2026 Annual Retreat: Leading Like Jesus
Sep
22
to Sep 24

2026 Annual Retreat: Leading Like Jesus

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Who: Christ Covenant Coalition


When: September 22-24, 2026


What: Leading Like Jesus” is a dynamic retreat designed to inspire and equip leaders through the timeless principles Jesus used to build the greatest movement in history. Connect with a collective of like-minded leaders committed to growing, building, and doing life together to expand their  impact.

  • Cost: Individual - $99 | Couple - $149

Where: High Praise Panama City 7124 FL-22, Panama City, FL 43404

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Schedule:

Lead Like Jesus Retreat 2026

Equipping Leaders, Shaping the Church for Global Impact

Biblical Theme 

“Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” — Mark 1:17

Retreat Objective

To cast a compelling vision for developing leaders the way Jesus did—forming disciples who know God intimately, are transformed into His likeness, and are equipped to disciple others.

Tuesday April 22nd Evening agenda

5:30–7:00 PM

Dinner & Fellowship

7:00–7:30 PM

Welcome & Vision Casting
 Dr. Joseph Mattera

• Welcome and opening remarks

• Retreat overview

• Jesus Principles Table video presentation

• Vision for developing leaders who lead like Jesus

Session I | 7:30–8:15 PM

How to Lead Like Jesus

Panel Discussion

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

• TBA

8:15–9:45 PM

Table Huddles & Prayer
 Interactive discussion, reflection, and prayer around each table.

Wednesday Morning April 23rd

9:00–9:30 AM

Networking & Fellowship

9:30–10:00 AM

Worship

Session II | 10:00–10:30 AM

“Follow Me”

Only transformed leaders who know God’s ways can transform others.

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

Session III | 10:30–11:15 AM

“I Will Make You Become…”

Ways to process people into Christian maturity.

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

• TBA

• TBA

11:15–11:30 AM

Break

Session IV | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

”…Fishers of Men”

How to release people into their purpose  as evangelists/disciple-makers.

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

• TBA

• TBA

12:30–2:00 PM

Lunch

Afternoon Break / Personal Fellowship

7:00 PM

Evening Celebration Service

Message: (To Be Confirmed)

Thursday Morning April 24th

9:00–9:15 AM

Networking

9:15–9:30 AM

Worship

Morning Scripture

“By this we may know that we are in Him: whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.”

— 1 John 2:6

Session V | 9:30–10:00 AM

Communicate Like Jesus

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

Session VI | 10:00–10:30 AM

Love Like Jesus

Presenters

• TBA

• TBA

10:30–10:45 AM

Break

Session VII | 10:45–11:05 AM

Pray Like Jesus

Presenter

• TBA

11:05–11:25 AM-Corporate Prayer

Session VIII | 11:30 AM–12:00 PM

Move in the Power of the Holy Spirit Like Jesus

(1 Corinthians 2:1–4)

Presenter

• TBA

12-1230 Altar ministry 

12:30 PM

Closing Prayer & Commissioning

Lunch1230-2pm 

Optional dinner and fellowship 

6 pm ( location TBD) 

Optional Fellowship and activity Day: Friday April 25th 



Hotel Info: HOTEL INDIGO Panama City Marina : (7 miles from church)

Rates for a Standard King or Standard Double Queen are $139+ tax per night.

Reservations can be made online using the booking link below. Click on the link – enter your dates of stay – click “View Prices”.

CCC Retreat

Reservations can also be made directly with the Hotel room reservation department at 850-402-5100 or at the toll-free number 1-800 HOLIDAY. If doing this, please request the CCC Retreat Group Block for your Group; OR Group Code: CCR.  

The cut-off date for making a reservation in the group block is August 22, 2026

CANDLEWOOD SUITES (Callaway - 2 miles from church) 

Courtesy Room Block Agreement for a Standard Double Queen are $130.50

Please call 850-541-9797 and let the desk know you’re booking through the High Praise room block for the CCC retreat along with the dates.

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Let us Arise and Build: CCC Face to Face
Apr
15
to Apr 17

Let us Arise and Build: CCC Face to Face

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Who: Christ Covenant Coalition


When: April 15-17, 2026


What: Face to Face: “Let us arise and build”

  • Cost: CCC Member: Single: $150, Couple: $250.

  • Non-Member: Single: $225, Couple: $350.

  • What’s included: Wednesday dinner, Thursday

    lunch and dinner, Friday lunch. (Does not include

    hotel.)


