One-Day Abortion Recovery
Workshop Planning Guide

by Linda Ellen Perry and Lynellen D.S. Perry
Planned Parenthood’s Alan Guttmacher Institute says that 1 in 5 women having abortions are from Evangelical churches. They also report, "At current rates, 43% of all women will experience abortion at least once by the time they are forty-five years of age." These high abortion rates mean that we have many individuals in our churches who have experienced post-abortion pain. Often they are afraid to identify themselves and therefore will not come to a crisis pregnancy center or other venue for post-abortion Bible studies.

The One-Day Abortion Recovery Workshop is a good introduction to the need for post abortion healing.  Participants can include couples involved in abortion, parents of daughters and sons who have been involved in an abortion, spouses, brothers and sisters, pastors, counselors, and others who just want to know more about post-abortion stress and how it can be healed. Note, however, that this is not a counselor training conference, but a healing conference.

Included in this manual are supply lists, checklists, forms and handouts, planning schedule, detailed agenda, and sample speeches with overheads for each segment (including more than 50 MS PowerPoint slides). A CDROM contains the PowerPoint slides, Microsoft Word versions of the worksheets, and customizable samples of letters, agenda, announcements, and forms.

One-Day Abortion Recovery Workshop Planning Guide with CDROM: $50.00
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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Why Have A One-Day Recovery Workshop?
  • What's Needed?
  • List of Supplies for the Workshop
  • List of Supplies for the Memorial Service
  • Conference Folder Layout
  • Leader's Checklist
  • Group Formation
  • Agenda
  • Planning Schedule and Notes
    • Welcome and Opening Prayer
    • General Session 1: What is Post-Abortion Stress?
    • General Session 2: Men and Post-Abortion
    • General Session 3: Steps for Healing
    • General Session 4: The Roots of Anger
    • General Session 5: Forgiveness
    • General Session 6: Breaking Soul Ties
    • General Session 7: The Importance of Memorials
    • The Memorial Service

About the Authors: Linda Perry and Lynellen Perry

Why Have a One-Day Recovery Workshop?
Time: Most after-abortion Bible studies meet for several months. The time commitment alone will prevent some interested individuals from attending. A one-day conference is short enough to fit into many schedules, even as busy as we all are.

Lack of Information: Some people may not know whether or not they would be interested in a longer after-abortion Bible study, so the one-day experience is an opportunity to whet their appetites for a longer program.

Low Level of Involvement: A one-day healing conference may be all that is needed for someone who has had only a low or medium level of involvement in an abortion. This category includes people who "just" drove a friend to the abortion clinic, or had some other indirect involvement.

Beginning the Healing Journey: A one-day recovery workshop is also a practical way for people to receive some immediate help if a post-abortion Bible study doesn't begin meeting in the next few weeks. They can take the first steps in their journey toward health while awaiting the start of the longer program.

Top Ten Reasons to Host a One-Day Abortion Recovery Workshop

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Testimonials from Conference Attendees

Here are just a few of the comments we've received from attendees of our One-Day Abortion Recovery Workshops:

  • "Very full of information. It was neat and touching to see that men hurt also - I never realized that abortion affects them just as much as it affects women."
  • "As a volunteer counselor I learned many valuable statistics and wonderful resources to better equip me. Thanks for a wonderful day. Well-informed speakers and dynamic, sensitive group leaders."
  • "Presented a lot of useful information. This is good to give women a "taste" of what a full Bible study would teach."
  • "Thank you for the opportunity to ask my child to forgive me. This conference was an amazingly healing opportunity for me."
  • "Excellent conference! It provided healing for those who had preborn children as well as those who did not."
  • "This conference encompassed more than I expected. I have not been through an abortion, but I learned a lot from the material presented."
  • "This conference was very informative and everyone was friendly and open. What a marvelous opportunity."
  • "I pray my wife will someday attend a similar memorial service or receive healing."
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