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BREAKOUT SESSION 1

Leading Through Change Using the Lencioni Framework
The Table Group

Whether it’s staff turnover, new programs, or shifting cultural pressures, leadership requires strong communication and alignment. This session applies Patrick Lencioni’s proven models to the pregnancy center environment, helping directors strengthen team cohesion, create synergy, and move their organization forward with unity and purpose.

Courageous Conflict Resolution
Robin Fuller, Bloom Coaching

Conflict is both present within ministries and impossible to avoid. During this session, you will gain practical tips for facing conflict head-on with essential strategies that shut down Gossip and Bad Talk while building trust and a stronger, healthier team dynamic.

Building a Board that Supports the Mission of the Organization
Elizabeth Eastman, PhD, Desert Rose Women’s Resource Center

Effectively using the unique talents of board members is a key component of a successful organization. This session will review how to attract new board members, introduce them to the board, and leverage their talents and strengths to carry out the organization’s mission, with involvement from the Executive Director, board officers, and members. Strategies to rectify missteps and refocusing the board will conclude this session.

Creating Genuine and Authentic Content in a World of AI
Marcie Little, Choose Life Marketing

As the world online becomes flooded with AI-generated content, your audience is looking for content that truly connects with them and that they can trust. Learn how to create genuine and authentic content that grabs the attention of women seeking pregnancy solutions online and helps get them through your center’s doors.

Fueling Your Mission at Year-End: From Strategy Through Execution + Fundraising with AI + AI for Fundraising Campaigns
Tessa White, Choose Life Fundraising

Year-end giving can make or break your fundraising goals. This intermediate level session is designed to help you finish strong with a clear, proven blueprint for building and executing a successful year-end fundraising campaign. You will walk away with practical “how-to” guidance, a ready-to-use planning and progress calendar, and recommended deliverables for creating a robust, multi-faceted year-end campaign. You will also explore how to effectively incorporate AI to strengthen messaging, streamline campaign execution, and increase donor engagement – without losing authenticity or mission focus.

Communicating APR with Confidence
Christa Brown, Heartbeat International

Abortion Pill Reversal has helped thousands of women from all 50 states in the U.S. and in 98 other countries safely continue their pregnancies after starting an abortion. Equip your staff with the language, evidence, and clarity needed to confidently communicate APR to clients, donors, and the public. This session blends clinical understanding with communication strategy so your team can speak truthfully and compassionately.

Nurse Closing Appointment with Impact: Creating Transformational Returns
Rachel Foreman, Bella Women’s Center

Nurses play a vital role in closing the abortion-minded and determined woman’s appointment with purposeful intention. Learn how to empower nurses serving patients on the front lines to close appointments effectively and increase return appointments. The more touches in a woman’s life and situation, the higher the percentage of transformation.. This session lays the foundation for what nurse closing should look like and the medical interactions that motivate women to return to the center

BREAKOUT SESSION 2

Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) for Beginners

If you’ve heard about EOS but don’t know where to start, this introductory session is for you. Break down the Entrepreneurial Operating System into simple steps tailored specifically for pregnancy centers. Learn the core tools that bring clarity, accountability, and consistent execution across your organization.

Anchored Leadership: Coaching & Discipleship Practices for Pregnancy Center Leaders
Cheryl Cresswell, Jewel Women’s Center

Pregnancy center leadership carries unique pressure—clients facing urgent decisions, staffing needs, donor demands, and spiritual weight. This breakout equips pregnancy center leaders with coaching-based tools to strengthen clarity, prioritize wisely, and lead from emotional steadiness. Attendees will also be reminded of simple discipleship practices that help them stay spiritually anchored while serving abortion-minded women with compassion and confidence. Participants will leave with a practical framework they can apply immediately in their leadership and team culture.

