Mike holds a degree in mathematics and a graduate degree in education. He has been heavily involved in creation ministry for more than twenty years, and has gained such a good reputation as a speaker, that he is often a keynoter at many meetings, including various homeschool conferences in the United States.

Before becoming involved in creation ministry, Mike was a US Marine (rising to the rank of captain) and during his career as a Marine, appeared on a widely distributed recruiting poster for the Marines. Mike's goal is to have the Marines' famous Latin motto semper fi ("always faithful") be applied to his ministry of traveling around America (and overseas) to proclaim the creation/gospel message (and thus fittingly fulfilling the Apostle Peter's command to be faithful in being "ready always to give an answer" – I Peter 3:15).

Before becoming a Marine, Mike became a US national champion in the track-and-field version of the pentathlon (in 1976). His best events were the 400 meters, javelin, long jump and 1,500 meters (almost a mile). In his professional life, Mike worked for many years in the computer field with Microsoft (yes, he has met Bill Gates).

Mike conducts dozens of layperson meetings each year, "my primary passion is to train the trainers—the teachers and pastors—to be able to defend the Christian faith, and then have them teach others. We need to be equipping more Christians to uphold their faith and to evangelize more effectively in these challenging times."

2005 Conference Topics

Strategic Evangelism

How Many Years in a Day?

One Race

Creation, Cloning and Life

2004 Conference Topics

The Origin of Life

Creation / Evolution: Does It Matter What We Believe?