Past Camp and Special Event Speakers

Herman Armstrong, MBA, MTS, CSML
Restore Saint Louis, Kathairo Solutions

Matthew Bardowell, PhD
Missouri Baptist University

Gina Birkemeier, MAC, LPC
Author, Generations Deep

Joel Brown, PhD
Creation Research Society

William Lane Craig, PhD
Reasonable Faith, Talbot School of Theology, and Houston Christian University

Josephine Glaser, MD
Co-Chair, Christian Medical and Dental Association

Kyle Keating, MDIV
Providence Classical Christian Academy

Greg Koukl, PhD
Stand To Reason

Amanda Lennon, MA
Art Encounters

Sean McDowell, PhD
Author, Speaker, Apologist

Melissa McKinney, MA, MDIV
Art Encounters

Joe R. Miller, PhD
Center for Cultural Apologetics, Grand Canyon University

Stephen Moss, MDIV
CrossRoads Counseling Centers

Nancy Pearcey, PhD
Author, Houston Christian University

Dr. Lawrence Feingold, STD, STL
Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Mark P. Ryan, MA, MDIV
Sage Christianity, The Missional Training Center, Calvin Theological Seminary, ReThink315 Advisory Board

Fazale “Fuz” Rana, PhD
Reasons to Believe

Marcus Ross, PhD
Is Genesis History?, Cornerstone Educational Supply

Nate Salah, PhD
A Call To Leadership

Cordell Schulten, MA, JD
Missouri Baptist University, ReThink315 Advisory Board

Evan Seabaugh
RS&H, Consulting

Jeannie Seabaugh
Brand Asset Management Group, Former Chemist, ReThink315 Board

Andrew D. Shaw, PhD
Westminster Christian Academy, Creation Reflects the Creator

Carlos Smith, PhD
Refresh Community Church

Jannique Stewart
Life Training Institute, ReThink315 Advisory Board

S. Josh Swamidass, MD, PhD
Peaceful Science, Washington University

Daniel Wilson, PhD
Brookes Bible College, Grace Baptist Church

Ken Wolgemuth, PhD
Solid Rock Lectures, Reasons To Believe (Visiting Scholar)

Letitia Wong
Churches for Life, Reasonable Faith (St. Louis Chapter)

Herman Armstrong, MBA, MTS, CSML
Restore St. Louis, Kathairo Solutions
Rev. Herman C. Armstrong serves as Director of Ministries for Restore St. Louis. He has worked for several organizations as an expert in urban education and cross-cultural ministry. He holds a B.S. in Biology, an MBA, and a Master of Theological Studies with an emphasis in Counseling. Shortly after beginning a career as an Industrial Chemist, he felt led by God to leave the corporate world and pursue a career in the education sector. Through Kathairo Solutions, LLC, he focuses on helping ministries effectively navigate cross-cultural relationships. Herman has served as Associate Pastor, Christian Education Director, Professor of Biblical Studies, and Head of School. He is the recipient of the Certificate in School Management and Leadership from the Harvard Business School. Herman is married to Kim, and they have three beautiful children.

David S. Baker, JD
Giving Design, Board of Directors
David is a licensed attorney and graduate of the University of Akron, School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from Bob Jones University in South Carolina. His legal practice includes advising individuals and families on the options for their charitable giving—both gift vehicle and choice of entity. His legal and fundraising consulting practice for nonprofits includes advising on start-ups, affiliate structures, conducting charitable interest assessments, coaching development directors and their staff, and providing direction for capital, endowment and planned giving campaigns. Previously, David served as a Planned Giving Officer at the Columbus Foundation, the seventh largest community foundation in the country. He has assisted with the start-up of a rural, regional community foundation as its Director of Advancement and have also served as the launch director for National Christian Foundation Ohio (fka the Columbus Stewardship Foundation). His past professional career has included employment with the global legal publisher LEXIS-NEXIS as well as a Dayton, Ohio law firm. David and his family call Los Angeles home.

Matthew Bardowell, PhD
Missouri Baptist University
Matthew Bardowell specializes in medieval literature, specifically Old English Poetry and Old Norse poetry. He also writes about the works of J. R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Matthew teaches English Composition I and II; World Literary Types; British Literature I and II; History of the English Language; Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Milton; and C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. In writing courses, he teaches students to employ strategies that help them use their writing for expression and advocacy. In literature classes, Matthew takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing together philosophy, theology, and history to help students understand the cultural commonplaces of the literature they read.

Gregory R. Beabout, PhD
Saint Louis University
Gregory R. Beabout is a professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University. He teaches and does research in ethics, Kierkegaard, personalism, and Catholic social thought. Informed by his engagement with the history of philosophy, some of Dr. Beabout’s work involves applying personalism and the tradition of the virtues to business and the professions. Dr. Beabout has a BA in Theology from Loyola University (1982) and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Marquette University (1988).

Gina Birkemeier, MA, LPC
Gina is a licensed professional counselor with a master’s degree in psychology and theology from Covenant Theological Seminary and advanced training in trauma and evidence-based therapies to help people heal. She has walked with the hurting to help them find hope and healing for more than two decades. The author of three books, Gina teaches and speaks on a variety of subjects related to trauma and recovery with an emphasis in generational family patterns and helps individuals and families learn how to break unhealthy cycles and create legacies of healing and freedom. Based on her most recent book, Generations Deep, Gina facilitates Generations Deep Story Groups locally, nationally and internationally, to help individuals break generational cycles of trauma and dysfunction. She also teaches at Huntington University in Indiana as well as guest lectures at other counseling programs.

Pastor Brandon Boos 
Faith Oakville (LCMS), Advisory Board
I was born in South City Saint Louis to Tony and Jennifer Boos. My father was a missionary to Bosnian Muslims in the Saint Louis area at the time and I grew up around people of different languages and religions. My parents homeschooled me along with my six siblings and taught us about the faith we had through the mission we did together. In 2006, my family moved to Sterling Heights Michigan near Detroit. In my new church home, I served in children’s ministry and on the worship team and went on several mission trips. In 2014 I met my future wife Shelby. We got married in 2017 and moved to Saint Louis to attend Missouri Baptist University. I began attending and serving at Faith Oakville in 2017 in youth and worship ministries. In the summer of 2019, I started a summer internship at Faith that turned into a part-time role as Mission Coordinator. My love for ministry and passion for mission led me to consider the Specific Ministry Pastor program at Concordia seminary. When I graduated from Missouri Baptist in 2020, I started at the seminary that fall and was called as a vicar to Faith. As an ordained Specific Ministry Pastor, I am called to serve at Faith primarily in missions as I finish several years of classes at the seminary part-time. In 2020 God blessed us with three beautiful boys. Reed through birth and Zander and Jordan through the gift of adoption. We were blessed with another boy, Wilder, in 2021 and are very thankful for the support of our church family. Outside of ministry, I enjoy playing soccer, gallivanting around the city with my family to try new foods, visiting the zoo and Magic House, and experiencing anything else fun we find. We love attending and serving at this church together and are excited about what God has in store for us in Saint Louis.

