Christ For The Nations Institute

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**Christ for the Nations Institute**

Established	1970
Type	Undergraduate
President	Dennis Lindsay
Location	Dallas, Texas, United States
Campus	Urban
Website	www.CFNI.org

Christ for the Nations Institute ( CFNI ) is an international, interdenominational 3 year Christian Bible institute in Dallas, TX. The Bible based curriculum is taught from a Charismatic/Pentecostal heritage. There are five ministry schools specializing in pastoral and leadership, children and families, missions, worship and technical arts, and youth. There is also a Spanish Institute for students wishing to work in the Latino/Hispanic world. All the schools specialize in teaching students how to provide resources for the completion of church buildings, caring for orphans, supporting the nation of Israel, humanitarian relief efforts, establishing and strengthening international Bible schools, and the distribution of Christian literature.

1 History
2 Accreditation and affiliation
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The late American Evangelist Gordon Lindsay and his wife, Freda Lindsay, founded Christ For The Nations Institute in 1970. After Gordon's passing in 1973, Mrs. Lindsay and her family continued the ministry of the institution. More than 28,000 students have been trained at CFNI.[1]

[edit] Accreditation and affiliation

Christ For The Nations Institute is not accredited, but it has "applicant status" with the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Applicant status is a pre-membership status granted to those colleges that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving candidate status within four years. ABHE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

CFNI also holds accreditation with the International Christian Accrediting Association. ICAA is a private Christian accreditation organization, under the auspices of Oral Roberts University. ICAA is not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

CFNI is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, and is approved by the Department of Justice to enroll international students. In addition, CFNI has approval from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran training. It is not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education