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 Wednesday 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 2024

  • Dr. Jerry Bergman, Creation Researcher, Author, and Speaker, weekend of March 20-24, 2024. He has earned 9 degrees, and has taught biology, biochemistry, anatomy and genetics, psychology and other courses at universities for over 40 years.
  • Frank Figueroa, Former Pastor, and now a Youth Camp Speaker for Reasons For Hope (rforh), weekend of April 24-28, 2024. Frank, a pastor for many years, now speaks on apologetics topics for rforh.
  • Mike Riddle, Founder and President of Creation Training Initiative (CTI), weekend of September 25-29, 2024. Mike has developed many different courses to teach and defend biblical truth.
  • Dr. Marcus Ross, College science teacher for over 20 years in the areas of Creation, geology, paleontology, and more, weekend of October 23-27, 2024. Marcus is Founder and Educator at Cornerstone Educational Supply.

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.


Dr. Jerry Bergman, Creation Researcher, Author, and Speaker, speaks at the following venues during the weekend of March 20-24, 2024. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Jerry’s talks can be found here.


  1. Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 pm. Talk on From Atheist to Creationist at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday morning, March 21 at 9:15 AM, Talk on The Neanderthals: An Evolutionary Link, Or Our Brothers? at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, March 21, 7:00 pm. Talk on The Earth Was Created To Be Inhabited at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, March 22 at 8:00 AM, Talk on The Earth Was Created to Be Inhabited aGrace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, March 22, 7:00 pm. Talk on Darwin Demolished at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, March 23, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini Conference on The Theme The Pillars of Evolution at First Baptist Church in Arlington, WA with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. Jerry Bergman. The talks are:
    • Session 1: The Three Pillars of Evolution Demolished
    • Session 2: The Last Pillars of Evolution Demolished
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A
  7. Sunday morning, March 24, 9:00 AM, Equipping hour with a message on The Heavens Declare The Glory of God and Worship Service at 10:30 AM with a message on Pulling Down Strongholds at First Baptist Church in Arlington, WA.
  8. Sunday evening, March 24, 6:00 pm. Message on To Create Man, God First Had To Create A Universe at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.

If you have an interest in having Dr. Jerry Bergman 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 Jerry can make can be found here.


Frank Figueroa, Pastor and Speaker for Reasons For Hope (rforh), speaks at the following venues during the weekend of April 24-28, 2024. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend. Frank’s talks can be found here.


  1. Wednesday, April 24, 7:00 PM. Talk on My Identity is My Choice – Debunked! at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday morning, April 25 at 11:00 AM, Talk on TBD at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, April 25, 7:00 PM. Talk on There’s No Evidence For The Resurrection – Debunked! at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, April 26 at 8:00 AM, Talk on Common Sense Tells Us We Can’t Trust the Bible – Debunked! at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, April 26, 7:00 PM. Talk on Critical Race Theory Is Biblical – Debunked! at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, April 27, 9:00 AM to noon. Mini Conference on Cultural Issues of Our Day at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA with three seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Frank Figueroa. The talks are on the following topics:
    • Session 1: My Identity is My Choice – Debunked!
    • Session 2: Gender and Sexual Preference are Morally Subjective – Debunked!
    • Session 3: There is No Reason to Think Human Life is Precious – Debunked!
    • Extended Q&A.
  7. Saturday evening, April 27, 6:00-8:30 PMYouth Night Out with a talk on Gender and Sexual Preference are Morally Subjective – Debunked! at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, April 28, Worship services at 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM with a message on Things That Get In The Way Of Following Jesus at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, April 28, 6:00 PM. Talk on Critical Race Theory Is Biblical – Debunked! at  Summit Park Bible Church in Anacortes, WA.

If you have an interest in having Frank Figueroa 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 Frank is prepared to give can be found here.


Mike Riddle, Founder and President of Creation Training Initiative (CTI), Apologist and Education Specialist. He teaches on biblical creation, apologetics, and Christian education. He speaks at the following venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of September 25-29, 2024. He will be available to speak at churches, Christian Schools, Home School groups, and other venues within the Greater Seattle area during this weekend


  1. Wednesday, September 25, 7:00 pm. Talk on TBD at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, September 26, at 9:15 AM. Talk on TBD at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, September 26 7:00 pm. Talk on TBD at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, September 27, at 8:00 AM, Talk on TBD at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, September 27 7:00 PM. Talk on TBD at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday, September 27, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Mike will lead all all-day course on Apologetics For the 21st Century at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  7. Saturday evening, September 27, 6:00-8:30 PM, Youth Night Out with a talk on TBD at TBD in TBD, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, September 28, 9:45 AM, Sunday School hour with a message on TBD and Worship Service at 11:00 AM with a message on TBD at Calvary Baptist Church in Everett, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, September 28, 6:00 PM. Message on TBD at TBD in  TBD, WA.

If you have an interest in having Mike Riddle 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. Mike’s talks can be found here.


Dr. Marcus Ross, Founder and Educator at Cornerstone Educational Supply, speaks at the following venues in the Greater Seattle area during the weekend of October 23-27, 2024. 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. Marcus Ross‘s talks can be found here.


  1. Wednesday, October 23, 7:00 pm. Talk on TBD at Calvary Chapel Lake Stevens in Lake Stevens, WA.
  2. Thursday, October 24, 9:15 am. Talk on TBD at Evangel Classic School in Marysville, WA.
  3. Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm. Talk on TBD at Cornerstone Bible Church in Lake Stevens, WA.
  4. Friday morning, October 25 at 8:00 am, Talk on TBD at Grace Academy School in Marysville, WA.
  5. Friday, October 25, 7:00 pm. Talk on TBD at the Apologetics Forum meeting at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  6. Saturday morning, October 26, 9:00 am to noon. Mini-Conference on TBD at TBD in TBD with two seminars, followed by an extended time of Q&A with Dr. Marcus. The talks are:
    • Session 1: TBD
    • Session 2: TBD
    • Session 3: Extended Q&A
  7. Saturday evening, October 26, 6:00-8:30 PM, Youth Night Out with a talk on TBD at Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington, WA.
  8. Sunday morning, October 27, 10:00 am. Worship Service with a message on TBD at Calvary Chapel Eastside in Bellevue, WA.
  9. Sunday evening, October 27, 6:00 pm. Message on TBD at TBD in TBD, WA.

If you have an interest in having Dr. Ross 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. Ross’ talks can be found here.


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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