Edwin Bowen, MA
Engage 360
Edwin Bowen grew up with a church background but didn’t understand the gospel or experience Jesus personally until his mid 30’s. Through Christian apologetics, expository preaching, and a deep dive into God’s word, Edwin was born again with a newfound zeal for evangelism and discipleship. After receiving his M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University in California, Edwin founded St. Louis’ first Reasonable Faith Chapter, a ministry of William Lane Craig, and served as the local director. Edwin also served with Ratio Christi as a campus ministry director at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Additionally, Edwin helped launch Faith Ascent Ministries in St. Louis, MO and served as a regular speaker at Base Camp. Edwin is currently raising support to become a regional trainer with Engage 360 Ministries.

Joel Brown, PHD
Creation Research Society
Growing up, I experienced two very different worlds. As a pastor’s child, I was exposed to a Biblical understanding of the world and chose to serve and follow Christ from a young age. However, my love for science took me into secular academia where I spent 10 years rubbing shoulders with a different perspective of the world. Along the way, I earned a PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Cornell University. As a Christian, the conflict between these two world views continues to fascinate me. I now live in St. Louis, MO, with my wife and 7 children where I teach high school science in the public school and manage an outdoor education facility known as Little Creek Nature Area. I’ve spoken 30+ times on the topics of Creation, Evolution, science and the Bible at Christian camps and churches in order to challenge believers to think and thinkers to believe.

Chris Buckles
Providence Classical Christian Academy
Chris Buckles is delighted to be joining ReThink 3:15 in their ministry as a speaker. Having served with similar ministries through college and his career, he has a heart for shepherding teenagers through difficult questions. Chris primarily seeks to live out this calling by serving as the Headmaster of Providence Classical Christian Academy in St. Louis, MO, where he has the privilege of leading an excellent group of faculty and families in equipping students for lives of wisdom, virtue, and eloquence to the glory of God, while personally teaching the 8th grade Logic class. In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending quality time with his family, taking an occasional bike ride, playing board games, and reading great books. He and his wife, Lindsey, live in Edwardsville, IL with their children Scott, Emilia, Peter, and Georgia, and worship at Center Grove Presbyterian Church.

Michael Carper, PhD
Though he has lived in Los Angeles and Boston, as well as the Twin Cities, Michael Carper is a native mid-western. Born in Kansas, he finished high school in Nebraska. Afterwards, he attended the University of Nebraska—Kearney where he eventually earned four Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy, English, History, and Biology. He also stuck around to get an MA in English, where he acquired his first teaching experience in English Composition. His Master Thesis on Irony won an award for Best Thesis of the Year for the entire state university system. Later, he attended Boston University, where he received a full Merit Scholarship to study Theology, earning a Master’s in Theological Studies. He then moved to St Louis where he received his PhD in Philosophy from St Louis University, focusing his research on the philosophy of religion, issues in science and religion, and ethics. With apologetic concerns in mind, Carper wrote his dissertation on the problem of suffering and evil, a key issue for many who struggle with faith and the existence of God. With 21 years of teaching experience, Carper has taught full-time at places such as the University of Nebraska—Kearney, St Louis Community College—Florissant Valley, Maryville University, and Lindenwood University in numerous areas of philosophy, religion, literature, composition, and theology. Carper always likes to mention that he has other passions outside of teaching and studying, including rock climbing, ballroom dancing (especially salsa!), and further cultivating his expertise in judging fine wine and artisanal beers!

Tabi Coffman
Camp Chaperone, Social Media Consultant
Tabi is the Corporate Office Administrative Assistant and Social Media Team Lead at ThriVe STL (a local pro-life organization). Tabi also works as a part time Tap Dance Instructor at Life Light Youth Theatre. Starting in 2014, during her late high school years, Tabi attended multiple summer camps with Jeremy Smith and later became a small group leader. Tabi recently joined the ReThink315 team as a part time Social Media Consultant.

Rev. Kirk Clayton, MDIV, DiplCA, PhD
Concordia University, International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights
Rev. Dr. Kirk Clayton, a Fellow of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights in Strasbourg France, has studied apologetics with John Warwick Montgomery, Craig Parton, Paul Copan, Gene Edward Veith, Donald Williams, and others. In 2022 he presented a major thesis for the Academy on the topic of the reliability of Scripture. In addition to more familiar and traditional forms of apologetics, Dr. Clayton also specializes in fostering new apologetic responses to the current questions and challenges being posed to Christianity. After 24 years serving as a parish pastor, Dr. Clayton began serving as an Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Chicago in 2024. He teaches courses on Apologetics and Christian Doctrine. He also leads a planning team to host an Apologetics Boot Camp at Concordia University Chicago each year.

Joe Coddington
Joe Coddington is an IATSE Local 6 member where he programs hi-tech robotic lighting for concerts and shows. While working for church plays, He offered to help write skits. He grew in his craft and made the journey to Hollywood to train for writing in film and television at the esteemed Act One Program. His love for stories, apologetics, science, and AI led him to his latest screenplay and novel, “ROBO SAPIENS.” In this story, AI, Robo Sapiens ask big questions like: What are we? Where did we come from? Why are we here? What is a soul and consciousness? How could a loving God allow the pain and suffering we see around us? He’s excited to join us for the AI panel and is a welcome addition to the team.

William Lane Craig, PhD
Reasonable Faith, Talbot School of Theology, and Houston Christian University
William Lane Craig has authored or edited over thirty books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus; Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom; Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology; and God, Time and Eternity, as well as over a hundred articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology, including The Journal of Philosophy, New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science. In 2016 Dr. Craig was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984). From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until assuming his position at Talbot in 1994. Craig is Visiting Scholar of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Christian University. He and his wife Jan have two grown children. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ.

