God's Grand Design Conference • Flint, TX
Dates: Sep 15, 2021 - Sep 19, 2021
Dr. Randy Guliuzza, Dr. Frank Sherwin, Dr. Brian Thomas, and Dr. Jake Hebert, will speak on biblical creation at the God's Grand Design Conference held at Flint Baptist Church in Flint, Texas.
Was the universe invented by the unknowing, uncaring, purposeless laws of nature? Many scientists believe that the extraordinary design demonstrated throughout the universe is the result of random processes operating over eons of time. But Bible-believing scientists affirm the book of Genesis and its message of a Creator who designed the intricate engineering efficiencies into this world. That belief system not only fits scientific observations but also gives creation-based scientists beneficial insight as they conduct research. The God’s Grand Design Conference will show how true science supports a young universe created by the greatest Designer of all, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Registration
The Wednesday Family Fun Night and the Fossil Walks on Thursday and Friday are free to attend, but paid admission is required for the Saturday Conference. Tickets are $15.00 for adults, and families of any size may register for $45.00. Families who wish to have their children participate in the children’s and student sessions should select “Conference Admission – Family”, and then select registrations for their children or other adults from the appropriate category and number under the “Family Registration Add-ons” section of the registration form. A boxed lunch is included with your registration.
Schedule
| Wednesday, September 15 – Family Fun Night | |||
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| Time | Speaker | Session | Description |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dr. Brian Thomas | "Fossils: Evolution, or Flood?” | In this interactive presentation, Dr. Thomas shows certain fossils with features that refute gradual evolution and slow fossilization through evidence of purposeful design and rapid burial. |
| Thursday, September 16 – Dinosaur Fossil Walks | |||
| Time | Speaker | Session | Description |
| 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | All speakers | Dinosaur Fossil Walks | Join ICR scientists on a remarkable walk with the remains of dinosaurs, mosasaurs, pterosaurs, and other captivating creatures. Learn how fossils confirm biblical creation and the Genesis Flood. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Click HERE to register. For school group registrations, please call 214.615.8333, or email: events@ICR.org. |
| Friday, September 17 - Dinosaur Fossil Walks | |||
| Time | Speaker | Session | Description |
| 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | All speakers | Dinosaur Fossil Walks | Join ICR scientists on a remarkable walk with the remains of dinosaurs, mosasaurs, pterosaurs, and other captivating creatures. Learn how fossils confirm biblical creation and the Genesis Flood. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Click HERE to register. For school group registrations, please call 214.615.8333, or email: events@ICR.org. |
| Saturday, September 18 - Main Conference | |||
| Time | Speaker | Session | Description |
| 9:00 a.m. | Dr. Jake Hebert | Adult Session "Our Young Universe" |
Take a virtual tour of our solar system and beyond! This presentation includes spectacular images of celestial bodies in our “local” celestial neighborhood. Learn how well-known objects in our own solar system present problems for evolutionary theories and confirm recent creation. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Dr. Brian Thomas | Youth Session "Discovering Dinosaurs" |
Dr. Thomas presents five details about dinosaurs that reframe the biggest dinosaur questions, including how dinosaurs got here and where they went. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Prof. Tom Meyer | Children’s Session "The Days of Creation" |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:20 a.m. | Dr. Brian Thomas | Adult Session "Adam, Not Apes" |
Polls show that illustrations of ape-like human ancestors convince more Americans of evolution than any other subject. Dr. Thomas shows how to place ape-man candidate fossils into three Genesis-friendly categories. |
| 10:20 a.m. | Dr. Frank Sherwin | Youth Session "Human Evolution" |
The media, movies, and nature programs overwhelmingly emphasize the idea that humans evolved from primate ancestors. But what do genetics and the fossil record say? Do people and chimps really have 98% similar DNA? Who or what was “Lucy”? Were the Neanderthals subhuman? Are our wisdom teeth, appendices, and tonsils just evolutionary leftovers? Dr. Sherwin’s non-technical presentation confirms that people have always been people, just as Genesis says. |
| 10:20 a.m. | Children’s Session "The Global Flood" |
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| 11:10 a.m. | Break for lunch | Special Presentation with Prof. Tom Meyer
“The Archaeology of the Holy Land” |
Prof. Tom Meyer combines history, research, explorations and personal experience of living in the Land of the Bible for 1,000 days to reveal fascinating information concerning the archaeology and historical geography of Jerusalem. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dr. Frank Sherwin | Adult Session "The Genesis Flood" |
Genesis clearly teaches a worldwide flood (2 Peter 3:6), and physical evidence confirms it. Geologists study massive, continent-wide sedimentary deposits that could only be produced by widespread, catastrophic flooding. Dr. Sherwin uses the Bible and science to explain why the Genesis Flood could not have been merely a local flood. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dr. Brian Thomas | Youth Session "How Creatures Adapt" |
Charles Darwin’s ideas about how creatures change have influenced us more than the actual ways that creatures change. Stunning animal adaptations reveal new hallmarks of handiwork. |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dr. Jake Hebert | Children’s Session "Dinosaurs" |
Many Christians are unsure how dinosaurs fit into the Bible. Dr. Hebert explains how the Bible easily makes sense of the historical and scientific evidence about dinosaurs. He also demonstrates how to develop a biblical worldview. |
| 1:20 p.m. | Break | ||
| 1:40 p.m. | Dr. Randy Guliuzza | Adult Session "Replacing Darwin’s Sacred Imposter" |
We will learn about the latest creationist framework for explaining adaptation that integrates with a discussion of how design-based biological explanations expose the inherent idolatry of the concept of natural selection. |
| 1:40 p.m. | Dr. Jake Hebert | Youth Session "Global Warming and the Christian" |
Dr. Hebert presents five reasons Christians should not panic over the global warming issue. Both his Ph.D. research and recent ICR seafloor sediment/Ice Age studies are relevant to this hot topic. |
| 1:40 p.m. | Dr. Frank Sherwin | Children’s Session "Scientists of the Faith" |
We have all heard of Newton, Kepler, Boyle, Faraday and others whose original scientific discoveries and research have paved the way for later generations. What is not well-known and in fact has been hidden or dismissed, is that most of these great scientists were also men of God and His Word. Learn ‘the rest of the story’ when it comes to the faith and dedication these people had to Christ and Scripture. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Break | ||
| 2:50 p.m. | Q&A with Drs. Guliuzza, Sherwin, Thomas, and Hebert | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Conclusion | ||
Location
Flint Baptist Church
11131 FM 2868
Flint, TX 75762
For more information please call 214.615.8333 or email events@ICR.org.
