Bringing Gospel Hope through
Adoption Option Counseling
When a woman has an unexpected pregnancy, she often doesn’t even consider adoption due to common misconceptions, like believing it means abandonment or unending foster care for her child. Instead, she may think she only has two choices: parenting or abortion.
Through the Stand For Life and Lifeline Children’s Services Adoption Counseling Course, you can become equipped and empowered to present life-affirming options to mothers with an unexpected pregnancy.
Free training to help ministry leaders share the hope of adoption.
What you’ll learn
- How to present adoption as a life-affirming choice
- How to speak with biblical truth and grace
- How to walk with women in real, personal moments
Who it’s for
- Pastors and ministry staff
- Women’s ministry leaders
- Small group mentors and volunteers
What to Expect from the Course
Getting started is simple and completely free. Sign up through our online, user-friendly education platform. Once registered, you’ll have access to this course as well as many other helpful trainings and resources.
This course prepares you to talk with women about adoption in a compassionate and confident way. It is a mix of short video segments, written content, and response-based questions. As you work through the course at your own pace, each part is designed to help you retain what you learn and apply it in real conversations. As an added bonus, you are provided a certificate at the end of the course.
Whether you work in a pregnancy help center or serve in a church, this course will help you speak with clarity and care.
Commonly Asked Questions
The course covers:
- Common misconceptions about adoption.
- How to present adoption as a loving, voluntary choice.
- How to have non-coercive, compassionate conversations.
- The differences between adoption, parenting, and abortion.
- Ways to walk alongside women in their decision-making process.
The course is self-paced, allowing you to complete it on your schedule. Most participants finish within a few hours, but you can take as much time as needed.
Yes! The Adoption Counseling Course is available at no cost to ensure more people are equipped to have informed, compassionate conversations about adoption.
Yes! Upon completion, you will receive a certificate acknowledging your training in adoption counseling.
Pregnancy Help Centers Course
This course is designed to equip you and your church with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support local pregnancy centers.
Church Leader Course
This course aims to help church leaders promote, discover, and train church members to start a ministry in adoption options counseling.