Daniel DeFonce
Operations Director
Daniel is a native St. Louisan who has spent the majority of his professional career in nonprofit management and administration. In that capacity, he has worked for several years on the east coast within a few public policy and human rights advocacy groups, namely The Heritage Foundation, The American Spectator, and Students for Life of America. As a local entrepreneur and urban minister, he is now focused on cultural apologetics, relational discipleship, and spiritual warfare here in the city and county of St. Louis. With his role in ReThink315, and his ongoing leadership within AmplifyLife and Multiverse Comics Cafe, Daniel is dedicated to truth-exploration, servant-leadership, and community-building—one conversation and project at a time. Being an alumnus of Missouri Baptist University, the C.S. Lewis Institute, and the John Jay Institute, Daniel is passionate about promoting interdenominational dialogue and ecumenical fellowship. He also enjoys studying, writing, and teaching theology and philosophy, along with being a sci-fi lover, comic book reader, firearm collector, and food enthusiast.

Cathy Downen, MA, MA, LPC, NCC
Christian Counseling Connection
Mary Catherine (Cathy) Downen founded Christian Counseling Connection, LLC to provide resources and support for licensed professional Christian counselors in private practice. Christian Counseling Connection has grown to become a flourishing collaborative group of Christian counselors dedicated to creating a Center of Excellence for mental wellness in our community. Cathy Downen is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Missouri and a National Certified Counselor. She earned a Master of Arts degree in counseling from Missouri Baptist University and a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has extensive teaching experience as a college adjunct instructor. She is also a Certified SYMBIS Assessment Facilitator for premarital and marital counseling, and a board member of the Liam Michael Foundation for suicide awareness and prevention. Her professional memberships include the American Counseling Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Will DuVal, MDIV
West Hills Church
Will DuVal is the lead pastor of West Hills Church in Chesterfield, MO. Before transitioning into the lead role, he served as associate pastor of family ministries (youth and kids). In his 6.5 years at West Hills, he has also intermittently given oversight to small groups, missions, discipleship, worship… you name it! Before moving to St. Louis, Will and his wife Polly worked in northern Indiana for 5 years, where Will served as a youth pastor, humanities teacher, and coach at a secular boarding school. He also came to personal, saving faith in Jesus there, after having spent 3 years deconstructing his faith while completing his M.Div. at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Will helped co-found the St. Louis regional chapter of the Gospel Coalition in 2020 for local pastors, and can usually be found on the beach volleyball court or exploring God’s creation with his awesome wife and kids.

Rev. Mike Farley, MDIV, PhD
Central Presbyterian Church
Mike Farley is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Central Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, Missouri where he directs ministries of adult education and discipleship and helps to plan and lead worship. Mike received a B.A. in chemistry from Wittenberg University and an M.S. in biochemistry from Indiana University, and he has had a life-long love of studying the relationship of Christian faith and natural science. He received an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2000 and a Ph.D. in historical theology at Saint Louis University in 2007 with a special research focus on the history and theology of worship. Mike continued to teach as an adjunct professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University until 2012. Mike has also taught Greek and Hebrew classes at Covenant Seminary and serves there as an adjunct professor of worship. He has published articles in journals such as Studia Liturgica, The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Calvin Theological Journal, and has been an online contributor to Modern Reformation

Dr. Lawrence Feingold, STD, STL
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
Dr. Lawrence Feingold, STD, STL, is Associate Professor of Theology & Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Feingold converted to Catholicism in 1989 together with his wife, while engaged in realist marble sculpture in Pietrasanta. His scholarly interests center on the theology and philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Thomistic tradition, the relationship between nature and grace, Christian anthropology, Christology, fundamental theology, the Jewish roots of the Catholic faith, and the relationship between Christian faith and culture. Dr. Feingold studied Philosophy and Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, and Biblical Hebrew and Greek at the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he taught Philosophy and Theology in the House of Formation of Miles Christi in Argentina. Until recently, Dr. Feingold was Assistant Professor of Theology for the Institute of Pastoral Theology of Ave Maria University. Since 2011, he is Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Feingold is also Director of Theology for the Association of Hebrew Catholics.

Rachel Ferguson, PhD
Concordia Chicago, Advisory Board
Rachel Ferguson is a professor of business ethics, assistant dean of the College of Business, and director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago. She is a board member for LOVEtheLOU, a neighborhood stabilization ministry in North St. Louis; the Freedom Center of Missouri; and ReThink315. She is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Religion, Culture & Democracy. In addition, Rachel coordinates the Classical Liberal Network, a collection of liberty-oriented faculty across the nation, which aims to engage with constitutional law and economics at the faculty, undergraduate, and high school levels. She co-wrote Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America (May 2022) with historian Marcus Witcher. Dr. Ferguson received her B.A. in philosophy from Lindenwood University and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Saint Louis University.
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James Fowlkes-Comninellis, MTS
Archdiocese of St. Louis, Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
James Fowlkes-Comninellis was raised in a missionary family serving with the Southern Baptist Missions Board in Angola, Africa. He has an Evangelical background but was also brought up with many different Christian influences including Non-denominational, Pentecostal, Greek Orthodox, and Wesleyan Methodist Christianity. James completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Medieval theology and history. He became a Byzantine Catholic as an adult and currently serves as the Director of the Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. James and his wife Tiffanie have been high-needs foster parents since 2016 and have cared for 18 children from infants to 14 years old.

Chris Gadsden, PhD
CRU, Ground Belief 
Chris Gadsden currently serves in Columbia, MO as a Speaker/Researcher with Cru City: Arts & Culture and as an adjunct instructor in the Mizzou philosophy department. He shares a home with Kristin (his wife), three of their four amazing kids, and their dog, Pascal. His passion for communicating truth, defending the faith, and bringing people closer to an encounter with God stems from his own conversion from atheism while an undergrad at Florida State University. In addition to his 25 years of campus ministry experience, Chris earned an MA in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) in 2003, and his PhD in Philosophy (Epistemology) from the University of Missouri in 2014. In 2017, Chris founded GroundBelief.com (currently on hiatus), a website and YouTube channel dedicated to helping people build better beliefs. His teaching experience includes philosophy, ethics and logic at Mizzou and at Heritage Academy in Columbia. Chris’ most interesting publication is a chapter in the volume, “Doctor Who and Philosophy: Regeneration Time.” He avidly follows professional soccer (Sporting KC, Barca and Watford), and loves good music of any genre.

