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TIBI EARNS GUIDESTAR (Candid) 2026 PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY

Guidestar (Candid), the world’s largest and leading source of information about nonprofit organizations, has awarded TIBI its Platinum Seal of Transparency. This is the highest seal awarded.

It indicates that TIBI is among the top one percent of the 2.7 million nonprofits in the US in terms of transparency regarding our goals, methods, metrics, data, and results.

More than 10 million people visit GuideStar each year for guidance on how to give charitable donations. Those with the platinum seal receive twice as many views, and receive 53% more donations than other seal categories.

All major US-based donor-advised funds use Guidestar, as well as millions of visitors to donation platforms like AmazonSmile, Facebook, JustGive, and many more.

Fifth Cohort Graduates With Masters of Practical Theology Degree

by Steve Austin

On Saturday, August 9, the Biblical Institute Network of schools (RIB in Spanish) celebrated the graduation of its fifth cohort, with about 75 people in attendance. If you’d like to see the recording, it is at this link:

Ten students (nine men and one woman) from six countries celebrated this achievement.

Jaime David Barroso Quiab (Mexico)

Gabriel Eduardo Damalis Valera (Argentina)

Corina Elena Diaz Sanabria (Argentina)

Benjamin Matul López (Guatemala)

José Rafael Medina Cumare (Venezuela)

Ubaldo Mendoza Miranda (Mexico)

Luis Alberto Mujica Vasquez (Venezuela)

Guillermo Palestina Sánchez (Mexico)

Guillermo Ricardo Racines Romero (Ecuador)

Alfonso Arturo Sánchez Ramos (United States)

This culminated three years of consistent, arduous studies, with students taking classes each week for three years—48 weeks per year! In all, they took twelve courses, covering a range of topics such as biblical theology, homiletics, hermeneutics, history of Christian thought, evangelism, church growth and leadership development, spiritual formation, conflict resolution, counseling, and assorted ministry matters.

These students received no scholarships, and many of them did this while working in secular jobs, not receiving a ministry salary either. All work in at least one congregation, and some participate in activities in more than one, or other parachurch ministries.

This brings to 49 the total of men and women who have graduated from this program in the first five cohorts. Another 48 are currently enrolled in studies. We are proud of all of them, and grateful that people like them demonstrate their desire to learn, grow, and serve in their churches and the Kingdom of God.

Please pray for them, their families, their congregations, their cities, and their countries as they continue with the next chapter of their lives.

TIBI GRADUATION 2025

A New Generation Rooted in God’s Word!
by Daniel Urdaneta

On Saturday, July 19, at 1:00 pm (Houston time), the Texas International Bible Institute (TIBI) joyfully celebrated its 24th graduation ceremony, giving glory to God for another milestone in equipping His servants.

It was a beautiful, Spirit-filled event—streamed live on Zoom and YouTube—where family, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ came together to honor the commitment, sacrifice, and calling of each graduate.

These men and women chose to set aside time to go deeper into God’s Word, to be equipped for service, and to become instruments of transformation in their families, churches, and nations.

Meet the Graduates

✅ Certificate in Ministry
Alessandro Odoardi

✅ Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies
Julio Contreras
Milexis Martínez
John Pedroza
Elkin Sampayo
Jenny Sánchez
Samuel Galavís

✅ Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry and Biblical Studies
David Arrubla (Venezuela, living in Colombia)
Ana Calderón (Venezuela)
Heladio Gómez (Venezuela)
Jafet Hidalgo (Costa Rica)
Paulina Lux (Guatemala, living in New York, USA)
Salomón Martínez (Mexico)
Abner Pérez (Mexico)
Zoraida Pernía (Venezuela, living in Argentina)
Danny Quintero (Colombia, living in California, USA)
Aristóteles Rodríguez (Venezuela)
Romel Rodríguez (Venezuela)
Winston Rodríguez (Venezuela)
Roberto Rubio (Mexico)
Jackson Sánchez (Nicaragua)
David Sosa (Venezuela)
Allan Velásquez (Nicaragua)

If you would like to see the video of the Zoom ceremony, click here.

TIBI Overview–July 20, 2025

School catalog 2026-2027

Our Mission

At TIBI–Texas International Bible Institute, or IBIT in Spanish–our mission is to make disciples who will make other disciples, planting and nurturing churches that are biblical, evangelistic, mature, and relevant.

The textual or ministerial information which our students learn at TIBI is only a part of what we teach. We are convinced that we must also help students think clearly, in a creative, logical, and profound fashion. Since it’s impossible to teach all Bible text and ministry skills in just two years, we emphasis the process of how to think, organize, and share what they learn here.

In addition, the atmosphere which we create for students is critically important. We know that, along with all the good which students possess, there will also be differences of opinion, difficulties, and misunderstandings that emerge due to different backgrounds and distinct personalities which the students bring to TIBI.

We strongly believe that TIBI should be a safe, receptive place, where students can seek answers to difficult questions, make mistakes, and disagree with others–but do so with respect and love for all. We want to set the example for how to maintain and open dialogue, seeking the truth passionately, even if at the end of the discussion we may not all be in agreement in every detail.

But we can be united in the core gospel–the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Christ, and how one is saved through Him. This gospel we read in places such as 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Matthew 22:37-40, Matthew 23:23, and Ephesians 4:4-6.

To see our doctrinal statement, click here.

To see our school policies and information, click on the links below.

School catalog 2026-2027

To see an overview of who TIBI is and what we do, click on the link below.

TIBI Overview–June 2026