Dr. David Geisler received his Th.M. and M.A.B.S. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and graduated in the Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary in 2006. He has been involved in church and para-church college ministry for over 20 plus years. He is currently the founder and President of Meekness and Truth Ministries which is now based in Charlotte N.C. after ministering in Asia for the last seven years. David has taught this pre-evangelistic approach all throughout the East. David works in partnership with Campus Crusade, Ravi Zacharias Ministries, and other missionary organizations in the East. David is married to Charlene, a Chinese Singaporean, and they have three children. David is co-author of Conversational Evangelism with his father (Christian Apologist Norm Geisler) that was published by Harvest House in 2009.

JT Bridges

J.T. Bridges has a B.S. from Iowa State University, has completed a M. Div. w. Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has a M.A. in Philosophy from Baylor University. Currently he is working on his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Matthews, NC. His academic interests include the philosophical-theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Philosophy of Science, and the Problem of Evil. He lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife Serena and three daugthers, Alaethia, Zoe, and Trinity.

Dianna Newman

Born in Canada, Dianna Newman obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Toronto. Dianna moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2007 to attend Southern Evangelical Seminary where she is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Apologetics with a concentration in Philosophy. Her passion is to help equip college and university students defend their faith while in the secular marketplace. Dianna has traveled internationally with TEAM, an apologeitc ministry of Southern Evangelical Seminary, has spoken at several conferences, and taken part in many panel discussions answering questions about the faith.
Some of Dianna's other teaching interests include the New Age Movement, Abortion, The Historical Reliability of the Scriptures, and Islam. (She will be speaking on Islam at the YAC 2011!)

 

More past Speakers:

Hank Hanegraaff

Hank Hanegraaff serves as president and chairman of the board of the North Carolina-based Christian Research Institute International. He is also host of the Bible Answer Man radio program, which is broadcast daily across the United States and Canada-as well as around the world through the Internet at www.equip.org.

Click here for the Bible Answer Man's website!

Dean Hardy

Dean is the teacher of Christian Philosophy and Apologetics at Charlotte Christian School. Even though he was brought up in a strong Christian home, he questioned his faith during his college years. During this time of questioning, he came to the conclusion that Christianity was the only cohesive and rational religion. Since then he worked with Youth for Christ for three years, became a Christian school teacher, and received a masters in apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary. He has spoken at Intervarsity and FCA meetings, the ACSI and GCACS teachers conferences, was published in Areopagus Journal, and has authored the book entitled Stand Your Ground, published by Wipf and Stock.

Brian Henson

Brian became a Christian his freshman year of college at East Carolina University. He majored in Religious Studies, History, and Anthropology. As a young Christian, his faith was severely challenged in the classroom. He soon learned the importance of defending his faith and dedicated his life to studying and teaching apologetics. He received a Masters in Biblical Archaeology from Wheaton College and attended Jerusalem University College in Israel. He is currently seeking a second Masters in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary. Brian has been teaching high school students for six years now. He has taught Old Testament, New Testament, Christian Theology, World Religions and Apologetics. He now lives in Matthews, NC with his wife Gabriela and teaches Bible full time at Charlotte Christian School.

Simon Brace

Simon is the current Missions Director of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He has a MA in Apologetics and leads TEAM and RatioChristi in local, national and international work. Simon is married to Nel who is currently completing her MA in Philosophy at Southern Evangelical Seminary and they have a little girl Eva. Simon was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in South African and has travelled extensively.

Doug Beaumont

Doug Beaumont is a former skeptic who has spent time on both sides of the religion debate. He is currently a college instructor and is pursuing a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion at Southern Evangelical Seminary. Doug is the author of The Message Behind the Movies: Engaging the Film without Disengaging Your Faith (Moody Publishers, 2009 ), and has published works in T he Christian Apologetics Journal, The Baker Dictionary of North American Cults, The Teen Apologetics Bible, and was one of the only Protestant contributors to The Best of Catholic Writing (2006).

Dr. Paul Copan

Paul Copan is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL.

Click HERE to visit Paul's website for more great information on one of the foremost apologists of our time!

Derwin Gray

Derwin "Dewey " Gray is a native of San Antonio, Texas. In 1988, Dewey received first team All-State honors in football at Converse Judson High School in Converse, Texas. In college (BYU), he was an All-American and a Jim Thorpe Award nominee for the best defensive back in college football (1992). Dewey was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as the 92nd selection in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played five seasons with the Colts and one season with the Carolina Panthers. Derwin was nominated twice for the Pro Bowl in his six-year NFL career and served as one of the team captains on the 1995-1996 Indianapolis Colts team that advanced to the AFC Championship game.

Click here for Derwin's Notes on his presentation!

 

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