Matthew Heckel, PhD
Heritage Classical Christian Academy, Covenant Theological Seminary, Missouri Baptist University
Dr. Matt Heckel teaches apologetics, history, and Latin at Heritage Classical Christian Academy, Reformation and Modern Church History at Covenant Theological Seminary, and various historical classes at Missouri Baptist University. His Ph.D. is in Reformation Studies from Concordia Seminary St. Louis, and he has an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is the author of His Spear Through My Side into Luther: Calvin’s Relationship to Luther’s Doctrine of the Will and the editor of the forthcoming The Grace Debates: Turning Points in the History of the Doctrine of Grace. He has been published in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Presbyterion, Church History, Integritè, and contributed to the T & T Clark Companion to Reformation Theology. Matt and his wife Tammy have three children and worship at Chesterfield Presbyterian Church where Matt regularly teaches Sunday School. He enjoys following Cardinal baseball, attending Christian rock concerts, and is always up for a round of golf or wetting a line.

Kylie Higgins
Student Liaison
My name is Kylie! I am currently studying to become a Pediatric Physical Therapist and also work as a teller at a local credit union. I am very passionate when it comes to Christian apologetics and philosophy because this is how, in large part, I met Jesus. I once considered myself Agnostic but through my own research, through apologetics training with local speakers and professors, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, I’m now a Christian! This is why I’m so excited about the mission and ministry of ReThink315! I hope to help other students learn what I learned and experience what I experienced.

Nicole Hollmann
Nicole Hollmann grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Mizzou after studying Hospitality Management and Business. Nicole grew up around the pro-life movement. Because her mom was a volunteer at the local pregnancy resource center, she grew up around a culture that valued and supported life. She has carried on this mission in her own life as she has volunteered with several pro-life organizations, was a sidewalk counseling intern at Coalition for Life, and was a member of her Mizzou Students for Life club. Nicole still resides in St. Louis, Missouri, and serves the Pro-Life Generation as Students for Life’s Missouri & Arkansas Regional Coordinator. This includes serving the students of these states to empower pro-life leaders, mobilize and equip pro-life activists, educate and speak on the tragedy of abortion, and increase awareness of life-affirming alternatives.

Kyle Keating, MDIV
Providence Classical Christian Academy
Kyle Keating  teaches history, theology and apologetics and serves as Dean at Providence Classical Christian Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. He has been a Ruling Elder in the PCA since 2014 and served on the PCA’s Ad Interim Committee on Human Sexuality. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his M.Div. from Covenant Theology Seminary. He regularly teaches about Christian ethics and apologetics at local churches, schools, and college campuses and has written for the Christian Research Journal, Mere Orthodoxy, and Christ and Pop Culture. He and his wife have a daughter and a son. Together they enjoy reading, traveling, watching sports, and playing board games. 

Greg Koukl
Stand To Reason
Greg founded Stand to Reason in 1993 and currently serves as President. He has spoken on more than 90 university campuses both in the U.S. and abroad and has hosted his own call-in radio show for over 30 years, advocating for “Christianity worth thinking about.” He has debated atheist Michael Shermer on national radio and Deepak Chopra on national television. An award-winning writer and best-selling author, Greg has written seven books, including Street Smarts—Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges, The Story of Reality—How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between; Tactics—A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions, and Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Greg has been featured on Focus on the Family radio and has been interviewed for CBN and the BBC. He’s been quoted in Christianity Today, the U.S. News & World Report, and the L.A. Times. Greg received his Masters in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, graduating with high honors, and his Masters in Christian Apologetics with honors from Simon Greenleaf University. He is an adjunct professor in Christian apologetics at Biola University. 

Randy Larson, JD, LLM, CFP
Randy served on the Board of ReThink315 from 2020-2023 and was a pivotal member of our strategic start up team. We appreciate his practical and prayerful service to this ministry. Randy graduated from Biola University in California in 2004 with his Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. After he received his Master of Arts in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Biola in 2007, he and his wife moved from California to the Midwest. Randy earned his J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation from Washington University in St. Louis. Randy is a Certified Financial Planner® as well as a Missouri-licensed attorney. In addition to co-founding 25, he founded The Larson Law Firm, LLC, practicing in the areas of estate planning, business law, and asset protection for physicians and dentists. When Randy is not playing with his five children or going on a date night with his wife, he enjoys riding his dirt bike and studying theology and philosophy. Randy and his wife also serve as youth leaders at his Church in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Chris Lee
Chris is currently working on his MDiv on the Apologetics track at Covenant Seminary with plans of pursuing a Ph.D. in Christian Leadership. Chris has a passion for conversation, writing, and witnessing to Christians and Non-Christians, sharing the Gospel lovingly and respectfully. Before his seminary calling, Chris worked as an executive chef for 30+ years in the restaurant industry. In his career, he has opened some of St. Louis’ finest restaurants, 2x Taste of St. Louis winner, educator, entrepreneur, and consultant. A severe motorcycle accident in 2016 changed his career path. Although he has retired from the culinary industry, he still serves as a consultant to Bunge North America. Chris serves as a licensed minister with the Christian Crusaders MC, a 40+-year-old ministry that evangelizes to the hard-core biker. Chris lives in Webster Groves with his wife Sandra and their two boxer dogs, Brutus and Naomi.

David Lee, PhD
Missouri Baptist University
Dr. David Lee is a professor of biology and earth science at Missouri Baptist University. Dr. Lee holds degrees in geology, paleontology, biology,  and education. His goal is to help students become life-long learners who study nature in order to better know God, love their neighbor, and steward Creation. He is also a founding host of Popcorn Theology – a podcast and YouTube channel that explores movies and TV shows from a biblical worldview.

Amanda Lennon, MA
Art Encounters
Amanda holds her Master of Arts in Educational Ministries from Covenant Theological Seminary, and Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature from Asbury University (Art History, minor). She has worked in creative arts ministry in the local church, completed an internship at the St. Louis Art Museum (Interpretation & Engagement), and most recently co-created the Art Encounter experience alongside her dear friend and colleague Melissa McKinney. Amanda draws on her training in biblical-theological reflection and the teaching-learning process, years of relational youth & young adult ministry experience, and lifelong love of engaging with art as she leads others toward creative, meaningful learning with Jesus. Amanda lives locally in St. Louis with husband Joe and two (soon to be three!) young children.

Emily McCarty, PhD
Emily McCarty, having completed her dissertation on God’s love and the problem of evil, now serves as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Samford University. She has also taught at St. Louis University and Hope College. She also studies the philosophical debates concerning God’s existence and the veracity of the Christian faith. When she isn’t thinking about theistic arguments, Emily likes to spend time outdoors and to grab a cup of coffee with a friend.

