inception, we were committed to making Bible education affordable. To make this vision a reality, we rely heavily on mission-minded patrons for financial support. Through fundraising, a reliance on online platforms and professors who passionately offer their time and knowledge at a reduced rate, we have made LFBI a remarkably affordable options for all of our students.
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By flexible we mean the we make our courses available both online and in person. Classes are streamed live each Saturday morning for live viewing and are also made available online so that students can attend the lecture throughout the week if they can’t attend the live class. If you are local to Kansas City, we encourage students to attend class in person whenever possible.
The goal of making LFBI flexible is so that you have time for family and ministry while you get your education.
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The program of study will take the average full time student 2-3 years to complete. A full time semester includes 8-12 credit hours. With that said, LFBI is designed for working adults and college students so the program can be paced at whatever rate that is appropriate for your life. Many of our students simply take one course a semester because it is all they have capacity for, that’s okay, we are here to support every growing Christian committed to the program.
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While the State of Missouri has authorized LFBI to grant an Associates of Divinity degree, LFBI is not accredited with any accreditation bodies. Accreditation is incredibly expensive and in some cases can take many years to attain. With that in mind, LFBI has built and is building reciprocity agreements with larger accredited seminaries and Bible schools so that students can transfer credits to schools that offer Bachelors degrees.
What people are saying…
“LFBI has increased my love for the word of God and for the God of the word.”
- Dallas Lauderdale III, LFBI Student
