Answers in Genesis Coming
to St. Louis June 21 & 22
Liberty Christian Church
& Edgemont Bible Church to Host Creation Seminars
By
Jim Day
On June 21st Answers in Genesis
(AiG) will be conducting a day-long seminar at Liberty Christian Church, in
O'Fallon, Missouri and a half-day seminar
the following morning (June 22nd) at Edgemont Bible Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois. Dr. David Menton and Carl Kerby will be speaking
at Liberty. Carl Kerby alone will
be speaking at Edgemont. Both speakers will share that the Bible is real history and can be trusted from the very first verse.
Answers In Genesis
For those unfamiliar with Answers in
Genesis, AiG is a ministry that is dedicated to restoring the foundations of
the Christian faith found in the Word of God.
Over 20 years ago, Dr. Carl Wieland,
Ken Ham and others saw that the church in their own country, Australia, was struggling and
often compromising its biblical integrity in the face of the ever-increasing
attacks from those hostile to Christianity. They realized that most Christians
were not equipped to provide answers to a doubting world in a so-called age of
science and discovered that most Christians today have been taught to think
like the world, to start their thinking with the wisdom of man, rather than the
truth contained in God's Word. In
response to these observations, they began speaking on creation/evolution
issues—equipping the church to answer the skeptics, and encouraging the body of
Christ to trust in the authority of God's Word.
Founded by Ken Ham in 1994, AiG is
headquartered in Florence, Kentucky, just minutes from the Cincinnati airport. Today,
with offices in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA, AiG ministers to the Church
around the world through speaking events, publications, and their web site (www.answersingenesis.org).
They are also actively translating their materials and web site into other
languages including Chinese, Danish, Italian, French, German, Greek, Japanese,
Russian and Spanish.
Currently, AiG is in the process of
building a 50,000 square foot Creation Museum based on biblical history. This
25 million dollar project is being built as funds come in without acquiring
debt. The steel is being raised with a projected completion date for
the exterior of the building this coming October. Lord willing, the
inside, including a world class planetarium, nature trails, and over 60 life
size sculptures of dinosaurs will be open within 3 years after the building
is complete.
June 21 & 22 Speakers
& Schedules
As mentioned at the beginning
of this article, AiG is coming to St. Louis to give two highly
informative and educational presentations.
On June 21st, Dr. David Menton (who resides here in St. Louis) and Carl Kerby will be
holding a day-long seminar at Liberty Christian Church in O'Fallon, MO
beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at 8:30
p.m.
The following morning, June 22nd, Mr. Kerby will be at Edgemont Bible Church in Fairview Heights, IL from 9
a.m.
to noon with a different presentation. (See
below for exact schedules and topics.)
Dr. Menton received his Ph.D. in biology from Brown University and was an Associate
Professor of Anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine from
1966-2000. He has won numerous awards for both his research and teaching. Presently he is the President of the Missouri
Association for Creation in St. Louis, a Technical Advisor
for the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego, CA and seminar speaker for
AiG. Dr. Menton’s presentations will
show just how amazing God is by the design we see throughout the world,
especially within the human body.
Carl Kerby is an air traffic controller
at O'Hare International Airport. He is also a founding board member
for AiG and one of their most dynamic speakers on the Book of Genesis. His presentations will focus on why Christians should
even care about this issue. He will motivate Christians to take their
faith seriously and get excited about serving the Lord Jesus Christ.
Both Dr. Menton's and Mr. Kerby's
presentations are suitable for ages 12 and up. The AiG video Six Short Days - One Big Adventure is
suitable for ages 8 and up. The following are the scheduled times and topics for
the upcoming seminars.
Saturday, June 21
Location: Liberty Christian Church, 709 Crestview Dr., O'Fallon, MO.
Schedule
*
9 to 10 a.m. - Dr. David Menton: Formed
to Fly
* Break 10 to 10:15 a.m.
* 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. - Carl Kerby: Evolution
and Pop Culture
* Break 11:15 to 11:30 a.m.
* 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Dr. David Menton: Dinosaurs by Design
* Lunch 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - There will be a special video presentation for
those wishing to stay close to the facility during lunch. The movie Six Short Days One Big Adventure will
start at 12:50 p.m. and finish at 1:30 p.m.
* 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Dr. David Menton: Beauty
is Skin Deep
* Break 2:30 to 2:45 p.m.
* 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. - Carl Kerby: The
'Simplicity' of Christ vs. the 'Subtlety' of Satan
* Break 3:45 to 4 p.m.
* 4 to 5 p.m. - Dr. David Menton: The
Missionary Eye
* Dinner - 5 to 6:30 p.m.
*
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Carl Kerby: What is the 'Best Evidence' that God
Created?
For more information contact
Ron Howard at (618) 345-2184.
Sunday, June 22
Location: Edgemont Bible Church, 5100 N. Illinois, Fairview Heights, IL.
Schedule
*
9 to 10 a.m.: Fossils - Friend or Foe?
* 10:30 a.m. to Noon: Genesis: The 'Bottom Strip' of the Christian
Faith
For more information please
contact: Doug White at (618) 277-3990
To learn more about Answers
in Genesis we highly recommend a visit to their web site at www.answersingenesis.org.