Michael McClymond, MA, PhD
Saint Louis University, Advisory Board
Michael McClymond is Professor of Modern Christianity at Saint Louis University. He was educated at Northwestern University (B.A.), Yale University (M.Div.), and the University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.), and has held teaching or research appointments at Wheaton College (IL), Westmont College, the University of California–San Diego, Emory University, Yale University, and University of Birmingham (UK).  He has written or edited ten volumes on Christian theology, comparative religions, and biblical studies, including Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth (2004) and—co-written with Gerald McDermott—The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (2012). This last was chosen from more than 400 titles as Theology/Ethics Book of the Year by Christianity Today magazine.  This work on Jonathan Edwards has been translated in its entirety into Korean, and is being translated into Portuguese.  McClymond edited the Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America, 2 vols. (2007), and co-edited—with the late Lamin Sanneh of Yale University—the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to World Christianity (2016).  He has done field investigation of Pentecostalism in Mozambique and in Brazil. In 2012, he was Senior Scholar-in-Residence at the Overseas Ministries Study Center.  His latest work is The Devil’s Redemption: A New History and Interpretation of the Christian Debate Over Universal Salvation, 2 vols. (2018), which won the Academic Theology Book of the Year Award from The Gospel Coalition and was chosen by the American Library Association as an Outstanding Academic Title.  He served as Co-Chair of both the Evangelical Studies Group and the Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements Group in the American Academy of Religion (AAR).  An Anglican layman, McClymond has been a leader in Global Day of Prayer, Habitat for Humanity, and Stepping Into the Light (a substance abuse recovery ministry in St. Louis).  His daughter, Sarah, graduated from college in 2020, and is an artist who lives in Seattle.

Sean McDowell, PhD
Biola University 
Michael Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview.

Melissa McKinney, MA, MDIV
Art Encounters
Melissa holds two degrees from Covenant Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Arts in Educational Ministry. She is also certified in Spiritual Direction through Lipscomb University, and is establishing her practice as a Spiritual Director. She is passionate about creating space for people to slow down and notice God’s presence in their lives so that they can experience his attunement to them and grow in their attachment with him. Out of her love for all things hospitality and beauty, Melissa has partnered with her dear friend and colleague Amanda Lennon to create the Art Encounter experience, an expanded communal practice of Visio Divina. With a robust training in theological reflection and spiritual formation, and over 13 years of hands-on ministry experience, Melissa creates gentle learning spaces with a skillful hand and an earnest, genuine heart that helps to put others at ease and receive from Jesus. You can find out more about her Spiritual Direction and her practice on her website: www.melissa-mckinney.com

Joe “J.R.” Miller, PhD
Center for Cultural Apologetics
Dr. Joe “J.R.” Miller has more than a decade of experience in teaching and 20+ years of pastoral ministry supported by a diverse educational background spanning six academic degrees in science, theology, philosophy, and ethics. He is the Co-Founder of the Center for Cultural Apologetics and works with college students as a Campus Director for Ratio Christi. Joe teaches at several colleges and universities, is a Visiting Scholar and Fellow with Reasons to Believe, and serves on the Academic Advisory Council for the Center for Biblical Unity. He is a contributing writer for several online outlets and has authored multiple books on church history, biblical theology, and leadership. Joe and his wife Suzanne enjoy life with their 3 sons in San Diego, CA.

Stephen Moss, MDIV
CrossRoads Counseling Centers
Stephen is passionate about caring for and discipling Christians who experience same-sex attraction and the work of helping younger Christians to find the Bible’s sexual ethic not only to be true, but also good and beautiful. He is currently the Office Administrator for CrossRoads Counseling Centers in Creve Coeur, and he was recently ordained as a Deacon in the PCA. He holds his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication from Samford University, and his M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary. He and his wife are expecting their first child later this year, and they enjoy taking walks in Tower Grove Park, enjoying the local food scene, and cheering on St. Louis City SC to victory. They are members of Crossroads Presbyterian Fellowship in Maplewood.

Benjamin Parviz, PhD(c)
St. Louis University, Lewis and Clark Community College
Benjamin Parviz is a philosopher and ethicist who works primarily in the field of bioethics. His research focuses on hope and despair in healthcare contexts. His work primarily draws upon Gabriel Marcel and the Christian tradition in order to examine topics such as physician-assisted suicide, transhumanism, medical decision making, and preparation to die well. Ben is a PhD candidate at Saint Louis University studying Philosophy & Bioethics in the departments of philosophy and health care ethics, where he also teaches undergraduate courses in health care ethics, philosophy, and theology. He holds a B.A. in Theology from Concordia University Chicago, an M.A. in Theological Studies from Saint Louis University, and an M.A. in Philosophy from University of Missouri – St. Louis. Formerly, he taught theology at Lutheran High School in St. Peters, Missouri. He resides in the Dogtown neighborhood of St. Louis with his wife and children.

Nancy Pearcey, PhD
Houston Baptist University
Heralded as “America’s preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual” (The Economist), Nancy Pearcey is author of soon-to-be-published (January 2, 2018) Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality, Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, which won a 2005 ECPA Gold Medallion Award, and How Now Shall We Live? (coauthored by Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson), which won a 2000 ECPA Gold Medallion Award, in addition to other works. Pearcey has been a visiting scholar at Biola University’s Torrey Honors Institute, professor of worldview studies at Cairn University, and Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute. Currently she is professor of apologetics and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, a fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, and editor at large of The Pearcey Report. Pearcey has addressed staffers on Capitol Hill and at the White House; actors and screenwriters in Hollywood; scientists at Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories; artists at the International Arts Movement; students and faculty at universities such as Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, USC, UGA, and St. John’s College; and educational and activist groups, including the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Pearcey has published 100+ articles in outlets such as the Washington Post, the Washington Times, First Things, American Thinker, Human Events, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, World, Human Life Review, American Enterprise, The Daily Caller, and Regent University Law Review. She has served as an editorial board member of Salem Communications and a commentator on Public Square Radio, and she has appeared on radio and television, including Fox & Friends, NPR, and C-SPAN. Formerly an agnostic, Pearcey studied in Heidelberg, Germany, in the early 1970s, and in Switzerland at L’Abri Fellowship under Francis Schaeffer. She earned a BA from Iowa State University, an MA from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pursued graduate work in history of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto.

