Covenant Church Planting

Covenant Church PlantingTraining

Church Planter Training Orientation

Three days in Phoenix that open your six-month training cohort. You come with your coach and your Conference Church Planting Leader, and you leave having started the Prayer section of your Well-Conceived Plan together.

When
November 17–19, 2026 Tuesday to Thursday
Where
Desert City Church 4242 E Greenway Rd, Phoenix
Fly into
PHX Book by 27 October for reimbursement
Registration
Open now Close date comes from SSC Admin

Register

Everyone attending registers here: recommended candidates, coaches, CPLs and the training team. Attendance is 100% mandatory. If you cannot be present for the whole training, do not register; speak with your conference staff about postponing your training start instead.

Housing is provided from Monday afternoon, November 16, through Friday morning checkout, November 20. Nights outside that window are your own cost.
The last session ends at 2 pm Thursday, November 19. Book return flights for 4 pm or later; the airport is about 20 minutes away.
Each project may bring one guest, often a spouse or a key lay leader. A guest is named on the registration.
Say what it actually is and how serious. This goes to the caterer and to nobody else on this page.
Accessibility, a ground-floor room, arriving outside the windows above.

What happens, and when

  1. Monday 16 November2:00 pm
    Arrive Monday afternoonHousing opens at 2pm.
  2. Tuesday 17 November11:00 am
    Arrive Tuesday morningBe there by 11am, ahead of the opening lunch.
  3. Tuesday 17 NovemberMidday
    Opening lunchThe training opens here. Your coach and CPL are in the room with you.
  4. Tuesday 17 – Thursday 19 NovemberAll three days
    Orientation, the Well-Conceived Plan's Prayer section, and the TalentLMS Orientation surveyThe full onsite agenda lives in the CPT In-Person Trainer Guide and follows from SSC Admin closer to the date.
  5. Thursday 19 November2:00 pm
    Last session endsBook return flights for 4pm or later.

All times Arizona time, which does not change for daylight saving.

Getting there

Flights. Book economy or basic economy to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) at least 21 days ahead, which for this cycle means by 27 October. SSC reimburses round-trip airfare up to a cap set each cycle, in USD. This cycle's cap is not set yet, so confirm it with SSC Admin before you book. Rare exceptions to the cap exist for extreme distances such as Alaska or parts of Canada, and only for tickets bought 21 days out.

Driving. Personal auto is reimbursed per mile plus tolls, not to exceed the 21-day economy airfare equivalent. This cycle's rate is not set yet; confirm it with SSC Admin.

Housing. Housing is provided Monday afternoon through Friday morning checkout. SSC Admin confirms the hotel and whether the room is booked centrally about a week before.

On site. SSC uses WhatsApp during the event for rides and logistics. Install it before you travel.

Not covered. Change or cancellation fees, Car rentals, Food and drink before you arrive, Nights outside the housing window.

Reimbursement. The SSC reimbursement form. Submit receipts within one week after the event ends. Receipts after that cannot be reimbursed.

Questions

SSC Admin
SSCAdminCore@covchurch.org
Registration, rooms and on-site logistics