Dr. Robert L. Dean Jr.

Before coming to West Houston Bible Church, Dr. Dean was the Pastor of Preston City Bible Church in Preston, Connecticut. Prior to that he had served churches in both the Dallas and Houston, Texas areas and has over 35 years of pastoral experience.

Dr. Dean is a much sought after Bible teacher both in the United States and overseas. He serves on the adjunct faculties of Faith Evangelical Seminary and Oregon Theological Seminary and is the Chairman of the Governing Board for Chafer Theological Seminary.

Dr. Dean trained for the ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a Th.M. in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies and later returned to pursue a Ph.D. in theological studies with an emphasis in Historical Theology. He also earned an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas (1987) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Faith Evangelical Seminary (2002). In 1988 he was recognized as an Outstanding Young Man of America, and in 1989 was listed in the Who’s Who in American Christian Leadership.

His academic training in Greek, Hebrew, theology, philosophy, and history enables him to study the Bible in the original languages and show how these eternal truths are as vital today as always.

Charles Clough

Charles Clough was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up on Long Island. Upon graduation from high school, Charlie received a full scholarship to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was during his first semester at MIT that Charlie was lead to Christ by a Campus Crusade for Christ staff member. Charlie met Carol while in college and they later married. Charlie completed his BS in Math at MIT and also did some graduate work.

After four years in the Air Force serving as a meteorologist, he entered Dallas Theological Seminary. Charlie earned the ThM in Old Testament Hebrew while at Dallas, graduating in 1968. Clough’s master’s thesis was entitled “A Calm Appraisal of The Genesis Flood,” which was a review and analysis of all the reviews and analyses of Henry Morris and John Whitcomb’s classic work The Genesis Flood. By this time in his life, the former evolutionist had used his scientific and biblical training to conclude that God created the heavens and earth in six literal days, six thousand years ago. Charlie became pastor of Lubbock Bible Church in 1968, where he developed his unique approach to training Christians through a Basic Framework for Christian Doctrine.

In the early 80s Charlie earned the MS in Atmospheric Science from Texas Tech University. From 1982 until 2006 Charlie was a staff meteorologist with the Department of Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Starting in the fall of 1995 Charlie began teaching a Thursday evening class at Fellowship Chapel in Jarrettsville, Maryland on his Basic Framework for Christian Doctrine. This series was completed in the Spring of 2002. Charlie and Carol reside in Bel Air, Maryland. They are parents of four grown sons. Since his retirement in 2006, he is currently investigating the feasibility of publishing the Framework series in a properly edited and polished format.

Dr. Thomas Ice

Dr. Ice is Executive Director of The Pre-Trib Research Center and on faculty at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded The Center in 1994 with Dr. Tim LaHaye to research, teach, and defend the pretribulational rapture and related Bible prophecy doctrines. The Center is currently located on the campus of Liberty University.

Dr. Ice has co-authored about 30 books, written hundreds of articles, and is a frequent conference speaker. He has served as a pastor for 15 years. Dr. Ice has a B.A. from Howard Payne University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Ph.D. from Tyndale Theological Seminary, and is a Doctoral Candidate at The University of Wales in Church History. Dr. Ice lives in Lynchburg, Virginia with his wife Janice. Two of their three boys are college graduates and the third is currently in college.