Spring Canyon Conference Center

Winter Retreat 2
2024-12-23 - 2024-12-28 | Spring Canyon Conference Center, 26000 County Road 344, Buena Vista, CO, 81211
Speaker: Chaplain (COL) Steve Peck, USA (Ret.)
Chaplain (Colonel) Steve Peck, USA retired in 2024 after 40 years of serving in the Army Reserve (5 years), ROTC (2 years) and Active Duty (33 years). He has served as enlisted helicopter Crew Chief and Infantry officer, including Operation Desert Storm, and served his last 27 years as a chaplain. He is a graduate of Texas A&M, earned a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, an MMAS from the U.S. Command & General Staff College, and studied as an Army War College Fellow. He and Suzanne have been married 23 years and have four great military kids. They serve on the Club Beyond Board of Directors and volunteer with their local church, Younglife, and The MomCo.
Topic: “Rescue”
God’s “arrival” on earth at Christmas initiated the rescue plan that defines all of history. God has rescued his people, both collectively and individually, and he continues working through his people to extend the reach of that rescue plan and his coming kingdom.
Guest Ambassadors: Byron and Lisa Sims
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Winter Retreat 3
2024-12-29 - 2025-01-03
Speaker: CH(MAJ) Tom Strong, USA (Ret.)
Tom & Jeri celebrated 40 years of marriage in May 2024 & reside in Colorado Springs. They have two adult sons & one grandchild.
Tom has a background of strategy, projects, and leadership for personnel and organizational development. He *graduated* (retired) from the military in 2018 having served as a US Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer & a US Army Chaplain. He invested the last 6 years developing & coaching leaders in the construction industry.
Tom’s education includes a BSc. in Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, an MDiv from Trinity International University, and a Master of Executive Leadership from Liberty University.
Topic: “Bringing A Kingdom of God Mindset into Your Arenas of Life”
Jesus said our top priority is to … “seek first the Kingdom of God” (Matthew 6.33). But what does that mean to us individually? How does it work in the arenas of life? What role is the church to play? How do we keep the LORD primary in the busyness of life? What happens when we don’t get it right? Our aim is to understand & practice more of a Kingdom-mindset in our approach to life.
Guest Ambassadors: Dr (COL) Luke and Karen Hofmann, USA, MD
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Winter Retreat 1
2025-12-20 - 2025-12-27
Speaker: Lt Col Del Christman, PhD, USAF (Ret.)
Topic: “The Eight Facets of Spiritual Maturity: A Systematic Approach to Biblical Discipleship”
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Winter Retreat 2
2025-12-28 - 2026-01-04
Speaker: Col Keagan McLeese, USAF
Colonel Keagan McLeese is the current 9th Reconnaissance Wing Commander and the installation commander of Beale AFB, CA, the home of the U-2 Dragon Lady. He’s an alumni of the USAFA class of 2002, having flown the T-6, T-38, F-15, F-22, F-35, F-16, E-11, KC-135, and U-2 with seven deployments in the Pacific and the Middle East. In April 2025, Colonel McLeese returned from a successful combat deployment to Saudi Arabia, where he was the wing commander of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing and the installation commander of Prince Sultan Air Base.
Colonel McLeese has been married to his high school sweetheart, Dottie McLeese, for over 23 years and has four teenage children: Quarton (USAFA ‘28), Carilyn, Madilyn, and Cavan. They all love the Lord Jesus Christ. They have been members of 13 different churches, pouring themselves into each one through various ministries, including OCF. In their spare time, when they aren’t with the kids or in the church, Keagan loves running and lifting weights, and Dottie loves to craft, crochet, and knit.
Topic: “The Full Armor of God: Ephesians 6:10-18”
At the end of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul makes one final charge to the church “Be strong in the Lord,” and “put on the full armor of God,” reminding the church not to battle mankind, instead focusing our effort “against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” What does that look like in application? What does the Bible teach us about wearing the full armor of God? Come rest in the Word of God and let Him prepare you for the spiritual battles you are facing and the ones that are bound to come, so that (in Paul’s words) “and having done everything, to stand firm.”
Guest Ambassadors:COL Rob and Tami Jassey, USA (Ret.)
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