CAMPUS MINISTRY PROFESSIONALS

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!

June 4-6, 2024

St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Registration is NOW OPEN! Next price increase May1.

CCMA Members get a special rate of $600

vs Non-Member rate of $650

St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Texas A&M, College Station, TX - Home of CALLED24.

Do you have a CCMA Diocesan or College/University Team membership? If you are registering two (2) or more of your team members for CALLED24 we have a special discount for you. Reach out to Michele Bonnesen, bonnesen@ccmanetwork.org for details.

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM JUNE 3-4

A workshop is designed to ensure that when the moment comes, campus ministers and others on the front lines of emotional distress are prepared and confident to respond in a loving and helpful way.

MEET OUR EMCEES

 
 

CALLED24 KEYNOTES

Unpacking Critical Topics

A glance at some of the the themes and topics that our keynotes will be addressing at CALLED24.

Appreciate Differences
▪️ The landscape/trends of Catholic Campus Ministry and the Church

▪️  Being intentional with conversion and having a designed game plan
Accompany with Care
▪️  Mental health & fostering healing
▪️  Accompaniment - how this is done in different contexts with different populations
Act Courageously
▪️  Evangelization & Apostolic Mission

What to expect at CALLED24: Workshops

  • Team Dynamics: Shared mission, shared prayer, shared life

  • Campus Outreach: From maintenance to evangelization 

  • Discipleship on a large scale 

  • Setting Boundaries: The difference between a counselor, friend, and a spiritual director

  • Mental Health and Pastoral Care: Tools for campus ministers to offer pastoral care.

  • Fundraising: Tips for raising funds for campus ministry

  • Lifelong Mission: Launching graduating students into a lifelong mission 

  • Inclusion and Belonging: Embracing LGBT Students within Catholic Campus Ministry"

  • Catalyzing Connection: Immersion Trips as a Nexus for Building Solidarity

  • SYNOD Panel

  • Director Skills: Budgeting, managing a cohesive team, goal setting

  • Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenism on Campus: Strategies for fostering respectful interfaith dialogue

  • Setting Boundaries and avoiding Burnout

  • Reaching GenZ

  • Fostering Vocations

  • Marketing and Communications

Special High School Track for CALLED24

CALLED24 AWARDEES

The CCMA CALLED24 Awards celebrate those who exemplify outstanding professionalism, innovative evangelization approaches, and unwavering commitment to excellence. They inspire others through their dedication to living their Catholic faith, serving their communities and advancing the values of compassion, integrity, and justice. This year's winners were selected from a highly competitive pool of nominees, each representing diverse backgrounds and accomplishments.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Optional Pre-Conference

    PREPARED: A CatholicPsych Workshop for Mental Distress Response

    Campus Minsters did not need to know how to respond to mental distress a decade ago. Today is a different story. It isn’t a matter of if you will be asked to accompany someone in distress, it is a matter of when. The CatholicPsych Prepared Workshop will train you to become a certified frontline minister capable of responding to mental or emotional distress from an authentically Catholic and sound psychological perspective. At the end of the workshop you will be prepared to:

    1) support students in the lead up to professional support

    2) recognize what is and isn’t your responsibility

    3) intervene before something escalates to an emergency

    4) respond to questions from a Catholic Anthropological perspective

    5) A certificate verifying your participation and completion of the Prepared Workshop

    Instead of feeling overwhelmed, inadequate, or incapable of responding to mental distress, this certification will easily give you the confidence and preparation to meet suffering souls where they are and help them find the healing God yearns to give.

    Full Pre Conference Description

  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM - PREPARED: A CatholicPsych Workshop for Mental Distress Response

    9:00 AM - Exhibitor Set-Up

    12:00 PM - Event Registration Opens

    3:00 PM - Opening Mass

  • 9:00 AM - Daily Mass

    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Keynotes and workshops

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Reception and Dinner

  • 9:00 AM - Daily Mass

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Keynotes and workshops

    12:00 PM - Closing Mass

    1:00 PM - Lunch

Attendees can expect coffee and refreshments throughout the day as well as a boxed lunch days 2 & 3, as well as a dinner Wednesday evening. Breakfast and lunch is included with the pre-conference.

Need some helping getting to CALLED?

We understand campus ministry budgets are tight. CCMA provides a limited amount of working scholarships for qualified members which includes discount registration rates. Click below for more info and to apply. We award scholarships on a rolling basis and if you receive a working scholarship it will be deducted from the early bird pricing which is the forever price for scholarship awardees.