Fazale “Fuz” Rana, PhD
Reasons To Believe
Formerly a senior scientist in research and development at Procter & Gamble, Fuz graduated with highest honors from West Virginia State College (now University) with a BS in chemistry and went on to earn a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University, where he was twice awarded the Donald Clippinger Research Award. He pursued postdoctoral studies in the biophysics of cell membranes at the Universities of Virginia and Georgia. Several articles by Fuz have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals – such as Biochemistry, Applied Spectroscopy, FEBS Letters, Journal of Microbiological Methods and Journal of Chemical Education – and he has delivered numerous presentations at international scientific meetings. He also holds two patents, authored a chapter on molecular convergence and intelligent design for The Nature of Nature, and co-wrote a chapter on antimicrobial peptides for Biological and Synthetic Membranes. Biochemist Fazale (Fuz) Rana writes and speaks extensively about evidence for creation emerging from biochemistry, genetics, human origins, and synthetic biology. As vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons to Believe (RTB), he is dedicated to communicating to skeptics and believers alike the powerful scientific case for God’s existence and the Bible’s reliability. Fuz lives in Southern California with his wife Amy. They have five children.

John Richardson, MDIV
First Free 
John Richardson, Executive Pastor of Discipleship, served as a pastor to churches in Illinois and Missouri for seventeen years before becoming a mediator and pastoral counselor at Live at Peace Ministries in St. Louis. While working at Live at Peace for five years, John also served as a pastor in Owensville, MO on a part-time basis. He started attending First Free in 2008 and joined the staff in 2011. He oversees Care, Outreach, Discipleship Communities, Men’s Ministry, and Women’s Ministry. John has a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary and a B.A. from Fort Wayne Bible College. He is a Certified Christian Conciliator with the Institute of Christian Conciliation and serves on the board of directors for the Association of Missouri Mediators.

Shane Rosenthal, MA
The Humble Skeptic
Shane Rosenthal is the founder and host of The Humble Skeptic podcast, and the co-host of Faith Lab. He was one of the original creators of the White Horse Inn radio broadcast, which he produced for close to 30 years and hosted from 2019-2021. Shane was a contributing author for the book Defending the Faith: Essays on Apologetics and has written articles for The Federalist, TableTalk, Modern Reformation, Core Christianity, and more. He is a graduate of Cal-State Fullerton and Westminster Seminary California, and you can find him online at humbleskeptic.com.

Marcus Ross, PhD
Ross received his B.S. in Earth Science from Pennsylvania State University, his M.S. in Paleontology from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and his Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of Rhode Island. He is an Assistant Professor of Geology in the Biology/Chemistry Department at Liberty University, where he is also the Assistant Director of the Center for Creation Studies. As a graduate student, Ross was a fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Ross, along with Fred Heeren (an old Earth creationist), attended the Kunming conference in China with grants from the Institute. The conference was notable for being secretly funded by the Discovery Institute in an attempt to gain scientific legitimacy for intelligent design. In 2007, Ross was featured in a report on creationism. Ross “believes that the Bible is a literally true account of the creation of the universe and that the earth is at most 10,000 years old.” This is in contrast to his previous position as reflected when he earned his Ph.D. in geosciences from University of Rhode Island with a dissertation about “the abundance and spread of mosasaurs, marine reptiles that, as he wrote, vanished at the end of the Cretaceous era about 65 million years ago.” Ross has been criticized by some for taking this academic route, but Ross claims that it only firmed his belief in young earth creationism and has enabled him to find academic ground upon which to base the argument for his scientific credentials. In 2011, Steven Newton’s cover story in Earth discussed Ross using minor appearances at academic conferences, where he uses standard science, as a way to bolster claims that creationists challenge mainstream geological consensus when they are not presenting young Earth creationism at the conferences. Newton wrote, that Ross said that “he thought in a ‘framework’ of standard science; but for a creationist audience, he said, he used a creationist framework. Ross was a cast member in the 2017 documentary film Is Genesis History?, where he and the other cast members argued in favor of and presented evidence for a young Earth.

Mark P. Ryan, MA, MDIV
Sage Christianity, Calvin Seminary, Missional Training Center, Advisory Board
Mark spent numerous years working with L’Abri Fellowship in Boston and Vancouver, ministering to people investigating the truth claims of the Bible.  Currently, he serves as Sage Christianity’s executive director, an adjunct professor of religion and culture at Covenant Seminary, and an associate professor of congregational theology and cultural apologetics at Calvin Seminary and the Missional Training Center. Mark has been married to Terri since 1996; they have three children and live in St. Louis.

Nate Salah, PhD
A Call To Leadership
Dr. Nate Salah is an award-winning educator and life-long entrepreneur. Founding his first business in retail sales at 17 and first corporation in tax accounting at 22, Nate later founded wholly-owned and ownership interests in a conglomerate of industries including business accounting, commercial and residential real estate, construction, wholesale distribution, multi-state retail sales, mortgage lending, concept food services, and digital marketing. Academically, Nate dropped out of college at age 21, yet resumed several years later earning a Bachelor, MBA, and Ph.D., writing his dissertation on the Visionary Leadership of Iconic American Entrepreneurs. Nate is a faculty member at Missouri Baptist University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students a variety of business courses in the subjects of Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership. Nate is honored to be the recipient of Concordia University’s 2014 St. Louis Center Master Teacher of the Year Award and the 2017 Batterman School of Business Master of Science Organizational Leadership & Administration Faculty of the Year Award.

Cordell Schulten, MA, JD
Advisory Board
Cordell is a former member of the faculty of Missouri Baptist University having taught there since 1995. Prior to this role, he served as the Dean of Students at Valor International Scholars in Anseong, Korea. He has also served as a guest lecturer at L’Abri Fellowship in Korea, a teacher at Heritage Classical Christian Academy and as the English Ministry pastor at the Korean Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, Missouri.  From 2009 through 2014, Cordell taught American Law at Handong Global University in Pohang, Korea. He has also previously taught at both Missouri Baptist University and Fontbonne University in St. Louis. Before teaching, he practiced law for ten years. Cordell earned his MA in Theological Studies from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2004 and his JD from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1986. He has also studied Theology & Culture at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Cordell and his wife Sandy have been married for nearly 50 years. They have four grown children and five grandchildren. 

