Meet the Team
Dr. David A. Watson
President
Instructor in Bible &
Theology
Pastor, Calvary Chapel
B.A., Pastoral Studies/Counseling, Liberty University
Master of Divinity, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
Doctor of Ministry, New York Theological Seminary
Dr. Lawrence Taylor
Instructor
B.S. Bible, Philadelphia
College of Bible
M.A. New Testament, Master of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Studies, Ancient History, CUNY Graduate Center
D.Min., New York Theological Seminary
M.A. New Testament, Master of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Studies, Ancient History, CUNY Graduate Center
D.Min., New York Theological Seminary
LaVerne White
INSTRUCTOR
B.A. Psychology, Herbert H. Lehman College
Master of Arts, Children’s Literature, New York University
Russell Strobel
INSTRUCTOR
College of Staten Island (CUNY), Staten Island, NY
M.S. Education 2005
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY B.A. English 1982
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY B.A. English 1982
Pastor Andrew Columbia
INSTRUCTOR
Pastor Mount Carmel Baptist Church, Mount Carmel Hamlet NY, Former NYPD Police Officer,
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, Chaplain of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, Chaplain of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.
Rev. Paul Schooling
Instructor
B.A., English Education, Montclair State
College
B.A., Speech Therapy, Montclair State College
THB, Northeastern Bible College
M.A., Education, Merrymont University
Betsy Maddox
INSTRUCTOR
Diploma, Moody Bible Institute
Director, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater New York City
Director, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Greater New York City
NYIBS is also privileged to have other instructors who teach classes on an intermittent basis.