2023 Chaplain Training Event

September 12-15, 2023

Shearer Hills Baptist Church
12615 San Pedro Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78216

The 2023 BGCT Chaplain Training Event hosts 16 hours of Continuing Education for pastors, chaplains, their spouses, and invited guests. Training highlights include leadership, Baptist distinctives, Moral Injury and Storytelling, palliative care workshops, chaplain ministry and LGBTQ+, chaplain theology, Disaster Spiritual Care, correctional issues, healthcare Board Certification training, and endorser updates.

Exhibitor Information

On behalf of Baptist Chaplaincy Relations, it is our pleasure to invite your ministry/organization to exhibit at the 2023 Chaplain Training Event being held at the Shearer Hills Baptist Church, 12615 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216. The meeting dates are Tuesday - Friday, September 12-15, 2023. We have a goal of 200 chaplains, pastors, spouses, and visitors for this meeting. Complete and submit the exhibitor registration form online by August 14, 2023.

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Exhibitor Registration

Schedule

Subject to change

Tuesday, September 12

3:00 pm Chaplain Training Event Registration
Foyer
6:00 pm Welcoming Ceremony and Worship
7:30 pmExhibits Open
8:00 pm Fellowship Time
Coffee area
9:00 pmExhibits Close

Wednesday, September 13

7:30 am Exhibits Open
7:30 - 9:00 am Registration Open
8:00 am Worship/Devotion Time
8:00 am – Noon Course Block 1

- Baptist Distinctives
- 4 Essential Roles for Leadership
- Moral Injury and Storytelling
- Palliative Care Workshops
- Board Certification Cohort
- Chaplain Ministry and LGBTQ+
- Correctional Chaplaincy
- Evangelism, Apologetics, and Soteriology
- Disaster Spiritual Care

8:30 am – Noon Spouse Retreat
Cultivating an Unoffendable Heart
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch (not provided)
1:30 – 2:30 pm Endorser Update (All Endorsed Chaplains)
2:30 – 4:00 pm Chaplain Affinity Meetings
- Healthcare
- Military
- Corrections
- Marketplace
- All Other Categories
4:00 pm Exhibits Close

Thursday, September 14

7:30 am Exhibits Open
8:00 am Worship/Devotion Time
8:00 am – Noon Course Block 2
- Baptist Distinctives
- 4 Essential Roles for Leadership
- Moral Injury and Storytelling
- Palliative Care Workshops
- Board Certification Cohort
- Chaplain Ministry and LGBTQ+
- Correctional Chaplaincy
- Evangelism, Apologetics, and Soteriology
- Disaster Spiritual Care
8:30 am – Noon Spouse Retreat
Cultivating an Unoffendable Heart
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 5:00 pm Course Block 3
- Baptist Distinctives
- 4 Essential Roles for Leadership
- Moral Injury and Storytelling
- Palliative Care Workshops
- Board Certification Cohort
- Chaplain Ministry and LGBTQ+
- Correctional Chaplaincy
- Evangelism, Apologetics, and Soteriology
- Disaster Spiritual Care
5:00 pm Exhibits Close
6:00 pm Chaplain Candidate Dinner
7:00 pm Peer Reviews

Friday, September 15

8:00 am Worship/Devotion Time
8:30 – 11:00am Course Block 4
- Baptist Distinctives
- 4 Essential Roles for Leadership
- Moral Injury and Storytelling
- Palliative Care Workshops
- Board Certification Cohort
- Chaplain Ministry and LGBTQ+
- Correctional Chaplaincy
- Evangelism, Apologetics, and Soteriology
- Disaster Spiritual Care
8:30 – 11:00am Spouse Retreat
Cultivating an Unoffendable Heart
11:00am Event Ends

Hotel Reservations

The Chaplain Training Event takes place at the Shearer Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio near the airport. You can stay at any hotel in the area.

If you prefer, we have a negotiated rate of $159 a night at the Menger Hotel next to the Alamo. You can also use this rate three days prior and three days after the event (you need to call the hotel to get these extra days). You need to reserve a room by September 1st, 2023, to secure the rate. Parking at the Menger is $25 a day.

Menger Hotel San Antonio
204 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 223-4361

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