2027 NCMAF Endorser Conference Agenda

Theme: “Standing Firm: Preparing Chaplains & Endorsers for the Challenges Ahead” 

8:00 – 12:00 Welcome to New Endorsers

12:00 Lunch for New Endorsers

2:00pm Endorser Commission on VA Chaplaincy (ECVAC) Annual Meeting

3:15pm Break

3:30 – 4:45pm Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Annual Meeting

6:00 – 8:00pm Reception

Tuesday, January 12

7:00am Breakfast

8:00am Devotional – Archbishop Timothy Broglio

8:15am Opening Remarks and Welcome

9:00am NCMAF Annual Business Meeting

10:45am Religious Liberty Legal Review

12:00pm Lunch

1:30pm Looking Ahead: future US military engagement

2:30pm Facing the effects of military engagement

3:45pm Religious Ministry Discussions

4:30pm Military Recruiting & Accessions Updates

5:30pm End of Day

Wednesday, January 13

7:00am Breakfast

8:00am Devotional – Fr. Bill Bartz

8:15am Opening Remarks

8:30am Endorser Resiliency

10:00am Communicating the Value of Chaplaincy

11:30am Lunch

1:00pm Armed Forces Chaplains Board Update – CH(COL) Karen Meeker

2:00pm Break

2:15pm Service Chiefs of Chaplains / Flag & General Officer Session

4:00pm Conference Wrap-Up, Announcements & Evaluations

4:30pm Adjourn