Program
The program is designed with tracks that focus on Prayer, Action, Voting and Education to equip you with the tools you need to go forth with confidence and courage as you turn the tide on the cultural threats to human life.
Bob Frantz returns as our 2025 Emcee. Bob is creator and host of Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz a conservative talk show on WHK AM-1420.
THE 2025 BABL PROGRAM:
| Section | Time | Fri - Mar 7th, 2025 | Sat - Mar 8th, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 8:00-10:00 | ||
| Presentation | 8:45-10:00 | John-Henry Westen Co-founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com Make the Church Great Again | Paul Vaughn Pro-Life Activist, President Of Personhood Tennessee Submitting Your Life to the Story God is Telling |
| Break | 10:00-10:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 10:00-10:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 10:00-10:30 |
| Presentation | 10:30-11:30 | Dr. Miriam Grossman (B) Dr. Grossman is board certified in child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry. Before gender ideology was on anyone’s radar, she warned parents about it in her book, You’re Teaching My Child WHAT? Lost in TransNation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness | Four Home Schooling Parents (Amanda Richman, Ildi Rich, Erica Barnicle, Julie Kopmeyer) will share their experiences in teaching their children. You Can Home School Your Kids! |
| Break | 11:30-12:00 | EXHIBITION TIME 11:30-12:00 | EXHIBITION TIME 11:30-12:00 |
| Lunch | 12:00-2:00 | ||
| Presentation | 12:45-2:00 | Jason Jones (B) Jason Jones is a film producer, author, activist, popular podcast host, and human rights worker. The Great Campaign Towards a Culture of Life | Xi Van Fleet (B) Xi Van Fleet will share her life experiences as a young woman growing up in Mao's China and the similarities she's seeing in America today. My Pro-Life Journey: From Ambivalence to Advocacy |
| Break | 2:00-2:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 2:00-2:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 2:00-2:30 |
| Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Margie Christie, Executive Director of Dayton Right to Life and a panel will discuss moral options for end of life choices. Now And At The Hour of Our Death | Dr. Brian Clowes (B) Dr. Brian Clowes is the director of education and research at Human Life International. Bringing the World Back to Life |
| Break | 3:30-4:00 | EXHIBITION TIME 3:30-4:00 | EXHIBITION TIME 3:30-4:00 |
| Presentation | 4:00-5:00 | A film study of the parallels between early 1930’s Nazi Germany with America today and how the church has been largely silent in the face of this evil Based on the bestselling book by Eric Metaxas. A film study of the parallels between early 1930’s Nazi Germany with America today and how the church has been largely silent in the face of this evil. | Dr. Alicia Thompson Dr. Alicia Thompson is a board-certified ObGyn who is in private practice in Westerville Ohio. IVF and Human Embryos: Finding Common Ground |
| Break | 5:00-6:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 5:00-6:30 | EXHIBITION TIME 5:00-6:30 |
| Dinner Seating | 6:30-7:00 | DINNER SEATING | DINNER SEATING |
| Dinner | 7:00-9:30 | ||
| Presentation | 4:00-5:00 | Riley Gaines (B) Through the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute, she and her team of Ambassadors are spearheading a growing nationwide movement to defend women, common sense, and free speech. The Fight is Far from Over | Abby Johnson (B) Formerly a Planned Parenthood Director - now she works to save lives! Unplanned |
STUDENT AND ADULT WORKSHOPS*
*Please Note: All Student and Adult Workshops will be held in Conference Room 1.
Friday, March 7: Student Workshops Led by The Leadership Institute (Noon – 3:00 PM)
The Leadership Institute provides conservative students with mentorship opportunities that inspire, motivate and encourage them to advocate for their conservative principles on their campuses.
Through our relationship with Riley Gaines, who is the Director of The Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute, we have been able to host the Leadership Institute to conduct training in Communications and Activism. We hope your students will take advantage of this world class training from The Leadership Institute.
Noon – 1:30 PM: Communications Workshop (Conference Room 1)
- How to develop a winning message.
- How to gain media attention.
- How to advocate on campus.
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Activism Workshop (Conference Room 1)
- How to host successful events.
- How to execute 15 fun activism events.
- How to develop eye-catching literature.
Saturday, March 8: Adult Workshops (11:30 AM – 3:00 PM) (Conference Room 1)
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Ruah Woods, Theology of the Body offers a comprehensive K-12 curriculum that integrates Theology of the Body into lesson plans and activities and aims to transform culture by:
- Supporting individuals and families to live out their unique vocation to love according to God’s plan;
- Helping all people to understand their innate dignity as image-bearers of God, created male and female;
- Fostering a civilization that upholds the dignity of every human person.
1:00 PM 2:00 PM: HerPlan facilitates collaboration between assistance providers and their communities to empower women and families through comprehensive medical, social, and material support. We connect and strengthen communities of support so mothers and babies are empowered with the resources they need to thrive. Our online Directory and mobile app include over 5,000 life-affirming provider listings in 29 states. Connect with us at Herplan.org or on Instagram @herplanofficial.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Protect Ohio Children: “Is Planned Parenthood in Your School?”
This workshop will help you identify the warning signs and give parents and activists the best techniques for exposing them in your community.
To register for the Student Workshops, please click here.
You do not need to register for the Adult Workshops.
