QUANTUM DISCIPLE MINISTRIES · CERTIFICATION COURSE

An Eight-Week Certification Course — Defending the Faith in an Age of AI, Outrage, and Spin

Quantum Disciple Ministries: Christian Apologetics (Level 1)

COACH

DR. MICHAEL LITMAN, PH.D.

Master Computer Scientist

"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15, ESV). Truth has not changed, but the battlefield has: feelings now outrank facts, AI and deepfakes forge evidence, Islam makes confident claims about Jesus, and politicians of every party wrap their platforms in the cross. In eight weeks of training — with real practice, real projects, and a real exam — you will be equipped, tested, and commissioned as a beginner apologist for exactly this world.

START WEEK 1 HOW CERTIFICATION WORKS

8 weeks · about 2 hours a week · examined at Week 4 · commissioned at Week 8 · a printable Level 1 certificate at the finish

8
Weeks
2 hrs
Per week
7+1
Projects + exam
$0
Tools required

An eight-week certification course that trains adult Christians to defend the faith in today's world — two hours a week, with interactive practice on every page, a graded project most weeks, an auto-graded Certification Checkpoint at Week 4, and a capstone Defense Portfolio at Week 8. You will learn to answer "that's just your truth," make the manuscript and resurrection case in plain English, respond with gentleness and accuracy to Islam's claims about Jesus, verify claims in a world of deepfakes and AI fakes, navigate science and quantum questions without gimmicks, and keep Christ above the political fray. Free tools only; Canvas-ready; finish and print your Level 1 certificate.

— HOW CERTIFICATION WORKS

This is a training course, not just a book — the way 1 Peter 3:15 assumes every believer can be prepared. To earn your Quantum Disciple Ministries Christian Apologetics (Level 1) certificate, you follow one clear path. Everything you need is free.

  1. 01

    Eight knowledge checks

    One short quiz at the end of every week, taken right on the page. They confirm the week's certification objectives before you move on.

  2. 02

    The Week 4 Certification Checkpoint Exam

    An auto-graded exam drawn from a question pool over Weeks 1–4. An apologist should welcome being examined — that's the whole job.

  3. 03

    Six weekly projects

    A graded deliverable in Weeks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 — each scored out of 100 with its rubric printed right on the brief.

  4. 04

    The Capstone Defense Portfolio

    Your seventh and final project — Week 8's take-home: four real-world scenario responses, your polished Reason-for-Your-Hope statement, and a signed competency checklist.

  5. 05

    Your printable certificate

    Clear the Week 8 competency checklist and print your Quantum Disciple Ministries — Christian Apologetics Level 1 Certificate of Completion.

New here? Appendix A walks you through the free toolkit and the full certification path — whether you study on your own, in an eight-meeting cohort, or through Canvas.

Browse the 7 projects Appendix A · Getting set up All appendices

— SYLLABUS

Part One · Foundations & the Classical Core

Week 1
The Called Apologist: Defense as an Act of Love
What apologetics is (a reasoned, gentle defense every believer is called to) and what it is not — and an honest map of today's battlefield: feelings as evidence, algorithmic outrage, AI-forged content, and confident rival claims about Jesus.
P1The Reason for Your Hope
Week 2
Truth Still Matters: Answering "That's Just Your Truth"
What truth is, why relativism refutes itself, why sincerity and feelings can't make things true — and the two good questions that carry a conversation further than any lecture.
P2The Conversation Lab
Week 3
Can We Trust the Bible? The Case for the Text
Why the "telephone game" objection fails: the manuscript evidence, honest talk about variants, how the canon was recognized, and what archaeology can and cannot prove.
P3The Evidence Brief
Week 4
The Resurrection: The Hinge of History
The minimal-facts case for the resurrection, why the alternative theories fail, and your Certification Checkpoint Exam — because an apologist should welcome being examined.
Checkpoint week — no project; Certification Checkpoint Exam

Part Two · Today's Battlefield & Commissioning

Week 5
Who Do You Say That I Am? Answering Islam's Claims About Jesus
What the Quran actually says about Jesus — the denied crucifixion, the "corrupted" Scriptures, the misread Trinity — and how to answer with history, manuscripts, and genuine love for your Muslim neighbor.
P5The Bridge Paper
Week 6
Deepfakes, Bots, and the Digital Mission Field
AI-fabricated quotes, deepfaked evidence, outrage algorithms, and lying screenshots — and the 30-second verification habits that protect your witness, because an apologist's credibility is part of the message.
P6The Discernment Audit
Week 7
Science, Quantum, and the God Question
Retiring the warfare myth, presenting fine-tuning and the universe's beginning with honest modesty, and handling quantum mechanics without mysticism — avoiding scientism and god-of-the-gaps alike.
P7The Two Books Dialogue
Week 8
Undivided: Christ Above the Political Fray
When politicians of every party weaponize Christianity, the apologist's answer is a Christ no tribe can own — then your capstone Defense Portfolio, competency checklist, and commissioning with a printable Level 1 certificate.
P8The Defense Portfolio (Capstone)

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