CALLED to Engage?

CALLED is a place where ministries intersect - connections are formed - and missions grow.

We invite organizations who are looking to bring awareness through opportunities of authentic engagement to campus ministry professionals to consider participating in CALLED24 as a sponsor or exhibitor.

LODGING AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Just a .6 mile walk from St. Mary’s Catholic Center, Century Square, offers dinning, entertainment and two boutique hotel experiences, The Calvary Court and The George, both with reserved room blocks for CALLED24.

Guests can also call reservations at 1-844-599-3871 (The George) or 1-844-313-7337 (Cavalry Court) and reference the group name (CALLED 24) to book their rooms if they prefer this method. Here is also a great map to share with your guests to assist them in navigating our property.

TRANSPORTATION

Ground Shuttle provides daily shuttle service between Houston airport and College Station. Click the link below to reserve your shuttle ride both to and from CALLED24. The CALLED team is working on local transportation to help folks out as they come and go. We will have more details on this in the upcoming weeks. Other then renting a vehicle this ground shuttle is the best transportation option to and from the airport.

More questions?

Have more questions about CALLED24? We would love to connect with you. Feel free to reach out to Matt Alpaugh, CALLED Project Manager, alpaugh@ccmanetwork.org. More information will be added to the web at it become available.

MAKE YOUR CASE FOR CALLED

Need help justifying CALLED to your team, manager, or organizational leader? Here is a draft of a justification letter with info you can present to help make your case for CALLED.

Justification Letter

FAQ

  • No! You are welcome to attend even if you’ve never participated in a CCMA event before or are a member. CALLED is for any campus ministry professional who wants to improve his/her ministry skills within the context of a dynamic, caring and fun professional community. 

  • We invite clergy who will be joining us for CALLED to concelebrate liturgy with us each day. To celebrate sacraments in the Diocese of Austin visiting clergy must submit a letter of suitability. Guidelines for submitting this letter can be found here, and a sample letter can be found here. All letters must be both mailed and emailed to the Diocese of Austin. Please mail these letters at least three (3) weeks before CALLED. Mailing information and guidelines can be found in the link above.

  • The following meals are covered in your fee:

    Coffee and Snacks Daily

    Lunch Daily

    Dinner Wednesday, June 5th

    Pre-Conference attendees will receive Breakfast and Lunch

  • You can tell us your food allergies during the registration process. Our food service provider should be ab e to accommodate most food allergies. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions might have.

    Email alpaugh@ccmanetwork.org with your questions.

  • We recommend arriving to the St. Mary’s Catholic Center at Texas A&M by mid-day on June 4th. You can claim your "swag bag” and personalized name badge prior to the afternoon opening of CALLED.

    The conference ends after closing Mass and lunch on June 6th at 1pm.

  • George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has the most flight options and is roughly an hour and thirty minute from College Station. Other options may include Easterwood Regional Airport in College Station or Austin-Bergstrom International Airport which is about one hour and forty-five minutes from College Station.

  • Ground Shuttle provides daily shuttle service between Houston airport and College Station. Click the link below to reserve your shuttle ride both to and from CALLED24. The CALLED team is working on local transportation to help folks out as they come and go. We will have more details on this in the upcoming weeks. Other then renting a vehicle this ground shuttle is the best transportation option to and from the airport.

    Reserve your spot on the shuttle.

  • Whenever you arrive join us at the St. Mary’s Parish Center. Registration will be open throughout the conference for late check-ins.

  • Both CALLED24 and LAUNCH are professional development events that will benefit anyone working in campus ministry.

    CALLED24 provides a broader scope of professional development. The theme and workshops change year to year based on the current trends and needs of campus ministry. We encourage campus ministry professionals to attend CALLED yearly for renewal, inspiration and networking.

    The LAUNCH curriculum provides a step by step foundation for campus ministry. New hires through people in their fifth year in campus ministry will benefit most from attending LAUNCH. We encourage all campus ministers to attend once.

  • If, for some unfortunate reason, you or your group has purchased a registration to CALLED and are unable to join us, below is the breakdown of our cancelation or refund policy.

    Full registration refund minus credit card processing fees if cancelation is 30 days before the conference.

    50% (fifty percent) refund of registration minus credit card processing fee if cancelation is less than 30 days but more than 15 before the event.

    Refunds for canceled registration 15 days or less could be subject to no refund and would be reviewed on an individual basis.