Pre-Conference Tracks & Descriptions

Gain a clear overview of the current scientific literature, reviewing published research on the physical and emotional impacts of abortion, including associations with preterm birth, miscarriage, breast cancer and mental health outcomes.

This two-part session equips pregnancy center medical teams with best practices for performing limited obstetric ultrasounds. Participants will review clinical standards, imaging techniques and documentation, along with how to handle unexpected findings.

This session focuses on effective strategies for managing and supporting a medical team, strengthening communication and collaboration with the medical director, and implementing best practices for organizing workflows and services.

This session reviews current STI trends in the United States, best practices and shows how STI testing can help effectively reach and serve abortion-minded women.

Succession planning is often acknowledged as important – but easy to postpone. This session invites leaders to thoughtfully and prayerfully engage in the reality that every season of leadership has an end. Explore why succession planning matters now, regardless of whether transition feels near or far, and how to begin developing a clear, intentional plan in partnership with your board. Through guided discussion and practical insight, this session will address key questions leaders must consider, including readiness, next steps, and the emotional and spiritual aspects of releasing a ministry entrusted to them. Attendees will leave better equipped to lead faithfully today while preparing their center for long-term stability, health, and continued impact.

This breakout session explores hiring practices that align mission, compassion, and competency within the pro-life nonprofit sector. Participants will learn how to recruit and select team members who are equipped to love and support women at risk while thoughtfully engaging and educating abortion-determined women. The session emphasizes building staff and volunteer teams who embody empathy, cultural awareness, and mission-driven excellence to advance both care and outreach objectives.

Most leaders are called to ministry, not trained in nonprofit business operations, and many of the most important lessons are learned through experience (and sometimes mistakes). This session covers the practical basics no one talks about: budgeting and reading financials with confidence, common donor and gifting pitfalls, end-of-year giving statement mistakes, internal controls that protect your ministry, and best practices that build long-term credibility. Drawing from real-world leadership and site-visit experience, this breakout equips leaders with hard-won insights that strengthen stewardship, donor trust, and organizational health – focusing on the realities of running a sustainable, trustworthy pregnancy center.

Based on John Maxwell’s Five Levels of Leadership, this session helps leaders understand how influence grows.  Discover how to apply this proven framework to lead teams more effectively, strengthen organizational culture, and increase their center’s capacity to reach and serve the abortion-minded woman. This session offers practical insight for leaders who want to grow personally while multiplying their impact through others.

Effective nonprofit governance depends on a healthy, mission-aligned partnership between the CEO/Executive Director and the Board Chair. In this workshop, Rich Bennett draws on his experience as a Board Chair, CEO, Board member, and ministry leader to explore how relational health, role clarity, and trust create a high-functioning Board. Participants will gain practical guidance for strengthening communication, keeping Boards appropriately informed, and engaging them in ways that both protect and advance a life-affirming mission.

Pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics nearly three to one, yet abortion providers continue to outperform pregnancy centers in measurable outcomes – showing a critical gap in relevance, service design, and patient experience. Evaluate true demand, patient retention, perception of value, and mission effectiveness through a structured program assessment as viewed through the patient’s lens. Analyze community serration and unmet gaps, and identify which programs to strengthen, add, or sunset. Leaders will leave with a practical framework to clarify relevance and position their organization for extraordinary growth.

How to launch and serve clients once they leave your center or maternity home. Families experiencing poverty, homelessness and addiction may undergo barriers that require a continuum of care and services sustained over the long term. Our innovative approach links arms with life-minded organizations, teaching them how to serve as a navigation resource and become a professionally equipped organization that walks alongside families and dismantles their barriers for life.

In a culture where abortion is often presented as the only solution, adoption can be misunderstood or overlooked. This session equips pregnancy center staff with practical tools to thoughtfully and compassionately reframe adoption as a viable option. Attendees will learn how to engage in respectful, client-centered conversations that address common fears, cultural barriers, and misconceptions – while building trust and honoring each woman’s decision-making process.

Men play a significant role in pregnancy decisions. This session explores how effective fatherhood programs can influence abortion decisions, strengthen families, and better support women facing unplanned pregnancies. Attendees will gain practical strategies for reaching men as clients and engaging them as mentors, and overall influential voices in the life-affirming movement.

This session equips seasoned ministry leaders to faithfully mentor and empower the next generation in after‑abortion care. Participants will explore how Gen Z and Millennials learn best and how shaping training deepens engagement. Discover the value of comprehensive reproductive grief literacy that reflects Christ’s compassion beyond abortion‑specific support. We will highlight ways technology can extend connection and healing. Leaders will gain practical tools and guidance to help emerging leaders grow and strengthen the recovery ministry of pregnancy care clinics:

Maternity homes can be a powerful extension of your pregnancy center’s mission – but operating one well comes with unique challenges. It requires systems, leadership, and intentional care. This breakout session shares perspective from a proven maternity home model while addressing real-world challenges. It includes best practices for: daily operations, resident care, compliance, boundaries, staffing, and policies. Learn valuable insight that leads to long-term sustainability that creates homes with lasting impact.

Participants map a simple donor journey—from first gift to repeat support—using a guided worksheet. The facilitator highlights common gaps pregnancy centers face and shares realistic benchmarks for acquisition and retention. Leaders understand how donors enter, engage, and stay connected to the mission.

Discover Bella Women’s Center’s proven Godparent Model that invites donors into a personal, prayerful connection with a specific mother and baby at risk for abortion. When a Godparent’s name is drawn, they receive a meaningful phone call and a Godparent book with a Certificate of Life. Participants will learn how this simple, replicable system strengthens budgets, deepens donor relationships, and elevates understanding of the true cost of rescue. Leave equipped to move donors from “writing a check” to knowing a real baby will be born because of their generosity.

Effective donor development starts with clear, compelling messaging. This session equips you with proven writing strategies that communicate impact, build trust, deepen relationships and connect with donors to inspire generosity across all giving levels – from first-time and monthly donors to small and large-capacity supporters.

Small groups review sample donor profiles and identify appropriate next steps for gratitude and engagement. Emphasis is placed on relationship-building, transparency, and mission – not pressure or manipulation. Participants leave with clear, low-cost stewardship ideas they can implement immediately.

Participants observe a live demonstration showing how AI can assist with drafting donor letters and thank-you notes. The facilitator models how leaders should edit, personalize, and prayerfully discern messaging to ensure communications remain authentic, relational, and aligned with Christian values. Leaders gain confidence using AI as a tool, not a replacement for human connection.