CBI President
Rev. D.R. Vestal, Ph.D.,

Rev. D.R. Vestal pastors Apostolic Temple in Garden Valley, Texas. He served four years in the Air Force under Strategic Air Command, and served two years in Fairford, England.

He has done academic reserach in the libraries at Fairford, England; Albany, Georgia; Dallas,Texas; and Tyler, Texas. He has spent 40 years as a Bible teacher and has lectured on Bible prophecy and doctrine. He earned his Master of Theology degree from Indiana Bible College, Seymour, Indiana in 1988. Rev. Vestal holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion degree and previously served as pastor in Cypress, California. Rev. Vestal is an established author and has published books on the Oneness doctrine and prophecy studies.

CBI Vice President
Rev. James Rowland, Ph.D.

Rev. Rowland co-pastors  the Healing  Place  in  Riverside,  California  with  his  wife Patricia. Rev. Rowland is the chairman of Shema  Israel  Christian  Minsitries International.  He  holds  a  Doctor of Philosophy in Religion degree.

CBI Advisor
Rev. J.D. Linsteadt

Rev.  J.D.  Linsteadt  graduated  from  Pentecostal  Bible Institute in Tupelo, Mississippi  with  a Bachelor degree in 1951. In 1953 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from    Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. He attended North Texas State University and received a Master  of  Education  degree  in 1961. He founded three churches in Mississippi, one in Illinois, and  two  in  Texas.

He  and  his  wife Jean served as pastor of Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Garland,  Texas for  18 years before his retirement. Rev. J.D. Linsteadt has been in the ministry for 54 years. In 1999 Cypress Bible Institute awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Divinity diploma for  his  life  experience.  Rev. J.D. Linsteadt is currently an advisor on the Board of Regents with CBI.

CBI Advisor
Rev. George Flowers, D.D

Rev. Flowers is the pastor of Faith Pentecostal Church, Powderly, Texas. He received  the  Holy  Ghost  in  1949 and was baptized in Jesus Name by Rev. C.P. Kilgore. Bro. Flowers served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1958 and served  two years in the Philippines. He  was  among the first preachers to preach the Gospel in the Philippines and started a church there.

He  has  pastored  in  Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas. He has evangelized all over the U.S. and has done missionary work in Columbia, South America, Old Mexico, and Okinawa. He attended  Texas  Bible  College  in  1969-1970. Rev. Flowers served as Bishop of The Church of   Jesus Christ, Inc. for many years in Columbus, Ohio. Rev. Flowers is currently an advisor on the Board of Regents with CBI.

CBI Advisor
Rev. Bob Chase, DD

Rev. Bob Chase holds a Doctor of Divinity from Cypress Bible Institute. He has been in the ministry for over 40 years. He formely pastored in Huntington Beach, California

CBI Secretary & Admissions Clerk
Linda Vestal

Linda Vestal serves  as  the  CBI  Secretary  and  Admissions Clerk at Cypress Bible Institute. Linda Vestal holds a Master's diploma in Theology.