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 the Hard Rock Cafe for a 6 p.m. departure	GoRio Riverboats
8:30 p.m.	Escape Extravaganza Facilitated by Macala Mays	The Menger - Patio

Tuesday, April 22

7:30–8:30 a.m.	Breakfast	Hard Rock Cafe
8:45 a.m.	Devotional: Heather Penna, Texas Baptists	The Menger - Minuet
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 - Minuet
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" - Cavalier In a world where crises can escalate in minutes, faith-based organizations must be prepared to respond with clarity, compassion, and strategic foresight. How you communicate in a crisis can determine whether your organization weathers the storm — or loses trust. This interactive workshop will equip you with essential crisis communication strategies. By the end of this session, you'll have the tools to create a crisis response plan that protects your organization's mission and credibility — all while honoring the name of the Lord. Adam Covington - "Failing, Stealing, and Procrastinating: Reframing the 'Bad' To Be Better Communicators" - Patio Creative work often requires trial and error, keeping an eye on the "competition," and feeling the pressure of an impending deadline. Embracing these three things, often thought of negatively, might be the key to unlocking your next campaign, photo story, video, or marketing strategy, but only as they are reframed and redeemed. Jim Veneman - "Avoiding the handcuffs of our own experience" - Renaissance Powerful visual stories may be living just beyond our reach. We can almost see them! So, what's blocking our view?
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 - Minuet
1:15 p.m.	Breakout Sessions #2 Caleb Arndt & Jeremy Honea - "Good, Fast, Cheap: Should we forget all three?" - Cavalier Is there such a thing as good enough? Where is the line between urgent and important? Does low budget always mean low quality? Let's talk about defending our standard of excellence from the tyranny of the urgent. William Haun - "Effective Visual Storytelling with Limited Resources" - Patio William Haun shares how to make the most of limited resources and challenging circumstances to capture imagery that is compelling and contextualizing for your audience. Kalie Lowrie - "Channel surfing and storytelling" - Renaissance This workshop will discuss the power of storytelling and ways to communicate the story through different communication channels to have the most impact. René Zimny - "Shared Vision, Greater Success: Optimizing Freelancer Relationships" - Poolside Explore strategies for aligning freelancers and organizations toward a shared vision for outstanding outcomes and long-term satisfaction.
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 - Minuet
4 p.m.	Free time
6 p.m.	Wilmer C. Fields Awards Dinner & 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	Hard Rock Cafe
8:45 a.m.	Devotional: Bobby Puffenburger, Bay Leaf Baptist	The Menger - Minuet
9:00 a.m.	Keynote: Katie Frugé Director, Center for Cultural Engagement, Texas Baptists Address: "Best Practices for Cross Cultural Communication"	The Menger - Minuet
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Breakout Sessions #3 Katie Frugé - "Ethical Considerations for an AI World" - Cavalier Jonathan Malm - "Social Media the Influencer Way" - Patio In this session Jonathan will teach you the number one thing that will get followers and engagement on social media. It's the thing influencers understand and a lot of brands don't: relatability. And the good news is that even brands and organizations can get in on it. Matt Miller & Adam Covington - "Shifting Scenes: The Inevitability of Transition" - Renaissance Change is an inevitable part of our journeys. How we respond to it shapes our experiences and outcomes. In this session, we will dive into the ever-changing landscapes of our work, relationships, technology, and storytelling. Together, we'll look at how to navigate transition with resilience and grace, turning challenges into opportunities for growth and connection.
11:30 a.m.	Business Meeting	The Menger - Minuet
12 p.m.	Lunch - Table Talk	The Menger - Minuet
1:15 p.m.	Keynote: Jonathan Malm Author and Entrepreneur, Sunday Social Address: "Don't Burn Out, Burn Bright"	The Menger - Minuet
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	Hard Rock Cafe
8:45 a.m.	Devotional: Brandon Elrod, NAMB	The Menger - Minuet
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 - Minuet
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Missions Project with Texas Baptist River Ministries	The Menger - Minuet
12:00 p.m.	Dismiss