Equipping Youth For The Battlefield

Equipping Youth For The Battlefield

Description: PART 1: The Situation
• Understanding the culture (Acts 2 and Acts 17)
• 7 reasons why youth are leaving the church
• The state of Christian education
• The Atheist Indoctrination Project
• The Clergy Letter Project
• The Teaching Evolution Initiative
• The world is out-educating the church
PART 2: The Mission
• The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20)
• The full context of the Gospel
PART 3: Executing the Mission for Victory
• The plan of action (2 Timothy 2:2)
• Understanding education (educating for success)
• The BIG Six (what youth need to know)
• Two final notes

Mike Riddle – President of CTI & Education Specialist
Mike is an international speaker and educator on Christian education and apologetics. He holds a degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in education and has been involved in creation ministry for more than thirty years. Prior to getting involved in creation ministry, Mike was a Captain in the U.S. Marines and a national champion in track and field. Mike’s experience in the education field includes:

• Teaching junior high and senior high school mathematics.
• An instructor at the Northwest Graduate School of the Ministry and the Institute for Creation Research Graduate School.
• Managing U.S. Sprint’s world-wide technical training.
• Managing Microsoft’s world-wide engineer training.
• Development and delivery of courses on presentation skills and teaching methods.
• Mike currently lectures and teaches world-wide on creation apologetics, Christian education, science and the Bible, and developing a biblical worldview.

He resides in Boise, ID with his wife Lesley.

• Meeting Documents:
  • Flyer
  • Announcement Slide
  • Download Powerpoint slides on CTI website here

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  Lecture recordings at:

  • Video recording of lecture on YouTube here.
  • Audio recording of lecture can be found here.
  • Audio recording of Q&A after lecture can be found here.

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  Mike Riddle, Founder and President of Creation Training Initiative (CTI), speaks at the Apologetics Forum meeting on Friday evening, September 24, 2021. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of September 22-26.

  1. Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 pm. Talk on Answers For Non-Believers at Calvary Chapel in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, September 23, 7:00  pm. Talk on Biblical Apologetics 1: Answering The Challenges at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  3. Friday, September 24, 8:00 am. Talk on Critical Race Theory: Yes, No, or Neutral? at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  4. Friday, September 24, 7:00 pm, Talk on Equipping Youth For The Battlefield at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  5. Saturday, September 25, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, All-day Basic Creation Training course by Mike Riddle and Dan Kreft at Snohomish Emmanuel Baptist Church in Snohomish, WA.
  6. Saturday evening, September 25, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, Youth Night Out with a talk on Dissecting “The Math of The Great Flood” by Dan Kreft at Calvary Chapel in Lake Stevens, WA.
  7. Sunday morning, September 26, 9:00 am, Sunday School message on Four Things To Know About Dinosaurs and at 10:00 am, Worship Service message on Genesis and The Sovereignty of God at Snohomish Emmanuel Baptist Church in Snohomish, WA..
  8. Sunday evening, September 26, 6:00 pm, Message on The Bible: The First Three Chapters at Summit Park Bible Church in Anacortes, WA.

  If you have an interest in having Mike speak at your church or another venue, or know of someone who might have an interest, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com. A list and brief description of many of the seminars that Mike gives are provided on his website. More details here:

  • Mike Riddle Bio – http://creationwiki.org/Mike_Riddle
  • Mike Riddle Talks – http://www.creationtraining.org/seminars/