Are you looking for ways to better engage men and fathers in the pro-life movement? In this episode of the Pro-Life Team podcast, John Merworth and Jacob Barr sit down with Mike Yawler from A Woman's Concern to discuss one of the most successful fatherhood programs in the country. Discover how shifting the focus to include men can lead to transformative outcomes for families and unborn children. Mike shares the heart behind the Courageous Dads program and the online platform Courage Starts Here. We explore how involving the father of the baby early in the process significantly increases the li
Are you a pro-life leader looking to amplify your impact through unity and collaboration? In this episode of the Prolife Team Podcast, Jacob sits down with Carolyn from Life Matters Worldwide to discuss the vital role of state coalitions in a post-Dobbs world. Discover how working together can transform your local community and help bring our nation back to life. In this deep dive, Carolyn shares the history of Life Matters Worldwide and the birth of the Coalition Leadership Network. Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, the movement has seen a growing need to strengthen state-level efforts t
Mike Yawler describes a fatherhood program associated with A Woman's Concern. The conversation explores welcoming men at intake and using relationship education to support fathers and families.
Carolyn of Life Matters Worldwide describes the Coalition Leadership Network and cooperation among pregnancy centers. The episode considers shared resources and regional alliances as ways to strengthen post-Dobbs pregnancy-help work.
Are we facing the darkest days of the pro-life movement, or is this the perfect moment for a spiritual and strategic breakthrough? Bryce Asberg joins the Prolife Team podcast to share a powerful, motivational charge on how pregnancy centers can navigate cultural shifts with faith and innovation. In this deep-dive episode, Bryce addresses the sobering reality of recent electoral challenges and the changing landscape of the abortion industry. Rather than falling into despair, he outlines a three-fold strategy for leaders and volunteers: staying rooted in the Gospel, pursuing radical excellence,
This ADF release reports a settlement preventing enforcement of Delaware’s pregnancy-center disclaimer law against the plaintiffs. It describes the centers’ objections to compelled advertising language and the state’s agreement to pay legal fees.
Pigue argues that churches should address abortion as a moral and pastoral concern rather than avoid it as a divisive political subject. Drawing on pregnancy-help experience, she says compassionate teaching should combine protection of unborn life with forgiveness and support for people grieving past abortions.
Brad Imler addresses misconceptions that can cause women facing unexpected pregnancies to dismiss adoption. He discusses how pregnancy centers and churches can explain adoption without presenting it as abandonment.
Catherine Reyes describes supporting women through online inquiries and appointments at Life Network's Eastside center. She discusses pressures and fears that can be overlooked in public discussions about unexpected pregnancy.
Can the government compel a faith-based ministry to disclose private donor information? That question led to a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling in favor of a New Jersey pregnancy resource center. While the case involves a pregnancy center, the principles at stake reach far beyond the life issue. The Court’s ruling reinforces protections for free association, donor […]
Host Rich Bennett and guest host Hannah Harris welcome Gabe Gurley, Director of Men’s Services at Life Network, for a conversation about supporting expecting fathers and why that support matters. As one of the most frequented pregnancy centers by men, Life Network is intentional about engaging fathers as active participants in the pregnancy journey. Together, they discuss why a father’s voice and presence are so important and how equipping men to support mothers ultimately strengthens the entire family. Resources: Life Network — Walk for Life (June 6, 2026) Life Network Volunteer at Life Netwo
Rickman interviews Joel Webb about the mission, services and public controversies surrounding pregnancy resource centers. The conversation presents pregnancy centers as practical pro-life institutions serving women who may otherwise feel pressured toward abortion.
Jor-El Godsey and Frank Pavone discuss the launch of Moms.gov and its relationship to pregnancy-help resources. The episode surveys family assistance, pregnancy-center outreach, and the guests' views on reproductive medicine and abortion-pill reversal.
It’s common for the Left to accuse conservatives of only caring about life until it leaves the womb. But at Students for Life, we know that being “pro-life” doesn’t just mean opposing abortion, but that it means supporting all life at every stage. That’s why we actively partner with and support local pregnancy resource centers, which provide free emotional and material resources to pregnant and parenting members of ... Read More The post ‘Summer of Service’ Is Coming Up. Here’s How You Can Get Involved. appeared first on Students for Life of America .
