Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 21
  • 9:30-10:45 am Check-in, Fellowship, and Visit Vendors

  • 11:00-12:00 pm  Plenary 1—Jim Kirkland Welcome, Our Work and The State of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Today

  • 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch, Fellowship, and Vendors

  • 1:00-5:00 pm Safe Talk Breakout Rooms 130-135  Dr. Ron Harvell’s team—up to 30 people per room

  • 5:00-7:00 pm  Fellowship and Visit Vendors and Dinner (on your own) 

  • 7:00-8:00 pm  Plenary 2—Marcus Schrader Past, Present, and Future - Yours!

  • 8:00-8:45 pm Dessert Reception


Friday, September 22

  • 7:30–8:00 am Morning Prayer led by Chaplain  

  • 8:00–8:30 am Fellowship and Vendors (Breakfast on your own) 

  • 8:30–9:30 am Plenary 3—Dallas Speight The High Cost of Caring

  • 9:30-10:00 am Fellowship and Vendors 

  • 10:00-11:00 am Breakout Sessions:

Room 131 Marcus Schrader Chaplaincy Option

Room 132 Jose Reyes Christian Chaplaincy in a Psychologized Age

Room 130 Angella Allison-Davis Stress Management

Room 133-134 Ron Harvell: Hope in a Sea of Dispair

Room 135 Jonathan Dulin Disaster Readiness and Crisis Response

  • 11:00-11:30 am Fellowship and Vendors

  • 11:30-12:30 pm Breakout Sessions:

133 Evelyn Lemly Impacting the Prisons with Effective Programs

130 Scott Tilley Prepare Enrich Premarital & Marriage Assessment

131 Ray Huff Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

132 Kim Ketola A Spiritual Approach to Reproductive Loss

135 Barry Surrat Preparing Community Chaplains

  • 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch (provided) and Visit Vendors

  • 2:00-3:00 pm Plenary 4—Evelyn Lemly Ministry to the Incarcerated

  • 3:15–4:15 pm Breakout Sessions:

132 Dallas Speight Building a Strong and Healthy Team
133 Marcus Schrader: Chaplaincy Options

131 Elizabeth McGraw Healing the Wounded Heart

130 Angella Allison-Davis Stress Management

  • 4:30-6:30 pm Fellowship and Visit Vendors and Dinner (on your own) 

  • 7:00-9:00 pm Worship and Music (30 minutes) 
    Plenary 5—Jim Kirkland & Ray Huff – Panel of Speakers Speaking His Peace, Rebuking their Storm


Saturday, September 23

  • 7:30-8:00 am Morning Prayer led by Chaplain

  • 8:00-9:00 am Breakout Sessions

Room 132 Jose Reyes: Christian Chaplaincy in a Psychologized Age

Room 130 Scott Tilley: Prepare Enrich Premarital & Marriage Assessment

Room 131 Ray Huff: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)

Room 135 Kim Ketola: TA Spiritual Approach to Reproductive Loss

Room 133 Barry Surrat: Preparing Community Chaplains

Room 134 Ron Harvell: Hope in the Sea of Despair

  • 9:00-9:30 am Break, Fellowship, Visit Vendors

  • 10:00-11:00 am Breakout Sessions

Room 133-134 Dallas Speight: Building a Strong and Healthy Team

Room 132 Evelyn Lemly: Impacting the Prisons with Effective Programs

Room 135 Jonathan Dulin: Disaster Readiness and Crisis Response

Room 130 Elizabeth McGraw: Healing the Wounded Heart 

  • 11:15-12:15 Lunch (Provided), Fellowship, and Visit Vendors

  • 12:30-1:30 pm Plenary 6—Dr. Jim Browning The Heart of the Chaplain

  • 1:30-1:45 pm Break, Fellowship, FINAL Visit Vendors

  • 1:45-3:15 pm Closing/Certificates—Jim Kirkland and Staff