Speaker(s):

Kim Hawthorne, Todd Plotner, and Andy Truitt

Kim Hawthorne is the Center Director of Spring Canyon Retreat and Conference Center in Buena Vista, CO, and President of the Christian Camp and Conference Association (CCCA) Rocky Mountain Section.  A 1986 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Kim retired as a colonel after almost 28 years of service as a fighter pilot in leadership positions. Kim and his wife, Kari Ann, have three adult children, who have all served at Spring Canyon and now serve the Lord in other arenas.

Todd Plotner is the Director of Operations at Spring Canyon Retreat and Conference Center.  Todd is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, where OCF and the Navigators were foundational in helping him take ownership of his faith and begin leading small groups.  Todd served 21 years as an Army Corps of Engineers officer, retiring after serving as ROTC Professor of Military Science at Washington State University.  Todd and his wife Andrea have been married 25 years and have three sons: Everett (23), Brian (20) and Nate (16).

Andy Truitt is the Director of Interns and Outdoor Leadership at Spring Canyon Retreat and Conference Center.  A 1993 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Andy served as Finance/Budget Officer for six years, and then followed a calling to many diverse professional opportunities.  Most recently, he served as National Director for a Christian, classical, home school organization.  Andy and his wife, Heidi, who is a 1994 graduate of the Air Force Academy, have three sons:  a senior in college, a sophomore in college, and a senior in high school.

Guest Ambassadors:

Josiah & Hannah Bedrosian

Topic:

Fighting the Good Fight of Faith

The Word of God tells us that while serving in life it will be a “fight.”  What does that mean, and how should it impact your life and ministry?  Looking at various Scriptures, three Spring Canyon Directors, Kim Hawthorne, Todd Plotner, and Andy Truitt, will characterize our “fight” and help us focus our daily walk to “finish” well and keep the “faith.”  You will walk away with a deeper understanding of how to passionately serve and lead in the workplace, family, and in the community, as you strive to glorify God by finishing strong.  We all desire to say, just as Paul did over 1950 years ago that; “I have fought the good fight, I’ve finished the race, I’ve kept the faith.  Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness.”