The ERLC Podcast

Holy longing: The struggle with infertility

January 1, 2019

Infertility is one of the hardest things a couple can walk through, and it’s often experienced alone. It’s often misunderstood and others are fearful to address the subject. So, at our National Conference, Elizabeth Graham, Matt Arbo, Lauren McAfee, Nicole Lino, and Chelsea Sobolik used their personal and professional experience to encourage those walking through this struggle.

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Chelsea Sobolik

Chelsea Sobolik serves as Director of Government Relations for World Relief, a a global Christian humanitarian organization and the largest Evangelical refugee resettlement in the U.S. Previously, she worked for the leading evangelical child welfare organization in the country, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and on Captiol Hill.. Chelsea has been published at

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Elizabeth Graham

Elizabeth Graham serves as CEO for Life Collective, Inc. Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She and her husband Richmond enjoy raising their two children in east Tennessee.

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Lauren McAfee

Lauren McAfee serves as corporate ambassador for Hobby Lobby, the country’s largest arts and crafts retailer. She also works on special projects for Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. She earned her B.A. in Classics from the University of Oklahoma, an M.A. in Counseling from Liberty University, an M.A. in Theology from Southern Seminary,

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Matthew Arbo

Matthew Arbo has a Ph.D. in ethics from the University of Edinburgh, currently serves as a research fellow in Christian Ethics at the ERLC, and has taught at Southeastern, Midwestern, and Southern Seminary in Christian Ethics and Public Theology. He has formerly held a bioethics fellowship at the Paul Ramsey Institute. He is a pastor

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Nicole Lino

Nicole Lino has been married for 18 years and is mother to four children. In 2002, she and her husband, Nathan, planted Northeast Houston Baptist Church where he is still the Senior Pastor. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, she is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS in Mathematics. Nicole is passionate

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