Fearfully and Wonderfully Made … Even when it Hurts:
 
The abortion industry thrives on the exploitation of the “heart cases” (aka exceptions). Ryan Bomberger is the 1% that is used 100% of the time to justify abortion. His life powerfully illuminates how triumph can rise from tragedy. 

BIO: Ryan Bomberger is an Emmy® Award-winning creative professional, international public speaker, columnist, and factivist. He is the author of the powerful books, Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong, and ground-breaking illustrated children’s books, She Is She and He is He. Ryan is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of RadianceFoundation.org, a life-affirming organization that illuminates that every human life has purpose. As an adoptive father, Ryan has a rather unique perspective of the innate nature of purpose. He is one of ten children who were adopted in a diverse family of fifteen. 
Ryan loves creating content that is fearless, factual and freeing. His work addresses abortion, adoption, fatherlessness, racism, sexuality, free speech, religious liberty and the War on Common Sense. His work has been extensively featured in the The New York Times, Fox News, MSNBC, Breitbart, ABC News, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Post, Newsweek, CNN, Townhall, EWTN, JET, LA Times, Yahoo News, World, and many more news outlets. From keynotes at renown locations like Harvard, Princeton, Columbia Law School, University of Notre Dame, Ireland’s Trinity College, March for Life DC, March for Life UK, Capitol Hill briefings, and hundreds more events here and abroad. Ryan is dedicated, along with his amazing wife and four children, to building a culture that values Life in all of its stages. 

Deaconess Dr. Chrissie Gillet joined Lutherans For Life in April 2017 to serve as the Director of the Word of Hope ministry. An Air Force Veteran, Chrissie served as a staff psychologist during her military career. She is also a certified deaconess in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, offering a profound understanding of both the secular worldview and a Christ-centered identity. Her vocations as a pastor’s wife and mother of a large family fuel her deep compassion for life. 
 
Chrissie leads the Word of Hope ministry with dedication, overseeing marketing, training, media production, public speaking (accompanied by her service dog, Phoebe), and spiritual support. She is known for listening without personal judgment while responding with Christian truth and love, creating a safe, grace-filled space for those in need. Her commitment extends beyond direct care – she actively connects people with pastors, local services, and natural support systems.  
 
Of all her responsibilities at Word of Hope, Chrissie’s two most valued roles are building relationships with other life-affirming organizations and offering spiritual care to those brokenhearted by life issues.  
 
 
 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MISSION AND THEOLOGY

Chief of sinners. Child of God. Pastor Harrison Goodman preaches Christ crucified as a light that shines in darkness and a hope for the hopeless. As Executive Director of Mission and Theology, he helps to make these same gifts known online by employing the many voices and talents of our brothers and sisters in Christ. He believes that while the internet cannot replace Word and Sacrament ministry, it doesn’t need to try. He shapes HT content to point youth and young adults toward the gifts given in your sanctuary.