Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides insight into fostering dialogues with abortion-minded women, including conversation starters, body language, clothing, signage, and graphic images.

0:30 — Recap of part 1

2:33 — Understanding what abortion-minded women are going through

6:53 — Conversation starters on the sidewalk

9:45 — Focusing on helping and loving the woman

10:49 — Body language and what to wear

13:18 — Keeping a calm presence

13:50 — All ages can be effective on the sidewalk

14:55 — Continuing the conversation throughout their time at the clinic

16:25 — Effective use of signs

18:42 — Graphic images

23:32 — Talking to pastors about sidewalk counseling

25:40 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information

27:48 — Conclusion

Right to Life Kern Countyhttp://rtlkc.org/

Jacob Nels joins host Marylee Shrider on Voices for Life, a production of Right to Life of Kern County, to discuss his sidewalk counseling ministry and the resources that Equal Rights Institute provides to increase your effectiveness outside of abortion facilities. In this episode, Jacob provides tips and tools for engaging with alternative protestors as well as conversation starters for talking to abortion-minded women.

2:38 — Introduction to Jacob Nels, Speaker/Sidewalk Counseling Trainer at Equal Rights Institute

3:30 — Introduction to ERI and Jacob’s story beginning sidewalk counseling ministry

6:40 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk

11:30 — Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass information

12:25 — Dealing with alternative pro-life presences on the sidewalk, cont. 

24:13 — Understanding and reaching out to abortion-minded women in conversation starters

26:03 — Conclusion

Right to Life Kern Countyhttp://rtlkc.org/

Josh sits outside the ERI office to share our May 2021 update on what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including a recent speaking trip featuring two new seminars and an expansion to the Equipped for Life Course.

Related Links:

Josh's relational apologetics speech at Life Fellowship Church: https://youtu.be/ndO3nByqVrM

Integrity, Hypocrisy, and Witness: Learning from the Failures of Ravi Zacharias: https://youtu.be/siCmqKtoR0o

Pastors, You Can Reduce Abortions in Your Church | Pro-Life Theology in Practice: https://youtu.be/szw8ASoUZGw

Article: One Thing Every Pastor Can Do to Prevent Abortions in Their Congregation: http://bit.ly/2ICXWbo

Josh's speech at a seminar on the pastor pledge: http://bit.ly/2NIrABS

Steve Wagner: It’s Her Body http://bit.ly/2DfsYJ4

Equipped for Life Course: https://EquippedCourse.com

Support Equal Rights Institute: https://equalrightsinstitute.com/donate/

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Speaking trip in Oregon 07:25 Ongoing video production & SEO work 17:33 Bragging on our other staff 21:19 Updating our bodily rights training 24:46 Equipped for Life Course workbook 2.0 28:17 Wrap up and thank you to donors

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Equal Rights Institute Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com

Equal Rights Institute Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

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After hiking Crabtree Falls Josh shares what has been going on behind the scenes at ERI, including finding Rachel's replacement and his three big goals for the rest of 2020.

Josh recorded this in the field with just his camera mic so the audio isn't the best. Also, the camera ran out of space 20 seconds before he finished so the audio noticeably switches to his backup phone recording at that point. Sorry about that!

0:00: Intro; 0:50: Footage and Pictures from Crabtree Falls; 1:36: Rachel's resignation; 2:22: Rachel's replacement, Emily Albrecht; 5:14: Goal #1; 6:51: Goal #2; 8:25: Goal #3; 16:24: Exactly what we would do with your increased giving right now.

To watch the YouTube version, click here: https://youtu.be/wSRfkG02Kio

Related links:

How One Student Group Radically Changed Their Campus Culture

Abortion as "Self-Defense"

Example Dialogue Podcasts:

• Pro-Life Tim and Pro-Choice Rachel
• Pro-Life Josh and Pro-Choice Tim
• Pro-Life Rachel and Pro-Choice Tim

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In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is from a Q&A session after one of those events.

Questions:

• 0:00: How would you respond to someone who counters your argument about freedom of conscience for physicians by saying that doctors are in an occupation where they can’t opt out for personal reasons, just like ambulance drivers can’t decide not to help someone with a swastika tattoo?

• 3:04: What about doctors being obligated to refer women to abortion practitioners?

• 6:05: How should we respond to people who wonder how we would manage a pregnant woman who is suicidal over her pregnancy?

• 9:14: How do you respond to people who say that you should be able to kill people if they’re using your body?

• 17:36: What is a good approach to pro-life protesting, especially given that our abortions happen in hospitals?

• 29:22: Do you think displays of white crosses are a good idea?

• 31:46: How does the dynamic change if you’re debating in front of an audience or in a TV studio?

• 36:44: Dealing with relativists who happily contradict themselves, even saying 1+1 can equal 3, and people who admit the unborn is a human but say that human rights should begin later.

