Pregnancy Centers & Practical Help

In a fun first for the show, Sarah Bowen takes the host chair to interview Jon Merwarth of Thrive Point Consulting — and Jacob just sits back and listens. Jon spent seven years leading a pregnancy center in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, growing its budget from $450K to $1.7 million before launching Thrive Point to help centers nationwide. Drawing on a corporate sales background, a dozen years as an entrepreneur, and his own abortion experience as a teenager, he brings a rare blend of business rigor and ministry heart to the conversation. Together, Sarah and Jon dig into: How the Dobbs decision

Guest host Sarah Bowen interviews Jon Merwarth about growing a Pennsylvania pregnancy center and later advising other centers. They discuss leadership, state-level collaboration, and using local maternal-health information to identify service gaps.

HHS launches ‘Moms’ website directing visitors to anti-abortion ‘crisis pregnancy centers’    The Pennsylvania Independent

Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Pennsylvania Are Growing in Numbers–and Predatory Tactics    Bucks County Beacon