Jerry W. Arnold, began his studies of the Word of God in the late seventies. His hunger for the Word of God greatly increased when he took correspondence courses from Moody Bible Institute and Liberty University. He will be forever in the debt to Dr. Harold L. Willmington from Liberty University for his position and stand on the Bible. It was from Professor Willmington's teaching on the Basic Stages in the Book of Ages, that lead Dr. Arnold into further research of Biblical History, Systematic Theology, Biblical Hermeneutics, Classical and Presuppositional Apologetics.
Dr. Arnold has grounded his flock at Lighthouse Baptist Church with sound Bible doctrine for the past thirty-four years. He believes that every Christian should be able to give a sound reason for why they believe. He graduated VBC Bible Institute with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, Master of Theology and Doctor of Divinity. His studies continue today with greater zeal than before, thanks to the President and Professors of VBC Bible Institute.