Speaker Availability

Need an Apologist/Creation Speaker at Your Venue?

The Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County (AFSC) has held monthly meetings for eight+ years. During this time AFSC has hosted ten Local (Greater Seattle area) speakers, six Regional (Northwest), four National (US), and two International Apologetics/Creation speakers at its meetings. Some of the out-of-town (Regional, National, and International) speakers delivered lectures at other venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of their engagement at the AFSC meeting. AFSC is continuing its efforts to identify other opportunities for these out-of-town speakers while they are in town.

We have recently expanded our Speaker Availability program to include the availability of past AFSC Speakers who have scheduled speaking engagements in the Greater Seattle area on dates other than the dates immediately before and after the fourth Friday of each month when AFSC meetings are usually held. These speakers are invited to ask AFSC to include their dates of availability in the Greater Seattle area in the Speaker Availability program.

AFSC meetings are normally held on the fourth Friday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA. Out-of-town speakers often arrive on the Thursday before the AFSC meeting. Thus they can be available for one or more of the following engagements during the weekend:

  1. Christian School or Home School in the area [preferably on Fridays]
  2. Men’s / Women’s breakfast/lunch on Saturday
  3. Sunday morning worship service
  4. Sunday School hour
  5. Sunday evening service
  6. An event at a local church in the Greater Seattle area
  7. Special event for a focused audience, e.g. Youth Night
  8. Church Conference on Sunday + Monday Evening (+ Tuesday Evening)
  9. Another venue of interest to church/school/group [Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday]
  10. Other venues? Ideas? Suggestions?

The availability of each speaker will vary.

If you have an interest in having an out-of-town Apologetics/Creation speaker bring a message/lecture at one of your church/school/group events in the Greater Seattle area while they are in town, please call Heinz at 425-501-5075 or email him at heinz@osta.com.

A list of upcoming AFSC events, speakers and titles of their talks is kept on the main page of the ApologeticsForum.org website. A list of the current speakers and the topics of their talks is kept online in AFSC-Schedule.pdf. In addition, AFSC-SchedulePast.pdf provides this information for each of the talks from the beginning of the Apologetics Forum meetings in September 2013 until today. Many of these talks have been recorded (audio and video) and are available online.

Out-Of-Town Speakers Available in 2023

  • Carl Kerby, Founder and President of Reasons For Hope (rforh), weekend of February 22-26, 2023. Carl, a speaker for Answers In Genesis for many years, now speaks on apologetics topics for rforh.
  • Michael Oard, [or here] Creation Researcher, Author, and Speaker, weekend of April 26-30, 2023. After a career in meteorology, Michael now spends his time doing creation research with an emphasis on flood geology.
  • Dr. Frank Sherwin, Research Scientist, Senior Lecturer, and Science Writer with Institute of Creation Research (ICR), weekend of September 20-24, 2023. Viewing God’s wonders through a Creationist lens (Zoology, Oceans, Noah’s Flood, Microbiology, Dinosaurs).
  • Dr. Don DeYoung, [or here] Scientist, Author, and Teacher, weekend of October 18-22, 2023. Dr. DeYoung has a PhD in Physics and a M. Divinity degree. He is past President of CRS and is a Creation Pioneer.
  • Pastor Shahram Hadian is the founder of the Truth in Love Ministry, and is a sought-after speaker who travels around North America addressing critical issues facing us as believers and as Americans.

Details of their current schedules and availability are found below. Let us know if you have an interest in having one of these Apologetics/Creation speakers speak at your venue in 2023.

Carl Kerby, Founder and President of Reasons For Hope (rforh), speaks at the following venues during the weekend of February 22-26, 2023. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Kerby’s talks can be found here.

  1. Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 PM. Talk on What Is The ‘Best’ Evidence God Created? at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday morning, February 23 at 11:00 AM, Talk on Fossils Prove Evolution…Debunked! at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, February 23, 7:00 PM. Talk on There Is No Truth…Debunked! at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, February 24 at 8:00 AM, Talk on Human Evolution is a Fact…DeBunked! at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, February 24, 7:00 PM. Talk on Fossils Prove Evolution – Debunked! at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, February 25, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini Conference on Evolution Debunked at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Carl Kerby. The talks are on the following topics:
    • Session 1: March of Progress…DeBunked!
    • Session 2: Path to Birds…DeBunked!
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A.
  7. Saturday evening, February 25, 6:00-8:30 PM. Youth Night Out with a talk on Jurassic Park at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, February 26, Worship services at 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM with a message on Genesis Doesn’t Matter…DeBunked! at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, February 26, 6:00 PM. Talk on What About … Dinosaurs? at Calvary Everett in Everett, WA.

If you have an interest in having Carl Kerby speak at your church, school, home school group, 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. Some of the presentations that Carl Kerby is prepared to give can be found here.

Michael Oard, Creation Researcher, Author, and Speaker, speaks at the following venues during the weekend of April 26-30, 2023. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Oard’s talks can be found here.

