Appendix
Appendix
Curriculums
Small Group Curriculums
Evidence for Faith 8-part Apologetics Course by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell (Download Youth Ministry: www.dymuniversity.com/store/5jW9SR5Y)
Journey: Advocates by Sean McDowell and Awana (Awana: www.awanaym.org/journey/advocates)
Cold-Case Christianity 8-week Video Curriculum by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook)
God’s Crime Scene 8-week Video Curriculum by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook)
Forensic Faith 8-week Video Curriculum by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook)
TrueU by Focus on the Family (Focus on the Family)
Big Questions: Developing a Christ-Centered Apologetic by Andy McLean, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, Sean McDowell, and Craig Hazen (LifeWay)
Christian School Curriculums
Understanding the Times High School Curriculum by Jeff Myers (David C Cook)
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist Curriculum by Frank Turek and Chuck Winter (Apologia Educational Ministries)
Deep Roots Bible Curriculum (Defendable Faith Institute, available at www.deeprootsbible.com)
Websites
Case Makers Academy (for kids ages 8–12):
Five Things Every Teenager Needs to Build a Lasting Faith by Jonathan Morrow: http://5thingseveryteenagerneeds.com
Conferences
Summit Student Conferences (www.summit.org): A life-changing twelve-day worldview training experience for students in Colorado, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.
reTHINK Apologetics Student Conferences (www
.rethinkapologetics.com): Weekend apologetics conferences featuring leading apologists and thinkers today tailored uniquely for students.
Impact 360 Immersion (www.impact360institute.org): Two-week summer worldview and apologetics experience for high school students in Pine Mountain, Georgia.
Wheatstone Academy (www.christianadulthood.org): One-week worldview experience designed to help students ask deep, meaningful questions, think Christianly about the arts and culture, and cultivate their own faith.
Maven Truth Conferences (www.maventruth.com): Weekend apologetics conferences featuring leading apologists and thinkers today tailored—much like the reTHINK conferences—uniquely for students.
Theology Resources
Bible
The Apologetics Study Bible for Students, contributions by Sean McDowell and J. Warner Wallace (Holman Bible Publishers: CSBible.com)
Books
Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson (Baker Academic)
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine by Wayne Grudem (Zondervan)
Systematic Theology: In One Volume by Norm Geisler (Bethany House Publishers)
Websites
Theopedia: www.theopedia.com
Bible Gateway: www.biblegateway.com
Apologetics Resources
Books
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook) – Kids edition for ages 8–12 also available
God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook) – Kids edition for ages 8-12 also available
Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith by J. Warner Wallace (David C Cook) – Kids edition for ages 8-12 also available
Is God Just a Human Invention? by Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow (Kregel Publications)
Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World by Sean McDowell (B&H Publishing)
Understanding Intelligent Design: Everything You Need to Know in Plain Language by William A. Dembski and Sean McDowell (Harvest House Publishers)
More Than a Carpenter by Josh D. McDowell and Sean McDowell (Tyndale)
Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell (Thomas Nelson)
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek (Crossway Books)
Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower’s Guide for the Journey by Jonathan Morrow (Kregel Publications)
The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel (Zondervan) – Student edition for ages 11–13 also available
The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel (Zondervan) – Student edition for ages 11–13 also available
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points toward God by Lee Strobel (Zondervan) – Student edition for ages 11–13 also available
Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy R. Pearcey (Baker Books)
A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle (David C Cook)
Websites
Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org
Cold-Case Christianity (J. Warner Wallace):
http://coldcasechristianity.com
BreakPoint: http://breakpoint.org
Videos
Sean McDowell YouTube Channel (at www.youtube.com)
Cold-Case Christianity YouTube Channel
(at www.youtube.com)
Reasonable Faith animated videos
(available at www.reasonablefaith.org)
Impact 360 videos
(available at www.impact360institute.org)
TAB Trip Resources
Brett Kunkle, www.maventruth.com. Brett leads a team that takes students on “immersive experiences” like the Utah and Berkeley mission trips.
Example of Spiritual Survey
This survey was first developed by Brett Kunkle from Maven (www.maventruth.com). The goal of this survey is simply to generate meaningful spiritual conversations:
Do you believe in a supreme being or higher power?
Why or why not?
What do you think he, she, or it is like, and why?
Do you believe truth exists? If so, do you think we can know truth?
Is there such a thing as objective/absolute truth?
Is there religious truth? If so, how do we find it?
Do you believe there are moral facts (right and wrong) that everyone should follow? Or do you believe that morality is relative to individuals or cultures?
Why or why not?
Do you believe in an afterlife?
