Dr. Randy Guliuzza, Dr. Frank Sherwin, Dr. Brian Thomas, Dr. Jake Hebert, and Dr. Tim Clarey 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.
Dates: Sep 15, 2021 - Sep 19, 2021
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 from the appropriate category and number under the “Additional tickets – Family Registration” 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 | "Discovering Dinosaurs" | Dr. Thomas presents five details about dinosaurs that reframe the biggest dinosaur questions, including how dinosaurs got here and where they went. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 "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. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Mrs. Renee Clarey & 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. | Mrs. Renee Clarey & Dr. Tim Clarey | 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. Tim Clarey | Adult Session "The Truth About the Global Flood" |
In this presentation, Dr. Clarey shows how sedimentary evidence across several continents confirms the occurrence of a global flood. He presents oil industry data compiled into maps and diagrams that illustrate the progression of the Flood and match the biblical narrative. He provides biblically based scientific explanations for large-scale sedimentary deposits that were rapidly formed by catastrophic activity. This abundant evidence supports a worldwide flood that happened just thousands of years ago. |
| 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. | Mrs. Renee Clarey & 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. Tim Clarey | Youth Session "Feathered Dinosaurs, and Other Evolutionary Fairy Tales" |
Most popular movies, TV shows, and books portray dinosaurs with feathers and claim they have an evolutionary relationship with birds. This talk dispels these myths and presents the science of dinosaurs as found in the rocks themselves. Much of what is taught in public schools is not based on the evidence. Dinosaurs did not evolve into birds, did not develop feathers, did not have evolutionary ancestors, and did not live millions of years ago. Dinosaurs were designed fully-formed as a unique group of reptile kinds, just as the Bible describes in Genesis. |
| 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, Hebert, and Clarey | ||
| 3:15 p.m. | Conclusion | ||
| Sunday, September 19 - Creation Sunday | |||
| Time | Speaker | Session | Description |
| 8:00 a.m. | Prof. Tom Meyer | Adult Sunday School "Learn How to Defend Your Faith by Memorizing Scripture" |
Technology has information at our fingertips, but our relationship with God needs to be one of the heart, not the smartphone. Go deeper into Scripture by learning techniques that will help you memorize Scripture and enable you to defend your faith better. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Dr. Randy Guliuzza | Worship Service "Great Answers to Three Key Questions About Origins" |
This dynamic message will ask and answer three important questions relevant to the creation-evolution debate that every Christian should know. You could be asked these same basic questions by a coworker, your next-door neighbor, or the person worshiping next to you at church. Come and enjoy a white-board talk that will prepare you with the biblical and scientific tools to answer your friends with confidence. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Dr. Brian Thomas | Adult Sunday School "Personal Discoveries that Confirm Creation" |
Where did we come from? Do questions about origins matter to the core doctrines of Christianity? Dr. Thomas tells of the science that led him to change his mind on the earth’s age, where fossils came from, and how Genesis supports the gospel. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Prof. Tom Meyer | Youth Sunday School "Learn How to Defend Your Faith by Memorizing Scripture" |
Technology has information at our fingertips, but our relationship with God needs to be one of the heart, not the smartphone. Go deeper into Scripture by learning techniques that will help you memorize Scripture and enable you to defend your faith better. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Dr. Tim Clarey | 4th – 6th Grade Sunday School "Dinosaurs: Marvels of God’s Design" |
Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? How big were they? Could they fit on the Ark? Dr. Clarey discusses the uniqueness of God’s created dinosaurs and answers many of the questions young people encounter in secular media and even in children’s books. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Dr. Randy Guliuzza | Worship Service "Great Answers to Three Key Questions About Origins" |
This dynamic message will ask and answer three important questions relevant to the creation-evolution debate that every Christian should know. You could be asked these same basic questions by a coworker, your next-door neighbor, or the person worshiping next to you at church. Come and enjoy a white-board talk that will prepare you with the biblical and scientific tools to answer your friends with confidence. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Dr. Jake Hebert | Adult Sunday School "The Ice Age and Climate Change" |
Did Earth experience an ice age? If so, how many, and how do they fit into biblical history? Learn how secular scientists have difficulty explaining an ice age, how the secular ice age theory contributes to climate change alarmism, why deep ice cores do not prove an old earth, and how the Bible gives us a convincing explanation for the Ice Age. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Dr. Frank Sherwin | Elevate Kids "God’s Amazing Animals" |
Take a tour of the many animals listed in Scripture – from camels to dragons. Each creature is given a description of a unique trait or design perspective that shouts creation! |
Location
Flint Baptist Church
11131 FM 2868
Flint, TX 75762
For more information please call 214.615.8325 or email events@ICR.org.