Evan Seabaugh
RS&H, Consulting
Currently I am applying my lifelong interest in electronics as an Airfield Electrical Engineering Associate with RS&H, where my efforts help increase the quality of life for others while deepening my knowledge and experience. I’m an Alumni of Missouri University of Science and Technology. I majored In Electrical Engineering while also completing a minor in Computer Engineering. I was involved in many extracurricular activities outside of my degree including the Mars Rover student design team, the formula SAE team, and IEEE campus chapter.

Jeannie Seabaugh
Mercer, Board of Directors
Jeannie is a graduate of St Louis University in Biochemistry where she initially worked as a Co-op and then employee at Sigma Aldrich. She was part of the start-up Food and Drug division, now known as Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals, SAFC. Coming to Christ as a college student makes her passionate about reaching young adults in answering tough questions, in helping them prepare to give a reason for their faith, and discussing the complementary relationship between God and science, as a point of strengthening their faith. She serves as a youth leader in her church and has volunteered with inner-city tutoring. Both of her kids are in college, one married and in graduate school. As an example that God’s plan is an unknown adventure, she now serves as an Owner, Analyst and Managing Member at Convergent Wealth Management.

JJ Simon
Camp Chaperone
JJ Simon has been involved in Christian ministry alongside Jeremy Smith since 2017. With a passion for apologetics and a commitment to learning, JJ dedicates himself to defending and sharing his faith. He works in real estate acquisitions by day. JJ’s love for travel has taken him around the globe, enriching his experiences and perspectives. In his free time, he enjoys board games, music, and casual sports.

Andrew D. Shaw, PhD
Westminster Christian Academy
Andrew D. Shaw Ph.D. is a high school science teacher at Westminster Christian Academy in St. Louis, Missouri, and the chair of the science and engineering department. His teaching assignment includes advanced chemistry and physics, but he has also taught advanced biology, earth science, forensic science, and astronomy. His passion is studying and teaching the relationship between the Christian Faith and Science. Dr. Shaw is a graduate of Covenant College (BS in Physics), University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (MA in Science Education) and University of Missouri-St. Louis (Ph.D. in philosophy of science education). His research experience includes 12 summers at the Idaho National Engineering Lab where he primarily studied the detection of chemical weapons with a mass spectrometer.

Carlos Smith, PhD
Refresh Church
Carlos Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Indiana University-Fort Wayne, a master of divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing his PhD at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since 2018, Smith has been serving as the lead pastor at Refresh Community Church (Formerly The Journey Church – Hanley Road Campus) in St. Louis, MO. Prior to serving at Refresh Community Church, Smith served at First Baptist Church of Chesterfield beginning in 2010, where he oversaw the Pre-K through young adult Christian education program at the church, in addition to working directly with high school students and young adults in various ministries.

Jeremy R. Smith
ReThink315 Founder, Executive Director
Jeremy Smith is the Founder and Executive Director of ReThink315, an apologetics ministry based in Saint Louis, Missouri, dedicated to helping teens and young adults explore, affirm, and share the Christian faith. After a life-changing encounter with Jesus at age 17, Jeremy devoted his life to helping both Christians and skeptics thoughtfully examine what they believe, why they believe it, and why it matters. In addition to leading ReThink315, Jeremy speaks regularly at churches, schools, and conferences and hosts A Word Back, a podcast exploring faith and culture through conversations with expert guests. He also provides consulting services for faith-based nonprofits and chaplaincy support for business owners and corporate leaders. Jeremy studied apologetics, evangelism, theology, and philosophy at Biola University in La Mirada, California, and Covenant Theological Seminary in Saint Louis, Missouri. With more than 25 years of experience in sales, consulting, and ministry, he brings a well-rounded perspective to his leadership, teaching, and mentoring work.

Chrissy P. Stergos, MAC, LPC
A Seat at the Table, Crossroads Counseling Centers
Chrissy has a broad array of experiences which have uniquely equipped her to shepherd young people in difficult situations. She earned a Master’s of Arts in Counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary and has 20+ years of experience working with a wide variety of individuals, first at a local church and currently as a Licensed Professional Counselor with Crossroads Counseling Centers. Chrissy Stergos is also the co-founder of A Seat at the Table. Chrissy has worked with under-resourced youth, teens in crisis and survivors of human trafficking (adults and minors). Her counseling practice currently consists of individuals, couples, and families in a wide variety of circumstances and stages of life. Her life-long affinity toward counseling and her years of experience have given shape to a broad foundation of understanding and knowledge. Married 46 years, Chrissy and Bob have four biological sons and have fostered numerous other young men who’ve become family. She teaches regularly, writes occasionally and mentors always.

Jannique Stewart
Jannique is a graduate of Greenville University with a Bachelors in Speech Communication and Journalism. In 2007, Jannique joined First Care Family Resources, the largest faith-based Pregnancy Clinics in South Florida, as their sexual integrity and pro-life speaker. She was later promoted to Director of her own Pregnancy Clinic in Boca Raton, South Florida, near Florida Atlantic University, where she led a large team of women to provide counseling and ultrasounds to women faced with unplanned pregnancies. Jannique founded her own ministry, Love Protects in 2011, a ministry focused on sexuality integrity, human trafficking, and natural marriage and sexuality. That same year Jannique joined the professional speaking team of the Life Training Institute as a full-time pro-life apologist and speaker training thousands of young adults across the country to make a logical and reasoned defense for the humanity and value of the Preborn. Jannique is an active Board member of Faith 2 Action which wrote and successfully passed the Heartbeat Bill in eight states. She speaks annually to over 50,000 young adults in the United States and over 15,000 young adults in South America and Europe. Her unique pro-life apologetics style has led to invitations to debate or give speeches on the national college circuit tour such as Cornell and Yale Universities, Texas A&M, the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, and many others.

John Stobbs CPA/PFS, MBA
Board of Directors
Enjoyed a 44 year career of increasingly more responsible positions in Public Accounting, Finance and Academia which culminated as a principal in an RIA firm, I recently retired to devote more time to facilitate several mens’ small groups, be available to participate in service projects and now serve on the Board of, Rethink 3:15. Called to Christ at 33 and to become a Disciple at 35; I’m a father of 3 sons and 7 grandchildren: God has richly blessed me .

S. Joshua Swamidass, MD, PhD
Peaceful Science
S. Joshua Swamidass is an American computational biologist, physician, academic and author. He is an Associate Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, and a Faculty Lead of Translational Bioinformatics in the Institute for Informatics at Washington University in Saint Louis. He focuses his research on applications of statistical machine learning and decision theory in the context of chemical biology and medicine. He has also worked on drug discovery, drug metabolism, and translational research. Swamidass is the founder of “Peaceful Science,” where he writes regarding the advancement of the civic practice of science. He also serves as an Associate Editor for BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. He is the author of a book entitled The Genealogical Adam and Eve.