Why or why not?
If yes, what do you think the afterlife is like?
Who do you believe Jesus was?
Why do you believe this about Jesus?
Where do you get most of your information about Jesus?
What do you think about Christianity?
Why do you believe this?
What has given you this impression?
Sample Theological TAB Trip Itinerary (Utah)
Day One
Meet early in the morning, pack vehicles, drive to Salt Lake City
Arrive in Salt Lake City in time for dinner
Drive to host church, meet their leadership team and unpack
Free time, debrief, review the next day’s schedule, pray, and go to bed
Day Two
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Mormon training with a local Christian apologist
Pack sack lunches and dinners
Travel to Temple Square to tour the Church Museum, Beehive House, and Visitor Center
Travel to Donut Falls to hike, eat dinner, debrief, and worship
Return to host church and go to bed
Day Three
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Pack sack lunches
Return to Temple Square to engage people in spiritual conversations and evangelize
Eat lunch in the grassy area by our cars, then return to Temple Square
Eat dinner at a local restaurant
Return to host church for Mormon training with a local Christian apologist
Debrief and share stories about the day, review tomorrow’s schedule, free time, then go to bed
Day Four
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Pack sack lunches, then drive to local Christian apologist for training
Return to Temple Square to engage people in spiritual conversations and evangelize
Return to host church for dinner
Debrief and share stories about the day, review tomorrow’s schedule, free time, then go to bed
Day Five
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Travel to Brigham Young University for lunch in the cafeteria and spiritual conversations with BYU students
Participate in door-to-door witnessing in the neighborhood around BYU
Travel to Sundance resort, eat dinner, explore the resort, and have free time
Return to host church, debrief, review tomorrow’s schedule, and go to bed
Day Six
Wake up, eat breakfast, pack sack lunches
Pack all items into cars for departure from host church
Clean the host church, leave for Manti
Eat lunch in a local park in Manti, participate in training session with local Christian apologist
Settle in with host residence in Manti, unpack the cars, then free time and dinner
Travel to Manti Temple and participate in Miracle Pageant outreach/street witnessing
Watch the Miracle Pageant, then return to host residence and go to bed
Day Seven
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, debrief the prior night’s activity
Mormon training with a local Christian apologist
Eat lunch, then free time at a local lake
Return to host house, study time
Travel to Manti Temple and participate in Miracle Pageant outreach/street witnessing
Go out to dinner with other local Christian believers
Return to host house, debrief, go to bed
Day Eight
Wake up early, pack up, load luggage into vehicles
Eat breakfast, clean the host residence, and depart for home
Arrive home after stopping for two meals
Sample Apologetics TAB Trip Itinerary (Berkeley)
Day One
Meet early in the morning, pack vehicles, drive to Berkeley
Arrive in Berkeley at host church, meet their leadership team, and unpack
Travel to Berkeley and eat dinner at a restaurant
Tour the UC Berkeley campus and pray over it
Return to host church and conduct “role-playing” scenarios
Train with a local Christian apologist
Assign topics students will present (and record) on the last day, then go to bed
Day Two
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Atheist presentation by local atheist speaker followed by student Q and A
Debrief atheist presentation
Travel to Berkeley, eat on Telegraph Avenue
Conduct spiritual surveys at Sproul Plaza on the campus of Berkeley
Return to host church, study time for student presentations, then eat dinner
Watch a video debate from William Lane Craig, then discuss and debrief
Free time, work on presentations, then go to bed
Day Three
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Attend local presentation from Unitarian Universalist pastor, then attend their church service
Eat lunch at a restaurant
Drive to Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, or Alcatraz
Conduct spiritual surveys after eating and shopping
Return to host church, free time, work on presentations, then go to bed
Day Four
Wake up, eat breakfast
Morning worship, devotional, study and solitude time
Atheist presentation by local atheist speaker followed by student Q and A
Debrief atheist presentation, eat lunch
Atheist presentation by local atheist speaker followed by student Q and A
Debrief atheist presentation, free time to work on presentations, then eat dinner
Travel to Berkeley to engage student atheist group in table discussions
Return to host church, debrief, free time, work on presentations, then go to bed
Day Five
Wake up, eat breakfast
Atheist presentation by local atheist speaker followed by student Q and A
Debrief atheist presentation, eat lunch
Travel to Berkeley, conduct spiritual surveys at Sproul Plaza on Berkeley campus
Eat dinner, return to host church, then watch student presentations on assigned topics
Debrief, worship, then go to bed
Day Six
Wake up, eat breakfast
Pack the cars, clean the host church, depart for home
Stop and eat lunch on the way home
Arrive at home in time for dinner