NOTICE: Registration for the Teen Track closes when we reach a maximum of 400.
This year's Teen Track will be led by Mike Snavely of Mission Imperative. The Teen Track will take place during two morning and two afternoon sessions each day for a total of 8 sessions. The cost is $15 per student. This schedule allows ample time for the teens to spend time in the teen track sessions but also have time with their parents in the Vendor Hall and eating lunch.
 Mike Snavely, the son of missionaries, was reared in South Africa in an area that teemed with remarkable creatures, and he had a wide variety of fascinating experiences which helped to mold his future. After graduating from Oak Hills Christian College in Minnesota, he returned to South Africa to work in Kruger National Park. In 1986, he and his wife Carrie went to South Africa as missionaries and served at Durban Bible College. Since returning to the U.S., they founded Mission: Imperative - a ministry of teaching creation-oriented issues through a series of seminars. Mike and Carrie home-educated their three children. Mike is the author of Creation or Evolution (curriculum) and has produced eight DVDs that cover various topics relative to creation issues.
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Teen Track Sessions
Friday 9:30 - 10:15 |
| Teen Track Session #1 | Mike Snavely - How "Evolutionized" Are You? (Teen Track) | | This is a multiple-choice quiz (!) - designed as an interactive activity for a whole group. Twenty+ questions are placed on a screen, with various possible answers. Sometimes the correct answer will surprise you. Designed as an enjoyable activity, it will also help to sharpen what you really know about the creation issue. | Friday 10:30 - 11:15 |
| Teen Track Session #2 | Mike Snavely - The Pillars of Evolution (Teen Track) | | In this session we define "science," and illustrate the scientific method of problem solving. In the light of true science, the three main concepts that the theory of evolution is based upon are examined and shown to be faith-based rather than science-based. The purpose of this session is not only to show that science does not support evolutionary theory, but also to give Christians some "tools" with which to combat the theory. | Friday 2:30 - 3:15 |
| Teen Track Session #3 | Mike Snavely - Spiders! (Teen Track) | | Repulsive beasts, right? Perhaps, but spiders have incredible abilities. They are marvels of design and very beneficial to mankind. This session takes a fun and fascinating look at these creatures in a new light. Will you hesitate to squish the ones you see in your house after seeing this session? ......no, probably not! But outside? That's another matter! | Friday 3:30 - 4:15 |
| Teen Track Session #4 | Mike Snavely - Aunt Lucy? (Teen Track) | | What evidence is there that humans evolved from ape-like creatures? As it turns out, not much! In fact, the "evidence" is stunningly sparse, being limited to a few fossilized bones. However, many of these are either fakes, or are greatly misinterpreted and exaggerated. This session uses humor as it exposes much of this. | Saturday 9:30 - 10:15 |
| Teen Track Session #5 | Mike Snavely - The Hunters & The Hunted (Teen Track) | | Using puppets and other visual illustrations, we show how life only shows design, order, and beauty - not random accident and chance. We cover three aspects of the natural world that evolution cannot explain. | Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 |
| Teen Track Session #6 | Mike Snavely - The Horror of the Flood! (Teen Track) | | Could you explain where the water for a world-wide flood would have come from, and perhaps more important - where did it all go?! Many Christians can't. Understanding the flood (the purpose, the causes, the aftermath and the evidence) is very important to everyone's understanding of a biblically sound creation model. This session covers the basics about this event, and also includes a video and PowerPoint presentation on the "Hydroplate Theory" of the flood. This theory is a biblically accurate and scientifically feasible portrayal of the flood event. | Saturday 2:30 - 3:15 |
| Teen Track Session #7 | Mike Snavely - The Mystery of the Dinosaurs (Teen Track) | | This session provides a biblical alternative to the standard explanation for these creatures, and answers the basic questions everyone has on the subject - What were dinosaurs? When did they live? What really happened to them? Does the Bible talk about them?, etc. | Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 |
| Teen Track Session #8 | Mike Snavely - Lost Secrets of the Ancient Civilizations (Teen Track) | | With fascinating illustrations, this session contrasts the evolution model with the creation model from a historic standpoint through a look at what many ancient cultures were able to accomplish. It contrasts some of these civilizations to our own. |
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