Where: New Covenant Church, 3531 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, Georgia. 31605

  • Lodging: Best Western ($110-$121); Hilton

    Garden ($139 + $10.95 for breakfast).

  • Airport: Valdosta Regional (VLD) serviced by

    Delta Airlines


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FACE-TO-FACE TABLE

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Wednesday – April 15

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Dinner

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Session 1
Overview of the Book of Nehemiah

7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Session 2
Panel Discussion: Building Communities Through Nonprofit Ministry

Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 2:17–18 — “You see the distress that we are in… come, let us build up the wall of Jerusalem… And they said, Let us rise up and build.”

  • Nehemiah 2:20 — “The God of heaven, He will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build.”


Thursday – April 16, 2026

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM
Networking

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Worship

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM
Session 3
Building by Refusing Distraction and Fear
Theme: Don’t come down from your assignment
Summary: Sanballat and Tobiah attempt to lure Nehemiah into compromise, but he remains focused. Builders must discern false alliances, gossip, and fear tactics meant to halt progress.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 6:3 — “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down.”

  • Nehemiah 6:9 — “Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.”

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM
Session 4
Building Through Shared Labor and Family Order
Theme: Every family has a portion on the wall
Summary: Each group builds its section—priests, artisans, fathers, and daughters. The community is strengthened when every household carries its share of the vision.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 3:10 — “Next unto them repaired Jedaiah… even over against his house.”

  • Nehemiah 3:12 — “Shallum… he and his daughters.”

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM
Break

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Session 5
Building a Just and Generous Community of Faith
Theme: Internal integrity sustains external strength
Summary: Nehemiah confronts social injustice and restores equity. A divided house cannot stand; righteousness preserves community.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 5:9–10

  • Nehemiah 5:15, 18

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Session 6
Building Through Repentance and Covenant Renewal
Theme: A repentant people become a restored people
Summary: Israel recounts its history, confesses rebellion, and renews covenant faithfulness. True reformation begins with repentance.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 9:2–3

  • Nehemiah 9:38

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
Corporate Prayer

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Men’s and Women’s Meetings

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Dinner

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Worship

7:45 PM – 8:15 PM
Session 7
Building While Resisting Adversaries
Theme: Keep your sword in one hand and your tool in the other
Summary: Opposition arises through ridicule and plots, but builders pray, watch, and continue. True builders never leave the wall to argue.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 4:6

  • Nehemiah 4:17

8:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Offering

8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Session 8
Building Through Identificational Intercession
Theme: Every great rebuilding begins with brokenness before God
Summary: Nehemiah weeps, fasts, and confesses the sins of the people as his own. Reformation begins when leaders stand in the gap.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 1:4

  • Nehemiah 1:6

Corporate Worship and Intercession


Friday – April 17, 2026

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Networking

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Worship

9:50 AM
Announcements

9:55 AM – 10:25 AM
Session 9
Building Through Order, Stewardship, and Accountability
Theme: Structure protects what vision builds
Summary: Faithful leadership, accountability, and systems are essential for sustainable growth.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 7:2

  • Nehemiah 7:5

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 10
Building Through Urban Incarnation
Theme: Living missionally in the city
Summary: God’s people must inhabit and bless the cities they build through intentional presence and engagement.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 11:1–2

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Break

11:10 AM – 11:40 AM
Session 11
Building Through the Word of God
Theme: Revival comes through Scripture-centered renewal
Summary: The Word reforms hearts, restores joy, and strengthens culture.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 8:3

  • Nehemiah 8:10

11:40 AM – 12:10 PM
Session 12
Building Through Worship and Thanksgiving
Theme: The wall is complete—now dedicate it in praise
Summary: True building culminates in worship, rejoicing, and public thanksgiving.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 12:27

  • Nehemiah 12:43

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Session 13
Building Through Separation and Continued Reformation
Theme: Keep the walls holy
Summary: Revival must be guarded through holiness, obedience, and generational faithfulness.
Key Scriptures:

  • Nehemiah 13:9

  • Nehemiah 13:30–31

12:45 PM
Lunch

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Unleashing The Power of The Cross CCC 2025 Annual Retreat
Sep
24
9:30 PM21:30

Unleashing The Power of The Cross CCC 2025 Annual Retreat

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An Invitation to Transformation

This is more than a conference—it’s a sacred summons. A call to die to self and rise into the fullness of Christ. Join a community of believers hungry for more: more of God’s presence, more consecration, more clarity of purpose, and deeper kingdom relationships.

