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ApologiaAcademy Teachers: Larry Blythe, ApologiaAcademy Director and Teacher  Larry was raised in a Christian home in California. He became a Christian around the age of 9, and later committed to seeking full time ministry. He studied Pastoral Theology at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in Southern California where he received his B.A. in 1982. He pastored for about 15 years as an Associate Pastor/Student Ministries (Youth Pastor). During that time, he spoke at numerous youth rallies, camps and other junior high and high school events including teaching seminars for youth pastors with Word of Life Clubs and other student ministry organizations. After years of witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and other people deceived by false religions and other aberrant groups, Larry developed a counter-cult ministry reaching many Jehovah's Witnesses for Christ. This led him to seeking out further education in the area of apologetics – defending the historical Judeo-Christian faith.Larry earned his M.A.A. (Master of Arts in Apologetics) from Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, NC in 2002. In 2003 he accepted a from the president of the Seminary to assist in starting Southern Evangelical Church, also located in Charlotte, Larry served 3 ½ years as the Assistant Pastor of Christian Education. Larry has been a regular guest speaker at the National Christian Apologetics Conference, and the Spiritual Counterfeits Conference. He was an instructor of World Religions and New Religious Movements, and Church History at Southern Evangelical Bible College. He was the Founder/Director of the Lay Institute for Biblical Studies and taught on various topics including cults, apologetics, theology, OT/NT, and social disciplines. He is one of the editors of the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics. He teaches seminars on a variety of topics at various venues. In addition to teaching subjects related to World Religions, Cults, and general apologetics (defending the historical Christian faith), Larry's seminar topics include I Don't Have Enough Faith to be An Atheist, Are the New Testament Accounts True, Do All Religions Lead to God, How To Answer a Skeptic, 10 Things Teens Can Do To Change The World, How to Refute Non-Christian Claims, and many more. For approximately 2 ½ years Larry was a regular guest on the weekly radio program The Voice of Truth. He has also been a guest on the local public access television show Giving An Answer speaking on various topics including Scientology, The DaVinci Code, and Jehovah's Witnesses. He has been a guest on radio programs both live and pre-recorded. Larry occasionally teaches classes in apologetics and World Religions in the local prison ministry. When he is not directing the new ApologiaAcademy, Larry enjoys racquetball, calling one of his three grown children, and dating his wife Jane. Larry and Jane, live in Charlotte, NC. Rusty Hughes  Rusty Hughes and his wife, Cheryl, have always homeschooled their six children. Rusty, an Indiana State certified teacher, has considerable experience teaching science courses, including chemistry and physics, in public school and private tutoring. When in public school, he developed a physics classroom that integrated computer data-gathering equipment and was one of the first teachers to incorporate using a web page for assignments. Rusty's other interests include coaching baseball, playing golf, basketball referee and making heirloom-quality furniture in his woodshop, called The Full Quiver Woodshop. Rusty is currently writing a chemistry and physics text for Apologia's Young Explorer Series and is a member of the advisory board for their local homeschool support group.Steve Rosenoff  Steve Rosenoff's love affair with science spans thirty-three years. From his humble beginnings as a veterinary assistant, through his early career in medical research, and into his final position as an international consultant in the area of absorbent products, Mr. Rosenoff's enjoyment of science and learning has never diminished. Known throughout the world for his disposable diaper designs, Mr. Rosenoff has had the privilege of sharing his knowledge with young chemists in Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. Mr. Rosenoff currently holds both a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Boise State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and History from the University of Washington. He has completed over 463 college credits, including coursework in Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Bacteriology, Serology, and Parasitology. Mr. Rosenoff, a Washington State certified teacher, is currently pursuing a Masters degree in science education.You can learn more in the months to come as we build the ApologiaAcademy Web site. |
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