Fall Conference: The WCA sponsors a conference each fall during October at the Heidel House Resort in Green Lake Wisconsin to provide for the continuing education of our members and others who are wish to attend. The dates for the 2009 conference are October 18-20. The theme is "Aging." Plan now to attend. Our primary speaker for 2009 is Dr. Drew Leder, MD, PhD. He has written Spiritual Passages, The Soul Knows no Bars, The Absent Body, Sparks of the Divine: Finding Inspiration In Our Everyday Word, and Games for the Soul. He is a professor of philosophy at Loyola College in Baltimore, maryland.
For 2009 we currently anticipate that this conference will offer 10-12 continuing education hours. The 2008 conference brochure and registration form is available here in Adobe Acrobat format.
Newsletter: The Wisconsin Chaplaincy Newsletter is regularly published and includes information about the WCA and upcoming events, job postings, advocacy issues concerning chaplaincy, etc.
Directory of Institutional Chaplains: Each year the WCA publishes a directory of institutions known to be employing chaplains in Wisconsin as well as a listing of those chaplains with faith group/judicatory affiliation, certifications, address, phone number, and e-mail address as available. Included is contact information for the judicatories and faith groups that support us. Finally, contact information for the members of the Association's Board of Directors and officers is provided. This should be available in May.
| American Correctional Chaplains Association |
| Association of Professional Chaplains |
| National Association of Catholic Chaplains |
| National Association of Jewish Chaplains |
| Wisconsin Council of Churches |
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