Day 20 - I Speak Too!

My job description at AiG doesn't include "speaker". However, I have done some speaking as part of my profession and on the side as well. I've spoken to small classrooms of children at public schools for their career day. And I've spoken to an audience of around 800 at an Answers in Genesis Creation College. I've spoken for as little as 15 minutes, and as long as a full week (5 one-hour talks) at a summer Bible camp. Some of my talks are art related, but most have a biblical creation theme to them. And my talks are wonderfully illustrated, so I've been told!

As I was thinking about where I've spoken over the past 25 years, I colored in the states on a US map and was amazed at how it filled up. Not bad for a non-speaker! I didn't set out to be a speaker, but opportunities have come around from time to time and I've been happy to step through those open doors almost every time.

This Friday I have an opportunity to speak at the Creation Museum to about 200 Christian youth leaders on artwork related to creation and youth ministry. And the following Friday I speak to 8 classes of students at a local public school.

I do get a little nervous, but public speaking doesn't scare me, as long as I know what it is I'm going to say!