SPEAKER’S BIO: JAY SEEGERT
Education
I attended John Brown University, a Christian college in Arkansas to study Mechanical Engineering. Just after my junior year, I changed my major to Physics, and transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (John Brown did not offer Physics as a major). While attending UW-Whitewater, I was a member of Sigma-Pi-Sigma (National Physics Honor Society). I graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics (UW-Whitewater) and an Associates of Science degree in Engineering Technology (John Brown University).
Personal MinistryBackground
My initial interest in apologetics, especially creation science, began while attending UW-Whitewater in 1985, largely due to the fact that all of my professors were evolutionists (and some were atheists). It was there that I wrote my first paper on creation science and gave my first lecture (to the university’s Physics Club).
Over the past 25 years, I have spoken in churches (both evangelical & non-evangelical), conferences (where over 5,000 attended), secular schools, Christian schools, universities and various other venues. In addition to creation related topics, some of the other topics that I have spoken on are as follows: “The Existence of God”, “The Origin of the Bible”, “The Inspiration & Authority of the Bible”, “Alleged Errors/Contradictions of the Bible”, “Science & the Bible”, “Prophecy & the Bible”, “Jehovah’s Witnesses”, “Mormonism”, “The Deity of Christ”, “Old Testament History”, and “Witnessing & Evangelism Training”.Ministry Highlights
- 2004-2006 – Served as the President of the Creation Science Society of Milwaukee.
- 2005 – Offered a fulltime position as a national speaker with Answers In Genesis (directed by Ken Ham), but after much prayer turned it down, because of the extensive amount of time I would be away from my family.
- 2007 – Co-founded the Creation Education Center and moved into fulltime ministry, giving up my own successful computer programming business. Also awarded the prestigious “Faithful Servant Award” by the Christian Stewardship Foundation which included a grant to the Creation Education Center.
- 2008-2010 - Adjunct national speaker for Creation Ministries International.
- 2010 – Published my first book entitled “Let There Be Light” (sub-title: “Making Sense of the Creation/Evolution Controversy”)
- 2011 – Became an Ambassador for Logos Research Associates
- Currently Co-Founder and Principal Lecturer for the Creation Education Center (2007-present
- As of mid-2011, have spoken over 1,000 times in 18 different states.
Family
Wife, Amy, married 19 years. Son, Taylor (16) and daughter, Tori (14). We have been members of Spring Creek Church (Pewaukee, WI) for 14 years and are supported as national missionaries.
