Saturday – August 22, 2026

• 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Check-in @ Chapparal Hotel - Glorieta Adventure Camp

  • Dinner on your own

    • The Cafeteria at Glorieta Adventure Camp will be open (if you plan to eat at Glorieta, we will need to confirm a final count with the Cafeteria)

    • Santa Fe is only a 20 minute drive with a lot of a great eating options.

Sunday – August 23, 2026

• 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast, Truchas in New Mexico Building

• 10:00 a.m. — Load vehicles for church

• 10:30 a.m. — Worship Service @ First Baptist Church, Santa Fe

• Lunch on your own

  • Santa Fe Plaza

  • Glorieta Cafeteria

  • Free time

    • Glorieta Adventure Activities

    • Santa Fe

• 1:00 p.m. — Check-In at Chapparal Hotel at Glorieta Adventure Camp

Connections Conference Kick-Off

• 6:00 p.m. — Welcome, Truchas in New Mexico Building

  Welcome Dinner

  Ministry Highlights

• 8:30 p.m. — Evening Festivities Conclude    

Monday – August 24, 2026

• 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast, Truchas in New Mexico Building

• 8:45 a.m. — Devotional

• 9:00 a.m. — Communications/Development Joint Session (Truchas)

  “Major Gifts: Making the Ask” with Kevin Whitman, Mission Increase

• 10:30 a.m. — Break

• 10:45 a.m. — Communications/Development Joint Session

  “Implementation Lab” with Kevin Whitman, Mission Increase

• 11:45 a.m. — Break

• 12:00 p.m. — Lunch (Truchas)

• 12:45 p.m. — Ministry Highlights

• 1:00 p.m. —  Communications/Development Joint Session (Truchas)
  “Champion Cultivation” with Kevin Whitman, Mission Increase

• 2:30 p.m. —Break

• 2:45 p.m. — Breakout

  Development (Truchas) - “Church Engagement Panel” with Kevin Whitman (Mission Increase), Michael Bozeman (ABCH), Nate Melton (MBCH), and Tim Noel (ABCFM)

  Communications (Sandia) - “Websites and Digital Marketing Strategies” with Justin Eklund (Grove9)

• 3:45 p.m. — Break

• 4:00 p.m. — Breakout

Development (Truchas) - “Planned Giving” with Kevin Whitman (Mission Increase) and Terry Davidson (OBHC)

Communications (Sandia) - “Brand for Impact” with Justin Eklund (Grove9)

• 5:00 p.m. — Break

• 6:00 p.m. — Dinner (Truchas)

• 7:00 p.m. — Ministry Highlights

• 7:15 p.m. — Campfire and Worship

• 8:30 p.m. — Evening Activities Concluded

Tuesday – August 25, 2026

• 8:00 a.m. — Breakfast (Truchas)

• 9:00 a.m. — Devotional

• 9:15 a.m. — Ministry Highlights

• 9:30 a.m. — Connections Conference Business Meeting

  James Morrow, Connections President

• 10:15 a.m. — Wrap Up and Welcome to Missouri—Make plans for the 2027 Connections Conference

• 10:30 a.m. — Adjourn

Host: New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home & Family Ministries

2200 S Avenue I

Portales, NM 88130

575-359-1254

nmbch.com