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BCA 2025 - San Antonio, TX

Schedule of Events

Monday, April 21

2 p.m. Registration Opens The Menger
3:30 p.m. New Member Fellowship Justin's Ice Cream
6 p.m. Opening Dinner
Gather at 5:45 p.m. in front of Hard Rock Cafe for a 6 p.m. departure
GoRio Riverboats
8:30 p.m. Escape Extravaganza
Facilitated by Macala Mays
The Menger

Tuesday, April 22

7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast TBA
8:45 a.m. Devotional: Heather Penna, Texas Baptists The Menger
9:00 a.m. Keynote: Kristin Cole
Founder and CEO, KC Communications
Address: "In His Name: Building a Legacy of Trust Through Reputation Management"
The Menger
9:45 a.m. Break
10–11:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions #1
  • Kristin Cole - "Crisis Communication for Christian Leaders: Responding with Wisdom, Grace, and Strategy"
  • Adam Covington
  • Jim Veneman - "Avoiding the handcuffs of our own experience"
11:30 a.m. Lunch - 2024 Grand Prize panelists
Facilitated by Kathleen Sparks.
  • Caleb Arndt (Design)
  • Kathy Dean (PR)
  • William Haun (Photo)
  • Lisa Misner (Writing)
  • Lesa Moore (PR)
  • Taylor Rogers (Interactive)
  • Chrystelle Thames (AV)
The Menger
1:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions #2
  • Caleb Arndt & Jeremy Honea - "Good, Fast, Cheap: Should we forget all three?"
  • William Haun - "Effective Visual Storytelling with Limited Resources"
  • Kalie Lowrie - "Channel surfing and storytelling"
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Keynote: Jeremy Honea
Creative Director, e3 Partners
Address: "Co-Creators With God: Tracing God's divine inspiration for creativity at the intersection of heaven and humanity"
The Menger
4 p.m. Free time
6 p.m. Wilmer C. Fields Awards Dinner Casa Rio
7:30 p.m. Wilmer C. Fields Awards Presentation Casa Rio

Wednesday, April 23

6:30 a.m. Run, BCA, Run 5K
Facilitated by Macala Mays
7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast TBA
8:45 a.m. Devotional: Bobby Puffenburger, Bay Leaf Baptist The Menger
9:00 a.m. Keynote: Katie Frugé
Director, Center for Cultural Engagement, Texas Baptists
Address: "Best Practices for Cross Cultural Communication"
The Menger
9:45 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions #3
  • Katie Frugé - "Ethical Considerations for an AI World"
  • Jonathan Malm - "Social Media the Influencer Way"
  • Matt Miller & Adam Covington
11:30 a.m. Business Meeting The Menger
12 p.m. Lunch - Table Talk The Menger
1:15 p.m. Keynote: Jonathan Malm
Author and Entrepreneur, Sunday Social
Address: "Don't Burn Out, Burn Bright"
The Menger
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Affinity Groups
  • Public Relations/Marketing - Brandon Elrod
  • Editorial - Lisa Misner
  • Management - Joshua Minatrea
  • Graphic Design - Jesse Conte
  • Interactive - Cam Tracy
  • Photography/Audio/Video - Doug Rogers
6:00 p.m. Dinner On your own

Thursday, April 24

7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast TBA
8:45 a.m. Devotional: Brandon Elrod, NAMB The Menger
9:00 a.m. Keynote: Matt Miller
Founder Principal, MAS Media
Address: "Jesus didn't write in papyrus and other things I've learned leading and building creative teams"
The Menger
10:00 a.m. Missions Project with Texas Baptist River Ministries The Menger
12:00 p.m. Dismiss