Navigating the Legal Landscape of Abortion: Impacts on Pregnancy Centers
Angie Thomas, JD, Alliance Defending Freedom

Attendees will explore ways to protect your ministry in light of recent cases and governmental attacks around the country. In addition, you will review the latest cases and legislative efforts, especially related to chemical abortion. Participants will be aware of the ways abortion advocacy groups are attempting to thwart the efforts of pregnancy centers and will be given practical information about how to best protect their ministry.

Beyond the Buzz: How AI Helps Women Find You Online
Lynn Imler & Bibi Reed, Choose Life Marketing

AI is much more than a buzzword; it’s a practical tool your center can use to appear in an abortion-determined woman’s search results. Find out how your center can appear in ChatGPT, Google AI summaries, and other highly visible areas, along with tips to make it happen.

Major Donors Are Just People: The Art & Science of Genuine Relationships
Tammy Kocher, First Care/ New Life Family Services

Major donor work doesn’t have to feel intimidating or transactional. This session reframes major donors as people with values, passions, and a desire to make a meaningful impact. Blending practical strategy with relational wisdom, participants will learn how to build genuine, trust-based relationships rooted in shared mission rather than money. We’ll explore how preparation builds confidence, what major donors actually want to see, and how tools like a simple one-pager can strengthen donor conversations. Grounded in the belief that God is our ultimate provider, this workshop equips leaders to move from pressure to faithful invitation, connecting donors to the work they already care deeply about.

Writing Strong Medical Policies: Legal, Operational & Clinical Excellence

A strong medical program begins with strong policies. This comprehensive session blends legal compliance, operational clarity, and clinical best practices to help your center create documents that protect your team and elevate care.

Preparing for a Digital Future in Healthcare

The healthcare industry is changing at an accelerated rate as new technology has been incorporated into patient engagement and care. It is vital that pregnancy centers have awareness of healthcare trends and become proactive instead of reactive in the way they engage patients and plan for the future. This session will give a comprehensive overview of current trends in ways that AI and digital technology is changing healthcare. Generational trends will be discussed as well as practical tips for centers to remain proactive in the changing digital landscape.

BREAKOUT SESSION 3

Tracking Metrics: Dashboards for Decision-Making
Jennifer Roush, SperaVita Institute & Nelly Roach, Choose Life

Numbers drive strong decisions. This breakout focuses on executive dashboards and the key metrics pregnancy centers must monitor to guide staffing, marketing effectiveness, medical performance, and donor strategy. Leaders will walk away knowing exactly which numbers matter and how to respond to them.

Designing for Continuity: Leading Beyond the Founder
Debbie Simmons, Anchor Point & Debbie Simmons LLC

Many pregnancy centers are highly effective—but heavily dependent on a small number of leaders. This session helps executive leaders and boards examine what truly sustains the organization beyond the founder or current leadership team. Participants will explore how systems, culture, and decision-making either support continuity or create dependence. Leaders will leave with a framework for building structures that sustain the mission for generations to come.

SperaVita Follow-Up: Best Practices from High-Performing Centers
Rachel Franks, Assure Women’s Center

This session highlights what top-performing SperaVita centers are doing to create consistent outcomes. Learn the follow-up rhythms, leadership practices, and operational adjustments that increase client conversions and unify your entire team. Practical, encouraging, and designed to elevate your center.

Around-the-Clock Engagement: TikTok, Video, and Influencer Training
Kalep Roberson & Zach Pratt, Choose Life Marketing

From the early morning hours to the middle of the night, your audience is consuming video content on TikTok. Your center must bring your outreach directly to them in a format that resonates. Join our video and advertising experts for an insightful training, and learn how to engage influencers to spread awareness for your life-affirming services.

Artificial Intelligence for Pregnancy Centers: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Protect Your Center
JMichael Roach & Audra Buchmiller, Choose Life Marketing

Discover practical ways pregnancy centers can use AI to serve women facing unexpected pregnancies with more care and consistency. Learn tools and safety-first frameworks for first-contact texting, after-hours FAQs, reminders, follow-up, and simple automations that save time while protecting privacy. Leave with ready-to-use prompts and workflows to strengthen outreach and support more life-saving conversations.

