Look Who's Talking

Rachel McCullough Rachel loves listening for and wrestling with deep questions about faith.  Whether these arise from those who consider themselves Christians, those on the margins of faith, those in different faiths, or those who claim no faith at all, she believes that real questions should not be considered a threat but a chance to grow and have good conversations with others. This interest in questions motivated her work as an apologist with RZIM Canada for 6 years. Her current work as a street outreach pastor at Sanctuary, a community amongst people who are poor and marginalized in downtown Toronto, is a real-life source of many more questions! She is working on her PhD at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto in the area of the theology of suffering. She and her husband Glenn currently reside in Toronto.

Dr. David Herbert, a retired elementary and secondary school history teacher, received his B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, M.A. from Wheaton College (U.S.A.), M.Div. from Heritage Theological Seminary (Canada) and M.Ed., Ed.D. from the University of Toronto. He has written: The Key to Understanding Origins: The Underlying Assumptions (1993), The Faces of Origins: A Historical Survey of the Underlying Assumptions from the Early Church to Postmodernism (2004), Eternity Before Their Eyes, Worldviews Examined: The Apostle Paul in Athens and Modern University Students (2007) and Charles Darwin's Religious Views (revised 2009) . Presently, Dr. Herbert is writing curriculum manuals for junior and senior students on critical thinking skills using the book, Charles Darwin’s Religious Views.

Cory McKenna is the founder of The Cross Current (TCC). Cory is an ordained minister, former sales executive, professional singer/songwriter, youth/young adult pastor and evangelism and discipleship pastor. He has street witnessed and open air preached in American cities such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Dallas and has lead witnessing teams in many Canadian locations as well including Toronto and Niagara Falls. Each and every week Cory leads witnessing teams to the front lines on the streets sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, praying for people and ministering to their needs. In addition to this, Cory hosts TCC Radio, a weekly outreach reality radio show that teaches God’s Word while airing interviews and testimonies he and his team have experienced while sharing their faith. Cory’s call and passion is to bring glory to God by serving the Church and imparting the blessings he and his team have experienced as they’ve sown God’s Word into the hearts of the lost. He preaches at churches, teaches at conferences and conducts witnessing workshops on a regular basis to equip believers to fulfill the Great Commission. He and his wife Dawn are both from Halifax, Nova Scotia and currently live in London with their two sons, Joshua and Caleb.

 Calvin Smith - Calvin’s interest in creation ministry, particularly as a speaker, arose primarily because of seeing its effectiveness in strengthening the faith and evangelistic efforts of those exposed to the truth of God’s Word through this type of work.

Calvin was formerly on the pastoral staff of a church in Guelph, ON, overseeing the youth and small group ministries. Through working with young people, both inside the church and with a small group at the University of Guelph, Calvin personally witnessed the devastation brought to our youth by the teaching of evolutionary rationalism. But he also saw the life-transforming effect of biblical answers that encourage people to know that God’s Word can be trusted from the very first verse.

Calvin has spoken on creation topics since 2001 at youth groups, Christian schools, churches and small groups. He has also appeared on the CTS live call-in television program ‘Nite Lite Live’ several times, speaking about the creation/evolution issue. He also co-hosts CMI’s TV show Creation Magazine Live!

Through lots of reading, Calvin has become well equipped to talk about many aspects of science and history that relate to the creation/evolution controversy. He has consistently immersed himself in creation apologetics through seminars, classes, scientific papers and hands-on opportunities to study. When asked what formal science background he has, Calvin responds, "the same as Charles Darwin. His only formal training was in Theology!"

Calvin’s hobbies include music and wrestling.

He lives in Guelph, Ontario with his wife and 3 children. 

Andre Reda -has served with Youth For Christ since 1988, he spent the first 16 years in London as a Campus Life Director. In 2004 God called him to begin a new chapter of YFC in Elgin County. He has a famous brother on tv, not quite as famous as Justin Beiber though! He loves his family, his work, singing Italian songs in the shower and most importantly teaching the Word of God to all who will listen.