Marco van Raalten
St. Paul’s Evangelical Free Church
Marco van Raalten was born and raised in Holland, Europe. At the age of 19 he left his country as a missionary and pastor. He has served in Asia, Africa, Europe, Central America, and North America. Prior to moving to St. Louis, he spent 17 years in Farmington, MO serving in youth ministry. He now serves on staff with St. Paul Evangelical Church as a ‘City Missionary’ – serving in bringing the body of Christ closer together in the St. Louis Metro area for the purpose of spiritual renewal and missional community impact.

George Vicari
Reasons to Believe (STL Chapter)
George became an Evangelical Christian in 1984 while obtaining his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ever since that moment, he has been fascinated with how closely God’s “Book of Nature” accords with His book of Scripture. After earning an MS in Information Technology, an MA in Military Operational Art, and an MA in Christian Apologetics (Science and Religion), George retired from 20 years as an Air Force officer, 13 years as a government contractor (Systems Engineer and Systems Analyst), and 7 years as an adjunct instructor (electrical engineering courses at McKendree University and Southwestern Illinois College) to serve the Lord full-time. Assisting with ReThink315 retreats is part of that goal. George and his wife reside outside of Scott AFB, IL, twenty minutes east of St Louis, where he serves as deacon at a Christian and Missionary Alliance church (same denomination as A. W. Tozer). George is also the president of RTB’s St Louis Chapter (Reasons.org) and an instructor for the “Critical Thinking Skills” and “Evangelism in a Scientific Context” courses at Reasons Institute, so presenting evidences for Christianity is a true love of his. He prays for the success of each student at the ReThink315 retreat as we learn together how to worship God with all of our mind (Luke 10:27).

Kari Waterman
Student Liaison, Prayer Coordinator
My name is Kari Waterman. I work full-time as a Customer Service Representative. I have been leading and serving students in various capacities since 2016. I’ve been a student leader and small group leader at a local apologetics summer camp and a head volleyball coach for St. Louis Crossfire and the St. Louis Panthers. In each leadership position, my biggest takeaways have always been the value of patience and the power of prayer. I am a member of Hope Church in Berkeley, MO. When I’m not working, I can be found playing volleyball at church or off on a hike. I am looking forward to serving parents and students with ReThink315! 

Jason Wilkins, MDIV, PI
Jason Wilkins, a St. Louis native and lifelong Cardinal fan, is a graduate of Westminster Christian Academy and Mizzou. He also holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. For 10+ years Jason taught worldviews to High School Seniors at Westminster Christian Academy. Although Jason has an observable passion for God’s word and for seeing the saints (young and old) brought to maturity in Christ, he is best known for his starring role as the private investigator, Thomas Magnum, in the hit television series, Magnum PI. 

Daniel Wilson, PhD
Brookes Bible College, Grace Baptist Church
Dr. Wilson grew up in the foothills of the Ozarks outside a small town in Arkansas named Siloam Springs. He attended the University of Arkansas where he studied Animal Science. Afterward, he attended seminary at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning an MDiv with languages and then a PhD in Church History/Theology, in which his primary discipline of study was the patristic era. His dissertation is currently published by Westbow Press under the title “Deification and the Rule of Faith.” Upon finishing his doctoral work, he began pastoring in North Carolina, where he ministered for seven years, until he came to the St. Louis area to serve at Grace Baptist Church in Granite City, a ministry at which he has served for over twelve years. He started teaching at Brookes Bible College as an adjunct professor in 2015, and he took the position of Academic Dean in the summer of 2024. Dr. Wilson is married to Ginny, and they have three teenage daughters (Lydia, Charis, and Abigail).

Ken Wolgemuth, PhD
Ken Wolgemuth founded Solid Rock Lectures to communicate the wonder of God’s handiwork in geology. He has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wheaton College, a PhD in geochemistry from Columbia University, and a 40-year career in the petroleum industry. He was drawn into Christian worldview apologetics two decades ago, becoming a Colson Fellow, and accepted as a Fellow in the American Scientific Affiliation. He has given numerous lectures about creation, and co-authored a 2018 paper on radiocarbon dating, published in ASA’s Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. He is a contributing author to the ground-breaking book written expressly for the church, The Grand Canyon, Monument to an Ancient Earth: Can Noah’s Flood Explain the Grand Canyon? Over the last three years, he has given talks to homeschool conventions for Oklahoma, Iowa, and the Charlotte Mason Institute, along with Classical Conversations for high school seniors.

Conway Wong
Reasonable Faith (STL Chapter)
Conway Wong is the St. Louis Chapter Director of the global web ministry Reasonable Faith. He received a certification in apologetics through Dr. William Lane Craig and is also certified through Dr. Frank Turek’s Cross-Examined Instructor Academy. Conway’s formal education is in Aerospace Engineering (B.S.E., Arizona State University) and Philosophy (B.A., University of Missouri St. Louis) with graduate coursework in Philosophy. He has given apologetic presentations on several topics to various St. Louis area-based churches and groups including: Washington University Ratio Christi, West County Assembly of God, First Baptist of Arnold, Faith Ascent Ministries, and the St. Louis Chapters of Reasons to Believe and Reasonable Faith. He is also a software engineer working for a variety of defense related projects for Boeing including the C-17 Weapons System Trainer, F-15 Mission Systems, MQ-25 Unmanned Aircraft System, and F/A-18 Mission Systems. Conway is also the head martial arts instructor for Shuri-Ryu Karate of St. Louis. He is a member and elder of St. Paul’s Evangelical Free Church.

Letitia Wong
Reasonable Faith (STL Chapter)
Letitia Wong is a native of Phoenix, AZ, a child of immigrants and a first generation American born citizen. Letitia grew up in a diverse, lower-to-middle income neighborhood and attended public school from K-12 and graduated with honors. Letitia holds a BS in Health Sciences from Purdue University and has spoken at various faith-based groups such as Concerned Women for America, Faith Ascent Ministries, and Reasonable Faith. She is a wife, a mother, and a strong public advocate for the Christian faith with an emphasis in education for life-affirming ethics and policies. Letitia has lived in St. Louis, Missouri since 2000 and is today the President of the Missouri state chapter of the Frederick Douglass Foundation.