In a fun first for the show, Sarah Bowen takes the host chair to interview Jon Merwarth of Thrive Point Consulting — and Jacob just sits back and listens. Jon spent seven years leading a pregnancy center in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, growing its budget from $450K to $1.7 million before launching Thrive Point to help centers nationwide. Drawing on a corporate sales background, a dozen years as an entrepreneur, and his own abortion experience as a teenager, he brings a rare blend of business rigor and ministry heart to the conversation. Together, Sarah and Jon dig into: How the Dobbs decision
Aimee Huber and Gabby McIntyre discuss the First Choice litigation arising from New Jersey subpoenas. They present the pregnancy center's constitutional objections and describe the dispute's importance for other ministries.
Guest host Sarah Bowen interviews Jon Merwarth about growing a Pennsylvania pregnancy center and later advising other centers. They discuss leadership, state-level collaboration, and using local maternal-health information to identify service gaps.
Mastering the relationship between a nonprofit board and its executive director is the secret to a thriving ministry. Join us as Peggy Hartshorn shares decades of wisdom on how to build a unified leadership team that honors your mission and saves lives. 🕊️ In this episode of the Prolife Team podcast, we dive deep into the essential dynamics of pregnancy center leadership. Peggy Hartshorn, President Emeritus of Heartbeat International, explains the critical differences between governing and managing. You will learn why many boards struggle with dysfunction and how to transition from a working
What does it actually take for a pregnancy center board and its executive director to thrive together? In this episode of the ProLife Team Podcast, Jacob sits down with Lauri Campbell of Heartbeat International, who has lived this relationship from every angle — founding board member, board president, development director, and executive director for roughly a decade before joining Heartbeat to train boards and EDs. Send us Fan Mail Support the show
Roland Warren discusses Care Net's approach to fatherhood, family, and pro-life ministry in a conversation with Frank Pavone and Jacob Barr. He connects support for men and families with the organization's understanding of abundant life.
(Washington, D.C.): On behalf of more than 300 pregnancy centers across the nation, Seven Weeks Coffee and Americans United for Life (AUL) delivered a letter to Congress today, urging pro-life leadership to stand firmly for authentic women’s healthcare by defunding abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. Signers of this letter are just some of the more than 1,500 pregnancy center leaders who […] The post Nationwide Coalition of Pregnancy Centers Calls on Congress to Extend Abortion Provider Defunding appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Moira Gaul discusses national surveys of pregnancy centers conducted through Charlotte Lozier Institute. She and Bennett consider the services centers report providing and how those services support families.
Jordan and Micayla Burton recount seeking support during an unexpected pregnancy. They explain how their experience at Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center led them to support Life Network themselves.
National Right to Life welcomes a federal website connecting mothers with pregnancy centers, health care, nutrition assistance, and other resources. The organization presents the initiative as a practical way to support women who continue their pregnancies and families who need help after birth.
New Jersey’s Attorney General Just Defied the Supreme Court—All to Keep Harassing a Ministry That Helps Women and Saves Babies In a unanimous 9–0 ruling on April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a clear message: New Jersey cannot weaponize subpoenas to bully pro-life pregnancy centers and chill their supporters. Yet just one day […]
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport The Supreme Court issued a unanimous 9-0 decision in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, holding an overly broad subpoena against pro-life, religious pregnancy centers inflict a First Amendment injury that confers standing for the pregnancy centers to sue in federal court. The decision is a great victory for First Choice, which may litigate its constitutional challenge to the subpoena once […] The post Vindicating Pregnancy Centers’ First Amendment Rights in Federal Court appeared first on Americans United for Lif
A Win for Free Speech and Every Pregnancy Center – National Right to Life by Marie Tasy, Executive Director, New Jersey Right to Life On April 29th, 2026, the Supreme Court stood up for pregnancy centers and for every American who supports them. In a unanimous 9 to 0 ruling, the Court sided with First […]
A New Jersey-based pro-life pregnancy center may proceed with its federal challenge to lawfare waged against it by the state’s Democrat attorney general, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in a 25-page decision on Wednesday. As The Federalist previously reported, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin came about when New Jersey’s Democrat-run government began […] The post SCOTUS Confirms First Amendment Protects Pregnancy Center Donors From Nosey Abortion States appeared first on Lozier Institute .
