Tag: Apologetics
Name: Nate Downey Home church: Forest Baptist Church, Forest, VA Pastor: Dr. Tyler Scarlett Denomination: Southern Baptist Statement of Faith/Theology: Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Abstract of Principles Education/Experience: B.S. in Religious Studies, Liberty University (2015); Student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Preaching Topics: Expository Preaching, Apologetics Additional Notes: I am new to preaching and would like to gain experience, I an willing to travel in VA, NC, WV. Compensation is not required but gas money is appreciated. I prefer the ESV but will use […]
I was born again in September of 1997 and preached my first sermon on December 31, 1997. My passion is evangelism. Most of my ministry is on the streets of Athens, GA. Sharing the Gospel with tracts, conversations and preaching is the primary method. Currently, I am Serving in my home church, as a deacon, trustee and a member of the church direction team. Doing so has increased my desire to minister to the body […]
A native of New England, Skip grew up between homes in Essex, CT and Cuttyhunk Island, MA. During high school, Skip studied at a vocational technical school to become an electrician. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy and served as a Sonar Technician on board a nuclear submarine. While in the Navy, however, his whole life changed. He became a Christian. After serving six years in the Navy, Skip was honorably discharged and […]
Name: David A. Reed Home church: Church in the Pines, Wareham, Massachusetts Pastor: Joel Knudsen Denomination: Independent Statement of Faith/Theology: Conservative Baptist Education/Experience: Majored in political science at Harvard on a National Merit Scholarship. Served a decade as a contributing editor with Dr. Walter Martin’s Christian Research Journal. Author of Jehovah’s Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse (Baker Books) and 20 other Christian books, with a circulation of nearly 1/2-million in a dozen languages, including How […]
Creation speaker Shane Cessna has a B.App.Sc. in Computer Management from Eastern Illinois University and an A.A.Sc in Administration of Justice from Olney Central College. He has spent six years as a worship leader and Sunday school teacher. He has been involved in the creation debate for many years and is also a member of the Creation Research Society. He is now a speaker for CMI-US. Shane hopes to share with Christians that a belief […]
Although creation speaker Keaton Halley was converted to Christ as a young boy, for years he had unanswered questions about why evolution and the evidence he learned in science classes was not consistent with the Bible stories he heard in church. It wasn’t until his senior year of high school that he first heard a creation speaker explain how the geological evidence, dinosaurs, and biological complexity were completely consistent with the Bible’s historical account. To […]
Creation Speaker Dr Robert Carter was converted to Christ at an early age, but did not know what to do with the theory of evolution. He always knew what he wanted to believe, but had no way to express what he was thinking and no evidence to support his views. In his freshman year of college, he was exposed to the information for creation for the first time and soon after adopted it as his […]
Scott Gillis – COO, Creation Ministries International (US) After creation speaker Scott Gillis was converted to Christ at the age of 19, he received a B.A. in Religious Studies from Oregon State University. His education still left him with doubts regarding the inconsistencies between evolution, science, world history, and a straight-forward reading of the Bible. Years later, a friend who was a paleontologist demonstrated to him how scientific evidence actually makes more sense when interpreted […]
Gary Bates, CEO Creation Ministries International, US Gary has been speaking on the creation/evolution issue since 1990. With a background in management and marketing, in 2002, he was invited to join the ministry full-time in Brisbane and eventually became its Head of Ministry. Much in demand for his popular lay talks on creation, Gary and his family relocated to America to serve as CEO of CMI-US. He was also elected to the position of CEO […]
Creation Ministries International is a global creation apologetics ministry that specializes in answering the hardest questions people have about Biblical origins— questions like “Where did Cain get his wife,” “What about dinosaurs,” “How old are fossils,” and “Why do we see so much death and suffering in the world?” We show people that the Gospel is rooted in the book of Genesis. This message really resonates with the whole congregation and is essential if we are to […]
