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Josh Brahm

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Josh has worked in the pro-life movement since he was 18. After 12 years of full-time pro-life work he launched Equal Rights Institute to maximize his impact on the movement.

A sought-after speaker, Josh has spoken for more than 29,000 people in six countries and in 25 of the 50 states.

Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. That means ditching faulty rhetoric and tactics and embracing arguments that hold up under philosophical scrutiny.

He has publicly debated leaders from Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), Georgians for Choice, and one of the leading abortion facilities in Atlanta.

Josh also wants to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement. “Some pro-choice people will not change their mind after one conversation on a college campus. Some of them will only change their mind after dozens of conversations with a person they trust in the context of friendship.”

Josh is formerly the host of a globally-heard podcast turned radio/TV show, Life Report. He now hosts the Equipped for Life Podcast. He’s also written dozens of articles for LifeNews.com and the ERI blog. He has been interviewed by the Washington Post, NPR, and Focus on the Family.
He directed the first 40 Days for Life campaign in Fresno, resulting in up to 60 lives saved.

Josh has been happily married to his wife, Hannah, for 19 years. They have three sons, Noah, William, and Eli. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
David Bereit, the National Director of 40 Days for Life, sums up Josh’s expertise this way: “Josh Brahm is one of the brightest, most articulate, and innovative people in the pro-life movement. His cutting-edge work is helping people think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and — most importantly — be better ambassadors for Christ. I wholeheartedly endorse Josh’s work, and I encourage you to join me in following Josh and getting involved in his work today!”

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Should Women be Prosecuted if Abortion Becomes Illegal?

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Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, “Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion.” Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like.

In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Tim, Rachel, and I discuss a question that is often used to critique the pro-life position, whether women should be prosecuted if abortion becomes illegal. You’ll certainly want to prepare for this question before you do a campus outreach.

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In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear some of the discussion about misleading pro-choice rhetoric that is commonly associated with this topic.

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PODCAST: Live Q&A at Stonebridge Church (1 of 2)

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I spoke at Stonebridge Church in Charlotte last month after they finished going through the Equipped for Life Course, to offer some practical tips on relational apologetics and take their questions. This is the audio from the Q&A portion of that event.

I’ll list the topics below in case you want to jump around:

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: Example Dialogues – Pro-Life Tim and Pro-Choice Rachel

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Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, “Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion.” Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like.

In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, Tim plays pro-life and Rachel plays pro-choice in an example dialogue.

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In this clip from the full episode, you’ll hear the first part of their dialogue.

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PODCAST: 9 Things I Would Ask an Abortion Practitioner Over Coffee

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I’ve written a series of blog posts on what pro-lifers should say to someone who wishes they had been aborted, is happy about her abortion, or has post-abortive friends. But what should pro-lifers say to someone who performs abortions? I received this question from a Canadian named Daniel as a follow-up to my series.

I wrote this piece after thinking, looking at other discussions, and getting feedback from Abby Johnson. After I published it, an abortion practitioner from the midwest reached out and said that she would love to have coffee or lunch with me if I’m ever in her area.

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COURSE PODCAST CLIP: How Should We Respond to Angry Feminists?

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Every other Wednesday we publish a new episode of the Equipped for Life Podcast, available to everyone who purchases our course, “Equipped for Life: A Fresh Approach to Conversations about Abortion.” Generally, these podcast episodes won’t be available to the general public, but we plan on releasing short clips from the episodes every Thursday, to give you a sense of what these podcasts are like.

In this episode of the Equipped for Life Course Podcast, incoming staff person Rachel Crawford joins Tim and I to give some advice on how to best handle outreach situations with angry feminists. We discuss Rachel’s experiences as a women’s studies minor, how to think about the women’s studies field, some of the common feminist jargon, how to think about when to end a conversation, and how to respond effectively to their conversational power plays.

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In these clips from the full episode, you’ll hear some of the discussion about feminist jargon, such as “intersectionality” and “woke,” and how to interact with it when you hear it.

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