Related Links:

Jordan Peterson / Cathy Newman debate

William Lane Craig vs. Christopher Hitchens debate

Survey of biologists Josh referenced

In February 2020 Josh Brahm was invited to speak at multiple pro-life events in Ireland. This is the edited audio from a speech he gave made particularly for their pro-life movement based on what is going on right now in their country, but includes helpful advice for movements in other countries as well.

Related Links:

Equipped for Life Course

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass

Purchase ERI outreach brochures

ERI Update Video January 2020 (with more explanation of what Josh was doing in Ireland)

Josh Brahm took a walk along the cliffs of Ireland to share with you what the ERI staff are up to lately. We've intercut the footage with a lot of beautiful pictures and videos Josh took around Ireland, so if you want to watch instead of just listen, here's the link: https://youtu.be/yeyxlhFrJUU

Here's the video Josh mentioned of people from around the world sharing how ERI has helped them: https://youtu.be/Q8JUkI88dYg

Links to both of ERI's podcast feeds: https://equalrightsinstitute.com/podcasts/

ERI Website: https://EqualRightsInstitute.com 

ERI Blog: https://Blog.EqualRightsInstitute.com 

Equipped for Life Course: https://EquippedCourse.com 

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com 

Josh Brahm recently sat in our new studio to give you an update on what's been going on behind the scenes at Equal Rights Institute. There are a lot of visuals in this video, so it's best watched instead of listened to on the podcast, but both are available.

Topics:

• 01:14 - New studio;
• 03:55 - Tim's resignation;
• 05:01 - New Director of Training and behind the scenes of the new Equipped for Life extension;
• 07:25 - Launch of the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass;
• 11:29 - Encouraging testimonies from the Protect Life Michigan conference;
• 13:49 - Relaunching the Equipped for Life Podcast into a free, public feed;
• 18:42 - Our plans to make a bigger impact at the next March for Life.

Testimonials from the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass:

"I would absolutely recommend this course to anyone wanting to get involved in sidewalk counseling. Before watching the course, sidewalk counseling seemed like an intimidating thing that should be left to others more knowledgeable and gifted. After watching this course, I feel very confident that I could get out there and do it." - Jessica

"This course has real-life lessons from seasoned sidewalk counselors. I appreciated so much that they not only make suggestions of what to do, but also shared their own mistakes and what they have learned. It's paced such that you don't need any experience in sidewalk counseling to follow it. The training is incredibly practical---- seriously, this course will be some of the best money you ever spend!" - Laura

"I found myself making exclamations out loud! I was totally drawn to the reasonings and stories. I felt I could finally put a finger on things that were wrong with my previous experience. I felt inspired to just go back out there (it's been a year). I am sure that if the material was presented in a teaching format, I could not have processed everything in a personal way. When one video ended, I wanted to just see what was next on the next video." - Debra

On October 1st, 2019 the city of Jackson, Mississippi passed a buffer-zone law prohibiting free speech near healthcare facilities, which includes the last remaining abortion facility in the state of Mississippi. By looking at the events leading up to this ordinance being passed, pro-life advocates can learn to make better strategic decisions to prevent buffer-zone laws from being passed in their city. Some pro-lifers argue that buffer-zones are unconstitutional, but whether or not this ordinance is eventually upheld (like Hill v Colorado was in 2000) or dismissed, it is undeniably a devastating blow to sidewalk counseling in Mississippi as well as throughout the country.

Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass (use code "HELP"): http://SidewalkCounselingMasterclass.com

For more information:

Consent Decree Pro-life Mississippi v Horton 2016: http://bit.ly/2IkFnLS

City Council Meeting Sept. 26th, see item 8: http://bit.ly/34ZjN9H

Hill v. Colorado Supreme Court decision: http://bit.ly/2V8Y0YB

News report from MSN: http://bit.ly/30JuXf2

News report from the Guardian: http://bit.ly/2M5ugYo

Clinic escort group Facebook page: http://bit.ly/2Og16IF

Josh Brahm and Rachel Crawford discuss the abortion episode in the third season of "13 Reasons Why," how it misrepresents the pro-life movement, and what pro-life people ought to say when they hear people bring it up.

Video version of this discussion is available at our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/EqualRightsInstitute

Related Links:

ERI Blog: "Sometimes It’s Not about the Argument" http://bit.ly/2ws4nIW

Preorder the Sidewalk Counseling Masterclass: http://bit.ly/2P3tL5O

This is the audio from yesterday's Facebook Live event where Josh Brahm talked about what he learned about the controversial Marshae Jones case, where a pregnant woman's baby died as a result of a gunshot in a fight, and yet the mother has been charged. Once you dig into the story, it's more complicated than the headlines imply.

Read Josh's article on this case here:

https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/bringing-clarity-shooting-marshae-jones-story/