March 25-27, 2026 | Cincinnati, OH
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Who Should Attend the Heartbeat International Annual Conference?
Heartbeat's Annual Conference is designed for ministry leaders, staff, board members, and volunteers of life-affirming pregnancy help centers, medical clinics, maternity homes, and adoption agencies, as well as professionals in the areas of medicine, counseling, social work, and education.
Our conference offers the most dynamic training to equip ministers and empower ministries worldwide in the pregnancy help community through the largest international Pregnancy Help Conference, this year both in-person and online!
There will be plenty to learn in person with the following trainings available:
- Unique, Professional Keynote Sessions
- Distinctive, Full-Day In-Depth Training Sessions
- Workshop Presentations from Ministry Experts
- And much more!

Schedule At-A-Glance
In-Person Schedule ▼
MONDAY, MARCH 23
5:00-7:00 p.m. – In-Depth Day Check-In
TUESDAY, MARCH 24
7:45-9:00 a.m. – In-Depth Day Check-In
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – In-Depth Day training
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Keynote
5:00-7:00 p.m. – Conference Check-In
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:00 a.m. – Conference Check-In
8:00 a.m. – Exhibit Hall OPEN
11:30 a.m. – Opening Lunch & Keynote
2:00 p.m. – Workshop Session A
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session B
6:00 p.m. – Dinner & Parade of Nations
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:00-a.m. - Exhibit Hall OPEN
8:30 a.m. – Morning Worship & Keynote
10:30 a.m. – Workshop Session C
12:00 p.m. Lunch & Keynote
Afternoon Break, Prayer Ministry, Confession, Receptions
FRIDAY, MARCH 2
7:45 a.m. – Mass
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Exhibit Hall OPEN
8:30 a.m. – Morning Worship & Keynote
10:30 a.m. – Workshop Session D
12:00 p.m. – Lunch & Keynote
2:00 p.m. – Workshop Session E
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session F
6:00 p.m. – Closing Banquet & Keynote
Virtual Schedule ▼
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 1
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 2
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 3
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 4
Closing Session
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 5
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 6
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 7
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 8
Closing Session
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
*Exhibiting Hall and networking opportunities available all day.
11:30 a.m. – Opening Session
12:00 p.m. – Workshop Session 9
1:15 p.m. – Workshop Session 10
2:30 p.m. – Workshop Session 11
3:45 p.m. – Workshop Session 12
Closing Session
All workshops from the Virtual Conference will be available on demand to attendees starting 24 hours after the live session.
Individual Basis Access - 3/25/26 - 4/7/26
Expanded Individual, Group, and Enterprise Access - 3/25/26 - 4/14/26
Workshops will be available for purchase on Heartbeat’s Academy on 4/17/26.
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Keynote Speakers
Mayra Rodriguez
Mayra Rodriguez is a former Planned Parenthood Clinic Manager in Arizona who blew the whistle on egregious deficiencies and mismanagement at her affiliate. She worked for Planned Parenthood in Arizona for 17 years, rising to the position of managing several affiliates, and even received Planned Parenthood’s Employee of the Year award in 2016. When she was abruptly fired in October 2017, she filed a wrongful termination lawsuit, claiming her employer unjustly fired her because she was reporting instances of critical safety and health-related violations including incomplete abortions, falsification of patient records, illegal conduct, unreported statutory rape, severe injuries by abortion and high complication rates with a specific abortionist. In August of 2019, a jury of her peers unanimously awarded her $3 million in damages done by Planned Parenthood.
Angela Minter
The president and co-founder of Sisters For Life, Inc, Angela Minter is a champion for pre-born babies, their families, and the sanctity of life! She has dedicated her life to awaken, train and mobilize, the whole church, particularly the historically black church, to end abortion in the community. She strives daily to see families restored, change teenagers' and young adults' trajectory, share the gospel of Jesus Christ, and achieve a Kingdom first, Christ-centered culture change that glorifies God!
She resides in Louisville, KY, with her high school sweetheart and husband of 35 years, Parnell Minter. After losing two children through abortion (Summers Justice and Judah Star), God showed them mercy and blessed them with three more outstanding children, Ryan Whitney, Parnell O'brey, and Isiah Jasper Minter. Angela and Parnell live with gratitude for the five beautiful grandchildren and a precious daughter in love and son in love.
Peter Breen
Peter Breen serves as Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation at Thomas More Society. Drawing upon his twenty-five years of legal experience, Breen leads the firm's litigation team, advocating for clients in federal and state courts across the United States. Prior to joining Thomas More Society, he left a successful private law practice in Chicago to pursue full-time public service. Breen also served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, where he rose to the position of Republican Floor Leader. Breen holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School. Married to Margie, Peter is a devoted husband and father to two sons.
Ken Ham
Ken Ham is the Founder of Answers in Genesis, the highly acclaimed Creation Museum, and the world-renowned Ark Encounter, he is the author of more than 30 books.
Ken and his wife, Mally, reside in Northern Kentucky.
They have five children, 18 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren!
Alexandra DeSanctis
Alexandra DeSanctis is a contributor to National Review and co-author of the 2022 book Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing. She writes and speaks regularly on topics including the pro-life movement, abortion policy, religion, politics, and family issues. Her work has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, the Human Life Review, and many other publications. She lives in Virginia with her family.
Jor-El Godsey
Jor-El Godsey serves as President of Heartbeat International. He leads a staff dedicated to equipping, empowering, and encouraging the thousands of leaders and developing leaders of Heartbeat’s affiliated pregnancy help centers, maternity homes, and adoption services, in the U.S. and on every inhabited continent. He oversees Heartbeat’s core mission to be the leadership supply line for the growing pregnancy help movement worldwide by providing accurate information, training resources, leadership development conferences, programs, and daily support to help affiliates start, grow, and expand their services to women and couples at risk for abortion.
Jor-El comes to Heartbeat having served in the pregnancy help movement since 1988. He first served as a volunteer at Hope, the pregnancy help centers in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Then he joined their board, served as Chair, then as Executive Administrator. In 1999, Jor-El became Executive Director of Life Choices in Longmont, Colorado. Six years later, in 2006, Jor-El accepted the call to help Heartbeat International meet the diverse and expanding leadership needs of the pregnancy help movement as Vice President.
Jor-El met his wife, Karen, at a volunteer training meeting for the Hope Center in Ft. Lauderdale. They now have three children.
Robert G. Lee
Robert G. Lee is a seasoned comic who comes armed with a refreshingly clean, relatable act. He’s a sitcom warm-up trained to ad lib off the cuff with any type of crowd.
Robert has been entertaining audiences behind the scenes on Hollywood sitcoms such as “Golden Girls,” “Wings” and “Old Christine” for over 3 decades!
Whether delivering laughs nationwide on his DryBar comedy special, Sirius radio’s Laughs USA, or writing punchlines for produce on “Veggie Tales,” Robert’s clever, slice-of-life observational material along with his impish and punchy storytelling style is always a guaranteed audience pleaser!
Conference Options
- In-Person (starting at $599)
- Keynote Presentations
- 120+ Workshops
- One-on-one Prayer
- Morning Devotionals
- Morning Worship
- Morning Mass
- In-person Networking Opportunities
- Meals Included
- Explore Cincinnati
- Free Conference Swag
- Virtual (starting at $199)
- Keynote Presentations
- 50+ Virtual Workshops
- Virtual Prayer Board
- Morning Video Devotionals
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