Curtis Baker has been with us since day one, co-founding the ministry with Dr. Rod Butterworth in 2008. Serving as CMOTO’s president since early 2023, he is a dedicated tour guide and head of our speaking team, where he is an often requested speaker at our events. Curtis has a knack for easily engaging people and making them laugh, as well as being an encyclopedia of instantly recalled knowledge. We would (quite literally) not be where we are today without Curtis.
Sherry Baker has also been with the ministry since its beginning, faithfully serving alongside her husband, Curtis, and assisting him with various responsibilities. Along with being our Chief Administrator, she is our Event Coordinator and carefully attends to all the details that make things run smoothly. She further serves as a tour guide, where her sweet spirit, warm demeanor, and thoughtfulness create a comfortable atmosphere for our guests.
Dennis Carroll has faithfully served the ministry since 2020. He is vice president of the ministry, bookstore manager, and tour guide. His warm, engaging style is loved by our guests young and old and his amazing attention to detail keeps our bookstore operating at full capacity.
Marilyn Carroll, alongside her husband Dennis, serves as front desk greeter, bookstore clerk, and assistant manager in the bookstore. Her warm smile and servant’s heart is a witness all of its own to our guests and brings Christlike kindness and cheerfulness to their museum experience.
Ashley Coulter began volunteering in 2022. She helps host our Creation Matters podcast, as well as writing for the Social Media Team. Full of compassion, she is very passionate about spreading the Gospel message, and she loves her museum family!
Angie Dalton joined in 2024, and as one of our tour guides, she greets every guest with a friendly smile. For her, tours are a meaningful and personal way to connect with guests and share the gospel. Her passion, kindness, and dedication enrich our team.
Denton Ford has been on the team since 2015, serving as a tour guide, ministry speaker, and various other roles. Often out of the public eye, he is a skilled exhibit designer and paleoartist, with a love for stones and bones. Humble and servant-hearted, Denton is a stable encourager and knowledgeable researcher.
With the museum since 2024, Paul Johnson is a faithful and focused tour guide. Thoughtful and methodical, he doesn’t leave his tours to whim, but instead works to weave a narrative that carries guests to a desired end. We’re so thankful for what he brings to the team!
Emily Knapp has been with us since 2022. Always smiling, her cheerful spirit brightens every space she enters. She stays busy helping guests in the bookstore and assisting her husband, Preston, at ministry speaking events. We are truly grateful for the dedication and joy she brings to all she does.
Giving tours since 2018, Preston Knapp’s passion for history keeps him busy as our team’s go-to for all the historical facts. He loves the powerful ways geology points to a biblical, worldwide flood, and he further serves as a ministry speaker and podcast co-host. Preston is warm and welcoming, patient, and eager to share the amazing message of Creation and Salvation.
Debbie Prothero joined in 2019, and she loves to see guests on her tours get excited about God’s Word. Debbie is our 1 Peter 3:4 “gentle and quiet spirit.” The Lord has given her a gift for people that allows her to compassionately step into another’s shoes and share Jesus with them. Her faithful role in the internship program has been invaluable for the next generation.
Caleb Ray started with the museum in 2021, and it’s hard to see how we got along without him! He has a passion for apologetics and technology, and serves a diversity of roles on the team. Skilled with guests and loving the variety of interaction, Caleb has a plethora of gifts and talents that he brings to the Museum, and we are very grateful to have him!
Volunteering since 2023, Tayla Stoyeff enjoys interacting with the guests at the museum and putting her writing skills to work on the media team. She also assists Sherry with coordinating ministry events. She’s creative, bubbly, and very eager to jump both feet in whenever there’s a task or project to do.
Matilda Wilbanks began at the museum in 2023 as an intern. After graduating the program, she became a trusted tour guide and an outreach music team member. Matilda loves fossils and geology, but more importantly, the fact that God so perfectly preserved His trustworthy Word. A natural orator full of grace and wisdom, she loves watching people get excited about going deeper in their faith.
Jennifer Wilson began volunteering in 2024. She is passionate about sharing the foundational, science-backed truths of Scripture, our unique purpose in the image of our Creator, and the love and provision of our Savior. As a natural people person, Jennifer is wonderful with our guests, full of compassion and the love of her Savior.
Trevor Franklin began as our first intern in 2022. Going on to become a tour guide, he now shares his passion for geology, paleontology, and mineralogy with our guests who visit the museum. Trevor brings lots of entertainment and thoughtfulness to the team, keeping us on our toes and with our pondering caps close at hand.
Starting with the internship program in 2024, Leanna Kruts has since been involved in many aspects of the ministry! She loves interacting with guests at check-in and training to become a tour guide. Leanna will say she’s shy, but she excels at making new friends and providing a safe space for people. She brings so much joy to the team!
Emily Akers began as an intern in 2023. She has since graduated and become one of our dependable tour guides, where she shares her love for biology and archaeology with guests. Emily is quiet and calming to be around, full of grace and patience.
Davis Ford started his internship in 2022, and after completing the program, has continued as a trusted tour guide, sharing his passion for the Gospel and equipping others to defend their faith. Always ready with a new joke or witty pun, he keeps us laughing and puts our guests at ease, as he uses dinosaurs to point people to their Creator.
Dan Reiter’s been with us since 2023 and has contributed many skill sets to the ministry. Dan is a dedicated tour guide who shares his love for paleontology with the guests he leads through the Museum. He’s fun to work with, and always ready to jump in and help work on a project in the fossil lab. We are so blessed by Dan!
With us since 2023, Cassie Bradbury is an intern graduate with a variety of gifts. She has a passion for building others’ faith, the reliability of God’s Word, and showing youth what we have in Christ, our firm foundation in this ever-shifting culture. Witty and brilliant, kind, determined, and honest, Cassie brings so much life to the Museum!
Ben Moss started as an intern in 2023, and he has continued to bless the ministry with his gifts of working with people and providing a helping hand wherever he’s needed. Ben enjoys interacting with our guests at the front desk and is always ready to learn the latest scientific facts. He is gracious, patient, and a joy to work with.
We’ve all been asked the question. “Why does God allow evil in the world?” But there is another side to that question, a query that cannot be addressed by logic, history, or facts. It’s the heart behind the question, often a bruised heart deeply wounded by evil, loss, or betrayal.
We pay tribute to one of the fathers of the modern Creation movement. Here is a look at his life, influences, and how he contributed to the battle for Genesis.
We’ve seen a lot of popularity growth in the Flat Earth Theory, and its proponents try to tie themselves to Creationism. Here is a Christian response to these efforts.
In the previous month of Creation Matters, we examined answers to the question “How do we know Genesis (and for that matter the entire Old Testament) has been accurately preserved to our time?” In this article, we will unpack a very, very brief overview of the scientific and scholarly side of this question, touching on early manuscripts, scribal practice, and ancient witnesses to the O.T. text.
