About Us | Mysite

+Dr. M.D. Forney

Meet the President

At age 6, the summer of 1977, Dr. Forney was saved in the Church of the Living God on Comal Street, in Houston, Texas. While witnessing the lifestyle of his great grandmother God moved on his heart in a Sunday morning service and he gave his life to God and was instantly filled with the Holy Spirit with the Holy boldness, confessing to The Lord that he would serve Him until he dies. He has been on the battlefield ever since.

He operated in the office of executive Pastor under Bishop R.C Jefferson at Cullen Missionary Baptist Church from 2002-2003 and 2012. While at Cullen Missionary Baptist he spearheaded the Teaching Ministry (young adult, women, men and bible study).

In 2002, he enrolled in Calvary Theological Seminary, and received his Bachelors in Theology in 2004. In 2005, he enrolled in Cornerstone University, where he received his Masters in Christian Counseling. In the summer of 2006, he received his Doctoral degree in Divinity from Cornerstone where he achieved the highest honor of Magna Cum Laude.

In fall of 2005, while sitting in meditation on the back porch of his home, the Spirit of The Lord compelled him through encouragement to birth out the Church from the Bible study group that he and his wife had been feeding on Friday nights. God has blessed the ministry of The Lifestyle of Christ Church. He is now continuing the work as Pastor of Lifestyle of Christ Church to the glory of God.

In 2010, he became a part of the Family Life International Fellowship, under the auspices of Archbishop Dr. Sterling Lands. FLIF's vision is to be a catalyst in enhancing God's priority "FAMILY" while building the family of God. In 2013, Dr. Forney was elevated to the office of Bishop and began the education component of the fellowship, Family Life Bible College.

At the end of 2019, Family Life Bible College was officially changed to Family Life Bible Institute and able to issue its own degrees.

Faculty & Staff

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Here at Family Life Bible Institute our faculty and staff are dedicated to making your studies and higher education a priority. Our main goal and focus is that the truth of God's word is taught and can be implemented in everyday life as we strive to get you closer to fulfilling the destiny call on your life.

Admissions Coordinator/Professor

Dr. Angela Forney

FLBI was founded as a FAMILY LIFE BIBLE COLLEGE in 2013, by my husband, Dr. M. D. Forney and myself, and became FLBI in 2020. I am an Ordained Minister. My Bachelors work was completed at Texas Woman’s University, and Master's and Doctoral studies were done and completed through the Family Life Bible College. I have 15+ years of extensive experience in areas such as counseling, discipling and teaching Christians, marriage and family counseling, and personal development. My desire is to see people, in all walks of life, live in the victory that Jesus bought for us, through His death and resurrection.

Registrar

Cassandra Stephens

I have been the Registrar and Tuition Specialist here at Family Lfe Bible Institute for 4 years. I am also a student at FLBI. The taching that I have received thus far has exceeded my expectations of what I haved learned as a child growing up in the church. This caliber of learning has been a true eye opener and a wonderful experience. I am excited about my elevation in the Word and the knowledge that I have received.

DR WASSAF FLBI_clipped_rev_1_edited_edited.png

Professor

Dr. Adham Wassef

Scholar and Scientist in Bible Science and Comparative religion, Excellent preaching gifts, Teaching using Original Texts and Languages, able to reach all ages with Commitment to making growing disciples of Jesus and Preaching Biblical Studies in many countries: Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malaysia, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States of America. PH.D. in Theology [Houston, USA/2017] - Master of Divinity [Houston, USA/2014] B.Sc. in Business Administration [Wisconsin, USA/1997] - B.Sc. in Accounting [Cairo University, Egypt /1990] Courses covering the following: Fiscal Management, Governmental Accounting Process, Budget Formulation, Managing the Accounting Department, Year-end Closing and Financial Statement [California, USA / 1987 –1989] Excellence and detail-driven student with a strong history of fulfilling and exceeding established goals in areas related to study, research, and communicating information. Highly dependable, adaptable, and self-motivated with excellent work ethics and eagerness to develop and practice new skills. My career overview is to tell everyone the wonderful news of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, encouraging souls to believe in Him as the Lord and Savior of humanity, to guard and teach every soul entrusted to me by God with all the wisdom of the Gospel in order to present every one of these persons perfect and complete in Christ Jesus, to equip these persons to passionately pursue their sanctification Christ Jesus and to spread the Gospel in their surrounding communities and in the world abroad. My ministry objective is to lead the people of God to a greater knowledge of and deeper relationship with the Lord by feeding them the Word of God and shepherding their hearts, to better equip the saints to accomplish His work and purposes, and to share with the unsaved how to find real life and true freedom in Christ.

Professor

Dr. Jarita Bolden

Dr. Ja’Rita Bolden has a BA in Theology, a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, and a DTh in Theology from Family Life Bible Institute, Houston, Texas. She graduated with honors when she received her Master of Arts in Christian Counseling. Dr. Bolden is a minister at the Lifestyle of Christ Church in Houston, Texas. She is also the superintendent of the Sunday School ministry at Lifestyle of Christ Church. Dr. Bolden has always had a passion to mentor young women which inspired her to start Jays Jewels LLC, to encourage women that they are precious Jewels both inside and out. Dr. Bolden has always been a positive influence to young women who are drawn to her natural ability to counsel and inspire them. Dr. Bolden has used what she has learned at Family Life Bible Institute to teach others about Kingdom living. Dr. Bolden is passionate about teaching and her desire is for all of her students to excel and prosper in God's Word.

Professor

Dr. Adler Joassaint

Since my conversion in 1997, early in my walk with the Lord, I had a call on my life to serve the Kingdom of God with my God given teaching abilities. I served Servant Of All Ministries as a Sunday School Superintendent for 6 years, First Haitian Church of God Houston for 5 years and Divine Connection Christian Center for 5 years as well. I have been the Director of International Affairs of a non-profit ministry, the Light of Life Global Initiative since November 2015. I have been working diligently to impact the lives of youth, families, couples and leaders with teaching for the betterment of the Kingdom of God. I am very passionate about teaching. I am a Student of The Word of God and am a Lifelong Learner. "And Jesus began to teach them " Matthew 5:3

Professor

Dr. Joyce Jones

As a professor, my objective is to instruct in a manner that enables my students to authentically sense my care and sincere desire for them to acquire knowledge and a profound understanding of the Word of God. I am dedicated to creating an environment where students not only receive information but also feel my genuine commitment to their personal and spiritual growth. My primary goal is for them to strengthen their faith and enrich their spiritual journey with Christ by gaining a thorough understanding of the Word of God.