ANSWERS CONFERENCE: Tackling the tough questions about science and the Bible.
Target Audience: Homeschool groups and the general public. This will be held during the week when school is in session, so attendance will be primarily home school groups and general public that do not have children. The speakers are high quality and well known within the creation science community.
May 3-5, 2027
Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conference
4759 Lake Harbor Road
Norton Shores, MI 49441
Conference Registration
Adults $45
Children aged 12-18 $35
Children under age 6-11 $25
Accommodations Available at Conference Center
See conference website above for descriptions and layout
The pricing below includes 2 nights of lodging (May 3,4), all 6 meals, and all available recreation on campus. Extra nights before or after the conference, $80/person per night.
Adult Single Occupancy (one adult per lodging unit) $349
Adult Double Occupancy (two adults per lodging unit) Price/person $289
Adult Triple+ Occupancy (three+ adults per lodging unit) Price/person $269
Youth aged 12-17 $269
Youth aged 5-11 $189
Accommodation Types
Lodge - Max. 4 people
Duneside Suites - Max. 6 People
Townhomes - Max 12 people (Main Floor / 2 Bath / Queen / Sofa Sleeper / Kitchen / Living Area, Upper Floor / 2 Bath / Queen / Queen / 2 Twin Bunk / Laundry)
Not Staying at the Conference Center
There is a resort fee for those not staying at the resort (in addition to the conference registration fee) of 50 per person
Meals available for purchase
Breakfast $15.99
Lunch $18.99
Dinner $24.99
Contact: Dr. Rich or Ginger Overman Or Doug Sharp
108 McVickers Road, Middleburg, FL, 32068 517-321-2129
Cell: 904-655-0780; Office: 904-213-1177 sharpdb@rae.org
E-mail: CER@creationeducation.org www.rae.org
Web: www.creationeducation.org
Conference Schedule:
Start time End time Title Presenter
Monday May 3
2:00 9:30 Museum open
3:00 Hotel check-in/ Conference Check-in open
5:30 6:30 Dinner
7:00 7:15 Opening Remarks Dr. Rich Overman & Mr. Doug Sharp
7:15 8:30 Keynote Address – Five Necessary Steps to Replace Darwinism with Engineered Biology Dr. Randy Guiluzza
Tuesday May 4
8:30 AM 9:00 PM Museum open
8:00 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 9:10 Opening Remarks Mr. Doug Sharp
9:10 9:40 Pulling Down the Strongholds Dr. Jerry Bergman
9:50 10:20 Don't Let Your Geology Mess Up Your Theology Mr. Doug Sharp
10:30 11:00 Examples of Simulations to Explain Genesis Physics Phenomena Dr. Mark Horstemeyer
11:00 1:30 Free Time
12:00 1:00 Lunch
1:30 2:00 The Theory of Biological Design Made Easy Dr. Randy Guiluzza
2:10 2:40 Astronomy and the Bible Dr. Danny Faulkner
2:50 3:20 A Creationist Apologetic Framework to Address Any Question Dr. Mark Horstemeyer
3:30 4:00 Mt. St. Helens, God's Miracle Volcano Dr. Rich Overman
4:00 7:00 Free Time
5:30 6:30 Dinner
7:00 8:30 The Genesis Experience Creation Quest
Wednesday May 5
8:30 AM 2:00 Museum open
8:00 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 9:05 Opening Remarks Mr. Doug Sharp
9:10 9:40 It's a Young Earth After All Dr. Rich Overman
9:50 10:20 Human Evolution Demolished Dr. Jerry Bergman
10:30 11:00 Status of a Biblical Cosmology Dr. Danny Faulkner
11:10 11:40 Chlorophyll Hemoglobin Mr. Doug Sharp
11:50 12:20 To be determined Dr. Randy Guiluzza
12:20 12:30 Closing Remarks Dr. Rich Overman and Mr. Doug Sharp
12:30 1:30 Lunch
Children's Workshop Grades 1-6 also available
About the Presenters
Dr. Jerry Bergman - Creation Summit
Dr. Bergman is a multi-award-winning professor and author. He has presented the Christian creation message at over 400 churches and has spoken over 2,000 times to college and university groups in America, Canada, Europe, the South Sea Islands, and Africa. His Past experience includes a speaker and researcher for The Institute for Creation Research. His 9 degrees are in the area of science, including a PhD. from Wayne State University. He has taught at both the graduate and undergraduate level for over 40 years, including at the medical college of Ohio. His over 2,200 publications are in both scholarly and popular science journals. Dr. Bergman’s work has been translated into 15 languages including French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Polish, Czech, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish and Swedish.
Dr. Danny Faulkner - Board Member, Creation Research Society and Creation Education Resources
Dr. Danny Faulkner holds an MS in Physics from Clemson University and an MA and PhD in Astronomy from Indiana University and taught at the University of South Carolina Lancaster for over 26 years. He serves as a board member of the Creation Research Society and Creation Education Resources. He has published over 100 papers in various journals. He is an independent researcher, author, and speaker.
Dr. Randy Guliuzza - Institute for Creation Research
Dr. Randy Guliuzza is the president of the Institute for Creation Research. He is a leading biological design theorist and is actively expanding ICR’s scientific research and heading the critical endeavor to develop a theory of biological design. He has represented ICR in several scientific debates at secular universities and in other forums. He holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. Dr. Guliuzza also has a B.S. in engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a B.A. in theology from Moody Bible Institute. He was board certified in aerospace medicine, and he is a licensed professional engineer. During his career he served as chief of aerospace medicine for the 28th Bomb Wing. Prior to that, he worked nine years in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Dr. Guliuzza and his wife, June, were high school sweethearts and have been married for 47 years. June and Randy have three incredible children and are the proud grandparents of four girls and three boys.
Dr. Mark Horstemyer - Distinguished Professor, Liberty University
Dr. Mark Horstemeyer is Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor at Liberty University. Dr. Horstemeyer also has 40 years of experience at Owens Corning Fiberglas, Sandia National Labs, and Mississippi State University. Mark is a fellow in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Metals, Society of Automotive Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has published over 600 journal articles, conference papers, books, and technical reports with a citation impact h-factor of over 80 with over 23,000 total citations; he has been invited to give over 150 lectures throughout the world and has mentored over 200 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. He earned his BS degree at West Virginia University, his MS degree at Ohio State University, and his PhD at Georgia Tech.
Dr. Richard Overman - Creation Education Resources, Inc.
Dr. Richard Overman, born in 1957, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Science Education, and a Doctorate in Biblical Studies. Rich has over 40 years of engineering experience. In 1992, he and Ginger accepted a call by God into a creation ministry. This led to the formation of Creation Education Resources in 1994 where he is a researcher, lecturer, teacher, and President. Rich has spoken to numerous churches, Home School Groups, technical conferences, and the International Conference on Creationism. Rich has also published articles in technical journals and magazines about engineering, creation science, and other topics. Finally, he is the author of the book, “Reliability Centered Asset Management”.
Mr. Doug Sharp, Revolution Against Evolution
Douglas B. Sharp is the director of the television show and podcast Revolution Against Evolution. He is the author of eight books on the subject of creation science and Michigan history. The Revolution Against Evolution TV show has been produced since 1993, and has exceeded 1,000 episodes. His website is www.rae.org and YouTube channel is www.youtube.com/raeorg.
The Genesis Experience
The Genesis Experience presents the creation message in an out-of-the-box way that has never been done before. With humor and thought-provoking content presented in such a way that the audience never knows what’s coming next.
