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ACSI Continuing Education Units (CEU)

The ICR School of Biblical Apologetics offers periodic ACSI-accredited CEU in-service opportunities for ACSI teachers and administrators. Now you can obtain continuing education credit from an organization dedicated to upholding the authority and accuracy of God’s Word. Not only that, you’ll receive biblical and apologetics training that will aid you as you minister to students and colleagues.

The next available classes will be:

Grand Canyon Wildlife & Creation Ecology:

Providential Biodiversity in Grand Canyon & the Colorado River

(ICR-SOBA's Back to Genesis lecture series #ACSI-2023-54261)
  • Dates: May 9 & 16, 2024 (2 Thursdays)
  • Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.  (6.0 classroom hours)
  • Location: Institute for Creation Research, 1806 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229 (Classroom A)
  • Credit: Attending both sessions = 1.0 ACSI-approved CEU (Bible or Educational/Professional)

Overview

God diversely displays His glorious genius and caring providence in the multi-faceted Grand Canyon ecosystem (including the Colorado River that runs through the Grand Canyon), focusing mostly on its representative wildlife, from a Biblical creation perspective.  These topical studies are presented with the intent of blending the authoritative information given in Scripture (e.g., Psalam 104:11-18; Psalm 148:7-10; Psalm 150:6; Leviticus 11:20-21; Job 38:40 - 39:28; Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 48:28; Obadiah 1:4) with the corroborative facts learned via relevant science.  With insights from relevant Scriptures, this course looks at the wonderfully designed anatomies, physiologies, and behaviors of these very different animals, as they each display God's careful wisdom and providential care.

In the Providential history portion of this program, review of Bible passages and big-picture history examples will illustrate the importance of the Genesis Mandate (Genesis 9:1-7) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

Cost

$30.00 if attended for CEU credit (6 hours of instruction for 1.0 CEU). Please check in for each session in order to receive your certificate.

For more information, email msmith@icr.edu, or call 214.615.8322.

For more information about ICR's School of Biblical Apologetics, visit  www.icr.edu.

For more information about the Association of Christian Schools International, visit  www.acsi.org.

 

 

Lightning, Lions, Goose, and Gales:

Exploring Creation Highlights in Providential History

(ICR-SOBA's Back to Genesis lecture series)
  • Dates: TBA
  • Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
  • Location: Institute for Creation Research, 1806 Royal Lane, Dallas, TX 75229 (Classroom A)
  • Credit: Attending both sessions = 1.0 ACSI-approved CEU (Bible or Educational/Professional)
  • Instructor: Dr. James J.S. Johnson (ICR-SOBA, ACSI-credentialed CEU provider 2153)

Overview

This course blends Bible exposition, creation science, and Providential history and explores various examples of how God diversely and gloriously works in Providential history, including events in Biblical history and church history (e.g., A.D1500s & A.D.1600s), as God sovereignly rules and providentially interacts with peoples in various lands (Acts 17:26; Isaiah 55:10-11), including displays of His careful and caring provision of natural forces (e.g., lightning, gale-force winds, fog, etc.) in providential ways, in support of God’s Genesis Mandate (Genesis 9:1-7) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). In the Providential history part of this program examples of God’s providence will be reviewed, especially historic persons and events contributing to the preservation and transmission of the Holy Bible, including gits translation and distribution, to the “uttermost parts of the earth,” with several illustrations from the AD1500s and AD1600s.  In the creation highlights part of this program includes information about how lightning, thunder, and stormy winds are vital to Earth’s weather systems, as well as information about how animals (such as lions, geese, swans, doves, etc.).  These topical studies are presented with the intent of blending the authoritative information given in Scripture with the corroborative facts learned via relevant science. Genesis-based creation science and apologetics insights are analyzed (until time runs out!), linked to Biblical creation stewardship aspects of both the Genesis Mandate and Great Commission. 

The main presenter of this course is ICR’s Dr. James J. S. Johnson, whose relevant credentials include doctoral degrees in Bible and theology (ThD, DMin), plus NST certifications in geopolitical history (CNHG), international studies/geography (CNIA), and wildlife ecology (CNWE), ecology-related credentials in limnology (CWQM) and geography (MSGeog), post-doc certifications in forensic sciences (CIHE, CPEE), and specialized service (historian, Scottish Society of Dallas; historian-naturalist for 3 international cruise lines; Bicentennial Protestant Chaplain for the Nation’s Capital area, Boys Scouts of America; Rekefest Lecturer, Norwegian Society of Texas; scholar awardee, American Bible Society Award for excellence in Biblical studies and Biblical languages), etc. 

Cost

$30.00 if attended for CEU credit (6 hours of instruction for 1.0 CEU). Please check in for each session in order to receive your certificate.

For more information, email msmith@icr.edu, or call 214.615.8322.

For more information about ICR's School of Biblical Apologetics, visit  www.icr.edu.

For more information about the Association of Christian Schools International, visit  www.acsi.org.

 

How Should We Then Appreciate Creation Ecology?

  • Dates: To be determined

  • Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m

  • Location: Institute for Creation Research, 1806 Royal Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 (Classroom A)

  • Credit: 1.0 ACSI-approved CEU (Bible or Educational/Professional)

  • Instructor: Dr. James J. S. Johnson (ICR-SOBA, ACSI-credentialed CEU provider 2153)

Overview

This course’s content will contain a mix of the following ecology topics: the original and revised Genesis Mandate; God’s providential programming for biodiversity and reproductive success (and stasis); how Adam’s sin (and the Curse of entropy and death) caused creation’s condition to become “good-yet-groaning”; biogeography and climate conditions after the global Flood; how animals “fill” diverse habitats; how animals use Continuous Environmental Tracking (CET); how the sun and moon regulate activities within ecosystems and creatures on Earth; Earth’s global water and atmospheric cycles; Earth’s biochemicals and biogeochemical cycles; recognizing ecology errors (by deists and Darwinists); food dynamics; biodiversity; biome ecology; agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, and conservation; and complexity of living creatures within ecosystems.

Course Objectives

To Consider and analyze how the Scriptures are relevant to understand creation ecology; to highlight major themes in creation biology that show God’s bioengineering wisdom; and to appreciate creation science and Biblical apologetics aspects of creation ecology.

Cost

$30.00 if attended for CEU credit (6 hours of instruction for 1.0 CEU). Please check in for each session in order to receive your certificate.

For more information, email msmith@icr.edu, or call 214.615.8322.

For more information about ICR's School of Biblical Apologetics, visit  www.icr.edu.

For more information about the Association of Christian Schools International, visit  www.acsi.org.

 

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