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Mrs. Michelle Bauman
Speaker Bio:
Michelle Bauman joined the Lutherans for Life team on June 1, 2019. She earned her Lutheran Teaching Degree in secondary education from Concordia Nebraska (1998) and a master’s degree in English from the University of Indianapolis (2011). Before joining Lutherans For Life, Michelle taught middle school English at Holy Cross Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, (1998-2002) and English, Drama, and Speech at Trinity Lutheran High School in Seymour, Indiana (2002-2019). Michelle also served as the Trinity’s Recruitment Director (2004-2017). She lives in Columbus, Indiana, with her husband, Doug, who serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Together they have two sons and one daughter-in-love.
Michelle Bauman joined the Lutherans for Life team on June 1, 2019. She earned her Lutheran Teaching Degree in secondary education from Concordia Nebraska (1998) and a master’s degree in English from the University of Indianapolis (2011). Before joining Lutherans For Life, Michelle taught middle school English at Holy Cross Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, (1998-2002) and English, Drama, and Speech at Trinity Lutheran High School in Seymour, Indiana (2002-2019). Michelle also served as the Trinity’s Recruitment Director (2004-2017). She lives in Columbus, Indiana, with her husband, Doug, who serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Together they have two sons and one daughter-in-love.
Rev. Simeon Raddatz
Speaker Bio:
Pastor Raddatz currently serves as the university chaplain of Concordia University Chicago, as well as the pre-seminary program director. Prior to being installed at Concordia in October 2023, Pastor Raddatz served Trinity Lutheran Church in Pekin, IL for 6 years as sole pastor. He is a 2017 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and a 2013 alumnus of Concordia – Chicago.
He has been married to his wife, Lauren, for 10 years, and their home is brimming with life. Elias (6), Violet (4), and the twins, Micah and James (3), keep them on their toes! Pastor Raddatz enjoys playing the banjo, reading, exercising, homeschooling the children, and going on family outings.
Pastor Raddatz currently serves as the university chaplain of Concordia University Chicago, as well as the pre-seminary program director. Prior to being installed at Concordia in October 2023, Pastor Raddatz served Trinity Lutheran Church in Pekin, IL for 6 years as sole pastor. He is a 2017 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and a 2013 alumnus of Concordia – Chicago.
He has been married to his wife, Lauren, for 10 years, and their home is brimming with life. Elias (6), Violet (4), and the twins, Micah and James (3), keep them on their toes! Pastor Raddatz enjoys playing the banjo, reading, exercising, homeschooling the children, and going on family outings.
Josh Brahm
Session Description:
Relational Apologetics: How to Cultivate Friendship Amidst Challenging Conversations “Relational apologetics” means cultivating relationships with people who have different beliefs, for the sake of genuine friendship and for discovering truth together. Josh illustrates with multiple stories from his life of pro-choice friends he’s spent time with discussing abortion. After making two arguments for why people ought to have a pro-choice friend, Josh offers several practical tips for cultivating friendships with people who disagree about important issues.
Speaker Bio:
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.
Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. That means ditching the faulty rhetoric and tactics and embracing arguments that hold up under philosophical scrutiny.
Josh works to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement.
Josh 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 also 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 17 years. They have three sons, Noah, William, and Eli. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Relational Apologetics: How to Cultivate Friendship Amidst Challenging Conversations “Relational apologetics” means cultivating relationships with people who have different beliefs, for the sake of genuine friendship and for discovering truth together. Josh illustrates with multiple stories from his life of pro-choice friends he’s spent time with discussing abortion. After making two arguments for why people ought to have a pro-choice friend, Josh offers several practical tips for cultivating friendships with people who disagree about important issues.
Speaker Bio:
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.
Josh’s primary passion is helping pro-life people to be more persuasive when they communicate with pro-choice people. That means ditching the faulty rhetoric and tactics and embracing arguments that hold up under philosophical scrutiny.
Josh works to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement.
Josh 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 also 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 17 years. They have three sons, Noah, William, and Eli. They live in Charlotte, North Carolina.