TFC’s Northeast Region Staff Conference
Sunday February 19 & Monday February 20
The NE Region Staff Conference is planned to continue on the heels of the Winter Retreat at Camp Hebron as continuing education for the staff; with a goal of keeping us on the growing edge of ministering to the spiritual needs of those in the trucking industry. This year we were pleased to have John Kay, Sinking Spring, PA, as our resource person. He is National Account Sales Manager for Caterpillar, Inc. and serves on TFC’s International Board.
John Kay (left) visiting with Chaplain Tom Kemp on Sunday Evening. Tom is Lead Chaplain at Frystown, PA, and a TFC Chaplain Trainer.
Our staff enjoying Monday morning breakfast in Camp Hebron’s beautiful Sylvan View dining room. Several ladies commented that it is so nice to come here for several days and not have to think about meal preparation.
John Kay challenged us to be prepared for some major changes in the trucking industry in the next five to ten years. This means TFC is also going to have to make changes if we want to be a viable ministry in meeting the spiritual needs of drivers.
No one can be a lone ranger in TFC’s mission of fishing for the souls of men. This was probably my favorite slide in his presentation. The most challenging slide was the empty parking lot of a once successful trucking company whose leadership carelessly ignored making changes that would have kept their business current with technology and other trucking companies.
Camp Hebron provides wonderful facilities for a weekend of relaxation; growing in the Lord; and making our Northeast Region staff a stronger team.
The evening sunset outside the western windows of our home last night displayed the peace Cerwin and I felt in our souls as we reflected on the activities of the weekend.