  1. Wednesday, April 26, 7:00 pm. Talk on The Ice Age: Only The Bible Can Explain It! at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday morning, April 27 at 11:00 AM, Talk on What Does The Missoula Flood Teach Us? at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA
  3. Thursday, April 27, 7:00 pm. Talk on Whatever Happened To The Dinosaurs at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, April 28 at 8:00 AM, Talk on Is Evolution A Fact? at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, April 28, 7:00 pm. Talk on What Does The Missoula Flood Teach Us? at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, April 29, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini Conference  on The Theme Evidence For Noah’s Flood at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Snohomish, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Michael Oard. The talks are:
    • Session 1: Worldwide Evidence For Noah’s Flood
    • Session 2: Earth’s Surface Shaped By Receding Floodwater
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A
  7. Saturday evening, April 29, 6:00-8:30 PM, Talk on Is Evolution a Fact? at Youth Night Out at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, April 30, 9:00 AM, Sunday School hour with a message on What Happened To The Dinosaurs? and Worship Service at 10:00 AM with a message on Noah’s Flood: What Does The Bible Say? at Emmanuel Baptist Church in  Snohomish, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, April 30, 6:00 pm. Message on What Is The Origin Of The Grand Canyon? at Summit Park Bible Church in  Anacortes, WA.

If you have an interest in having Michael Oard speak at your church, Christian school, home school group, 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. Some of the presentations that Oard can make can be found here.

Dr. Frank Sherwin, Research Scientist, Senior Lecturer, and Science Writer with Institute of Creation Research (ICR), speaks at the following venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of September 20-24, 2023. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Dr. Sherwin’s talks can be found here.

  1. Wednesday, September 20, 7:00 pm. Talk on Human Evolution at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, September 21, at 9:15 AM. Talk on God’s Designed Insects at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, September 21, 7:00 pm. Talk on God’s Designed Insects at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, September 22, at 8:00 AM, Talk on Animals of The Bible at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, September 22, 7:00 PM. Talk on Scientific Evidence For Creation at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, September 23, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini-Conference on the Theme Earth: Designed For Life at First Baptist Church in Arlington, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. Sherwin. The talks (the speaker’s 2 favorites) are:
    • Session 1: The Wonderful Oceans
    • Session 2: Hummingbirds By Design
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A
  7. Saturday evening, September 23, 6:00-8:30 PM, Youth Night Out with a talk on What Your Science Textbooks Don’t Teach You at Lifeway Church in Arlington, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, September 24, 9:00 AM, Sunday School hour with a message on The Founders of Science and Worship Service at 10:30 AM with a message on Your Origins Matter at First Baptist Church in Arlington, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, September 24, 6:00 PM. Message on War Of The Worldviews at Summit Park Bible Church in  Anacortes, WA.

If you have an interest in having Frank speak at your church, school, home school group, 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. Dr. Sherwin’s talks can be found here.

Dr. Don DeYoung, Research Scientist, Author, and Speaker for Creation Ministries International (CMI), speaks at the following venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of October 18-22, 2023. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Dr. DeYoung‘s talks can be found here.

  1. Wednesday, October 18, 7:00 pm. Talk on Lessons From Space at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, October 19, 9:15 am. Talk on The Case For Creation at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, October 19, 7:00 pm. Talk on Lessons From Space at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, October 20 at 8:00 am, Talk on “Mathew Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas” at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, October 20, 7:00 pm. Talk on The Age Of The Earth at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, October 21, 9:00 am to noon. Mini-Conference on Discovery of Design at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. DeYoung. The talks are:
    • Session 1: Design in Nature and Biomimicry
    • Session 2: The Moon, Our Nearest Neighbor in Space
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A
  7. Sunday morning, October 22, 10:00 am, Sunday School with a message on Questions and Answers on the Bible and Science. Worship Services at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM with a message on The Genesis Flood at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  8. Sunday evening, October 22, 6:00 pm. Message on The Moon, Our Nearest Neighbor In Space at Calvary Everett in Everett, WA.

If you have an interest in having Don speak at your church, school, home school group, 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. Dr. DeYoung’s talks can be found here.

Pastor Shahram Hadian is the founder of the Truth in Love Ministry, and is a sought-after speaker who travels around North America addressing critical issues facing us as believers and as Americans. A Christian pastor and former Muslim, Shahram was born in Iran, came to America to escape an oppressive Islamic regime and had a powerful conversion to Christianity in 1999. Shahram’s unique background includes experience as a pastor, police officer, teacher, coach, and servant leader in his community.

  1. Wednesday, November 15, 7:00 pm. Talk on One World Religion Rising at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, November 16, 7:00 pm. Talk on The Great Pushback at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  3. Friday, November 17, 7:00 pm. Talk on One World Religion Rising at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  4. Saturday evening, November 18, 5:30 pm. Message on We Will Not Comply at Bethany Pentecostal Church in Port Angeles, WA.
  5. Sunday evening, November 19, 6:00 pm, Talk on We Will Not Comply at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.

Thanks for your interest in, and support of, Apologetics.

Helping Equip Believers in the Defense of The Faith,

Heinz


Footnote: Here are examples of how some out-of-town speakers at AFSC events have been scheduled in the Greater Seattle area while in town to speak at an AFSC meetings:

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