NEW STUDENT GUIDE

Welcome to the Living Faith Bible Institute! We are so excited for you to study God’s word with us. This New Student Guide was written to help you get started.

Before you begin, you will need the credentials providead to you in your Welcome Email.

If you have not received your username and temporary password yet, please contact Admissions to check on the status of your application and approval.

If at any time you experience technical difficulties, you can email Technical Support for help.

YOUR LFBI STUDENT ACCOUNT

LFBI provides every student with a Microsoft 365 account. This offers many perks for you as a student, for free!

Microsoft Services for LFBI Students

Your LFBI account has access to online versions of the Microsoft Office suite of applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, at the Microsoft 365 portal.

Your LFBI account is an email address which you can open at your Outlook inbox.

Your LFBI account has online cloud storage with OneDrive. This is a great place to store your class notes and assignments.

Microsoft Login for LFBI Students

Your LFBI account is used to log in to our MyLFBI learning platform. All you have to do is click the 365 Connect button to Single-Sign-On (SSO) into MyLFBI using your Microsoft account.

At LFBI, your login is shared between MyLFBI and the Microsoft 365 services listed above. This means that when you are logged in to Microsoft 365, you can easily log in to MyLFBI. However, if you are not logged in to Microsoft 365, you cannot log in to MyLFBI.

You must log in to Microsoft 365 first in order to be granted access to MyLFBI, our school website.

How to log in to LFBI

STEP 1: Log in to Microsoft Office

Click the button below to open the Microsoft Office login portal.

  1. Enter your username and then your temporary password from your Welcome Email.

  2. Create your own password.

  3. When prompted, you should also provide a recovery phone number and email address.

STEP 2: Log in to MyLFBI

Now that you have signed in to Microsoft 365 first, you will be able to use 365 Connect to sign in at MyLFBI.

  1. Click the link below to log in to MyLFBI.

  2. Click Log in on the top-right of the page.

  3. Click 365 Connect (Current Student) to complete the Single-Sign-On process.

Note: On the MyLFBI Login page, do not enter your username and password again. By signing in to Office first, you are able to use the 365 Connect (Current Student) button to log in via Microsoft Office. (The manual username & password entry is a legacy feature used primarily by teachers, staff, and other non-student accounts.) If you attempt to use your LFBI.org credentials on the MyLFBI login form, you will get an “Invalid login, please try again” error.

At LFBI, the Program of Study is broken down into three phases: Foundations, Bible Essentials, and Leadership Prep.

The three phases of the Program of study are in order. The Foundations set of courses are a required prerequisite before proceeding to the rest of the Program.

  • Freshman Orientation is an 8-week course introducing students to LFBI, how it functions as an institution, and how to succeed academically.

    It is highly recommended that you take Freshman Orientation during your first semester as a student at LFBI.

  • Foundations 1 is a 16-week course which is required only for students who have not completed Biblical Discipleship within their local church.

    If you have already been discipled in your local church, you can skip this course!

  • Foundations 2 and 3 are a pair of 16-week courses (sometimes known as Discipleship 2) are the final step of the Foundations track. They cover:

    • The Character Qualities of a Man or Woman of God

    • The Spiritual Qualities of a Man or Woman of God

    • The Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth

    • The Philosophy of Biblical Discipleship

    • How to Disciple

    • How to Study the Bible & Apparent Contradictions

    If you completed Discipleship 2 or a similar training in your local church, you can receive transfer credit by coordinating with your church to submit a syllabus and grade to LFBI. For more information, please contact the Registrar at registrar@lfbi.org.

Our course offerings are listed on the LFBI website at https://www.lfbi.org. In the navigation bar, there is a page for each upcoming semester under the Academics heading. You can browse these course lists to see what is being offered. To view the details for a course, click its icon. When you are ready to enroll in that course, click Enroll.

After you click Enroll, you will be taken to the Enrollment page for that course.

  • The first option on the page is to enroll as a STUDENT.

    • The cost for enrollment as a Student is $40 per Credit Hour.

  • The second option on the page (which may not be available for some courses) is to enroll as an AUDITOR.

    • An AUDIT enrollment grants you access to the Course’s lectures and notes, but you will NOT be granted access to the Course’s assessments or receive a grade.

    • The cost for enrollment as an Auditor is $20 per Credit Hour.

To pay your tuition and enroll in the course, click Send payment via PayPal under your desired enrollment option. You will be redirected to PayPal to complete the transaction.

Click the link above to open your Microsoft Account Dashboard. You will be prompted to log in to your LFBI.org Microsoft Account.

  1. Enter your Username in the Email, phone, or Skype field and click Next.

  2. Enter your Password and click Sign in.

  3. A prompt may appear asking if you’d like to Stay signed in? If you are using a personal computer, check the box next to Don’t show this again and click Yes to finish the login process.

  4. In the card containing your name and email address, click the pencil icon next to the circle with your initials. (This is a placeholder until you upload your own profile picture.)

  5. Click Add a photo and upload a profile picture.

  6. Click Save to complete the process.

Note: It may take at least a day for your new profile picture to be shown on Microsoft Office and MyLFBI.

Click the link above to open your Microsoft Account Dashboard. You will be prompted to log in to your LFBI.org Microsoft Account.

  1. Enter your Username in the Email, phone, or Skype field and click Next.

  2. Enter your Password and click Sign in.

  3. A prompt may appear asking if you’d like to Stay signed in? If you are using a personal computer, check the box next to Don’t show this again and click Yes to finish the login process.

  4. In the card containing your name and email address, click the pencil icon next to the circle with your initials. (This is a placeholder until you upload your own profile picture.)

  5. Click Add a photo and upload a profile picture.

  6. Click Save to complete the process.

Understanding the importance of email forwarding

Every LFBI student is provided with a Microsoft Account. That account is also an email address which you can access on Outlook.

By default, you will receive all school-related communication at that address, including:

  • School-wide announcements

  • Course communications from your Teacher’s Assistant or Professor

  • Official notices, such as Academic Standing updates from Student Affairs

If you do not forward these emails to your personal inbox, you may miss out on important information!

Forward your emails

  1. Click the link above to open your Outlook inbox and sign in with your LFBI.org account.

  2. Click the Settings gear icon on the top-right of the page.

  3. In the Search settings field on top left of the pop-up window, type in “Forwarding” and click Forwarding from the results.

  4. Turn on the toggle for Enable forwarding and then enter your personal email address.

  5. Click Save to apply the forwarding rule.