Resources and Evidence
for Use in Your Presentations
Contenders equips you to:
- Strip the mask off of abortion
- Understand why so many churches remain silent
- See how abortion-choice supporters “argue in retreat”
- Speak up with confidence for the unborn
- Resist and respond to abortion advocacy
- Persuade powerfully, yet winsomely
- Combat a culture of death by creating tangible, life-affirming alternatives
- Help empower other Christians to change the world
The Gift of Life (Original): Published in 1951 and distributed by Planned Parenthood, this is the sex education flip-book that proves that Planned Parenthood has always known when human life begins: at conception. Here is a gallery of the relevant images from the booklet (if you’d like all the pages, please contact me). To save the images for printing, RIGHT click on the image and choose “Save Image As.” Do this for each image.
Pro-Life Reading List: This is a list of five key books that will be useful to any pro-life advocate, but the first two books are particularly useful for center and clinic staff. I know some centers and clinics which require all volunteers to read both books as part of their initial training.
But Wait! There’s More!
Effective Banquet Strategies
Do you want to raise more financial, volunteer, and prayer support? In the Effective Banquet Strategies video series, Dr. Newman helps you to avoid banquet-killing mistakes and maximize the persuasive power of your single, biggest fundraising event. Click the link below to have a look at the latest videos.
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The Pro-Life Speaker Seminar
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What Pro-Life Leaders Have to Say
Dr. Nanda Duhé Kirkpatrick
“We had Dr. Marc Newman as our speaker for the third time last October. Marc is our favorite banquet speaker. Last year, we broke a record in per family giving at the banquet–which is quite a complement since we had just broken a record the year before as well. Marc builds his entire speech to prepare guests to make a sacrificial donation at the end. No guilt, just an honest challenge. I think he is the BEST pregnancy center banquet speaker available.”
Scott Klusendorf
“It’s hard to overstate the impact Marc Newman has had on my own speaking career. His Pro-Life Speaker Training changed forever the way I prepare my own presentations and took my speaking to a whole new level. Marc helped me vanquish habits that were crippling my efforts at clear communication. I urge you to invest in learning from a master communicator. I promise, you won’t regret it.”
Kirk Walden
“Marc’s Pro-Life Speaker Training is a riveting journey toward connecting with our audiences. Whether we want to relate better to church congregations, banquet attendees, or a potentially hostile audience, Marc shows the way through humor, practical information and powerful examples. Marc made me more confident as a speaker. This seminar is a “don’t miss it” event.”
Paul Marshall
The results were unbelievable! Our center normally averages $75,000 in cash and pledges at our banquet. Last year the outpouring of support was so great that we brought in $153,000! Not only did Marc move our donors to action, he spoke separately to a group of local pastors, some of whom had not heard of our ministry prior, and three of them are now on board as supporting churches. I strongly recommend him as your next banquet speaker!
Kimberly Logsdon
“I just completed my thank you calls to major donors (there were so many, it took us a while!). Universally people were telling me direct quotes from your presentation about engaging their will a week later. Our net receipts were 41% higher than last year just in that night and we picked up 42 new monthly partners. You so professionally wove our info into your presentation that one person told me they thought you were a member of our team.”
Elizabeth White
“Our guests loved Marc Newman. The men were challenged to stand for the pre-born. Marc met with our Pastors the following day. The pastors were feverishly taking notes and appreciated what he had to say as well. Several pastors commented that they are taking the message back to their congregations to preach about abortion from the pulpit and what we as a community should be doing to stand for life. All of us are in agreement that Marc needs to come back next year. “
Breanne Hunt
“Marc Newman did it again! This was our second time hosting him and he did not disappoint! His first visit was our highest grossing event ever, but this visit topped even that one! Marc has a remarkable way of connecting with the audience and really getting them invested in the cause of life. God is using him in a mighty way! Would recommend him to everyone without hesitation, and his pastors workshops are amazing as well!”