Growing Your Monthly Partner Program
Rich Bennett, Life Network

Monthly donor programs provide predictable, sustainable revenue that fuels long-term ministry impact. In this workshop, participants will learn a proven roadmap for growing monthly partners through intentional, integrated marketing across events, email, websites, and direct mail. Drawing from real-world pregnancy center results, we’ll discuss acquisition, upgrade, and retention strategies that turn one-time givers into long-term monthly partners. Attendees will leave with practical, immediately usable ideas to accelerate steady revenue growth.

Ultrasound + AR: What Medical Staff Need to Know

AI is entering the ultrasound world quickly. This session is designed for nurses and medical directors who need to understand new decision-support tools, clinical risks, safe applications, and emerging technologies. Clear, clinical, and deeply relevant for today’s medical teams.

BREAKOUT SESSION 4

Fully Formed: Live Your Mission From The Inside Out
Tonya Delnay, Life Matters Worldwide

The culture at your pregnancy center matters; it affects the staff, volunteers, clients, and you. It is not only a leadership responsibility – it is yours. The fulfillment of the mission starts with you and the collective culture you and your team create. Too often, the main struggle to reach your goals lies within the walls of your pregnancy center. Join us to discover the power to improve your culture from the inside out. As Psalm 16:9 (MSG) says, “I’m happy from the inside out, and from the outside in, I’m fully formed.”

Security & Threat Preparedness

This practical session equips leaders to recognize threats, respond effectively, and build a culture of safety. Learn activation procedures, communication protocols, and easy-to-implement strategies that strengthen your center’s readiness.

From Gen A to Z: Social Media Training
Kalep Roberson & Zach Pratt, Choose Life Marketing

Your client demographics are shifting; millennials are out, and Generations Z and Alpha are in. What are the key differences, and how can your pregnancy center connect with them on social media? This training will help you fine-tune your strategy and engage your target audience without falling into the trap of trying to be something you’re not.

The Abortion-Determined Woman Today: Pill Pathways, Tourism & Center Strategy
Marcie Little & Laura Howe, Choose Life Marketing

Chemical abortion has dramatically changed client behavior. This session combines data, client psychology, and strategic insights to equip centers to meet abortion-determined women earlier, faster, and more effectively. Get a high-level look at the trends shaping today’s landscape.

Top Ten Challenges Faced by Nonprofits
Sidney Noble, ECFA

From governance to fundraising, nonprofits face challenges that are unique and can cause significant headaches. This session walks through challenges faced by managing finances with a small team, how to engage deeper with your board, what is happening on capitol hill, and considerations for ethical fundraising. This session has lots of opportunities for attendees to engage with each other and ask questions.

The Samaritan vs. The Innkeeper
Jennifer Roush, SperaVita Institute & Chris Schlesiger, Assure Women’s Center

Women facing unexpected pregnancies often have needs that must be addressed immediately and other needs that require long-term support. Most centers work to address both. This paradigm inspired the name of the Samaritan Summit. The Good Samaritan addressed immediate needs and then found an innkeeper for long-term support. In this session, attendees will learn how to coordinate these services, avoid mission drift, and ensure the patients’ needs are met.

BREAKOUT SESSION 5: Summit Circles

Summit Circles are interactive, peer-led networking groups designed to create meaningful conversation, collaboration, and shared learning among pregnancy center leaders and staff. Each circle provides a facilitated space to ask questions, exchange ideas, and talk through real-world challenges with others serving in similar roles. Whether you’re seeking practical solutions, fresh perspectives, or connection with peers who understand your work, Summit Circles offer a collaborative environment to learn and grow together.

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You’ve seen what will be covered and how each session is designed to strengthen your work. Samaritan Summit brings it together in one place so you can learn, align, and return equipped to lead well.

November 2–5, 2026