This gathering is for those who:

• Crave a life-changing encounter with the living God

• Long to be conformed to the image of Christ

• Yearn to know God and make Him known

• Desire authentic fellowship with other believers in both the church and the marketplace

Prepare to be marked by the cross—and mobilized for the Kingdom.

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Christ Covenant Coalition (CCC) Retreat Schedule

Theme: Unleashing the Power of the Cross

Location: 7124 FL Hwy 22. Panama City, Fl 32404

Dates: Monday, September 22 – Wednesday, September 24

Monday, September 22

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Registration & Networking

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner (on premises) – Welcome & Greetings: Robert & Stacy Gay

7:00 PM – 7:15 PM Introductions – All Participants

7:15 PM – 7:35 PM Teaching: “The Centrality of the Cross through the Epistles of Paul” – Steve

Hannett

7:40 PM – 8:40 PM Panel Discussion: “Triumph in Pain through the Power of the Cross” –

Facilitator: Dr. Joseph Mattera; Panelists: Kristina Hosch, Dennis Bambino, Israel Peña, Noel

Santiago

Tuesday, September 23

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Worship & Opening

Sessions Based on Philippians 2:1–13

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM Session 1 – “Unleash the Cross for Oneness in the Church” (Phil. 2:1–2)

– Robert Gay

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM Session 2 – “Unleash the Cross to Crucify Selfish Ambition” (Phil. 2:3) –

Cindy Meeks

10:55 AM – 11:10 AM Break

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM Session 3 – “The Cross Unleashes Commitment to the Success of

Others” – Panelists: David Tyree, Mike Wells, Joshua Kennedy (15 min each)

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Session 4 – “Living the Cross-Shaped Life like Jesus” (Phil. 2:5) – John

Hammer

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Corporate Prayer, Worship & Surrender

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch (on premises)

26th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Food & Fellowship

7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Worship

7:30 PM – 7:45 PM Vision for the Future – Dr. Joseph Mattera

7:45 PM – 8:15 PM Reflections – Kevin Matthews & Kyle Seary

8:15 PM – 8:30 PM Prophetic Prayer for Joe & Joyce by the CCC Council

8:30 PM Offering – Raffoul

Wednesday, September 24

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Worship

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM Session 5 – “Unleashing the Cross to Crucify Entitlement” (Phil. 2:6)

Raffoul Najem

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM Session 6 – “The Power of the Cross to Renounce Our Rights” (Phil.

2:7–8) – Jide

10:55 AM – 11:10 AM Corporate Prayer for One Another

11:15 AM – 11:40 AM Session 7 – “Unleashing the Cross for Christ-like Influence and Power”

(Phil. 2:9–10) – Ray Mott

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 8 – “The Outworking of the Cross through the Inner Work of

God” (Phil. 2:12–13) – Jonathan Patterson

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Prayer & Surrender

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch (on premises)

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Corporate Worship Service



RECOMMENDED HOTELS AND RATES

 

Hotel Indigo on the Panama City Marina (IHG LuxuryWaterfront on St. Andrew’s Bay)

• Rates start at ($111 present advertised rate)

• 6 miles from High Praise (Approx. 15 minutes from church)

 

Candlewood Suites – Callaway (Newest and Nearest the church)

• Rates start at ($145 present advertised rate)

• Less than 2 miles (Approx. 5 minutes from church)

• The church will provide shuttle for those needing

 

Springhill Suites – Panama City Beach Beachfront(Directly on the beach with full access)

• Rates start at ($149 present advertised rate)

• 18 miles (Approx 35-40 minutes from church)

 

Embassy Suites Panama City Beach Resort at Peir Park (across the street from the beach next door to the best shopping)

• Rates start at ($157 present advertised rate)

• 25 miles (Approx. 50 minutes from church)

 

There are a plethora of hotels throughout PC

 

PLANNED OUTINGS/EXCURSIONS

 

Thursday September 25th

JETBOAT AND LUNCH

• 10:00AM - Jetboat boarding (Panama City Marina at Hotel Indigo- church will provide shuttle for those at Candlewood Suites)

• 11:30AM – Lunch - Uncle Ernie’s Bayfront Grill

• 1:00PM – Dolphin Search and Sightseeing – Shell Island – Cruising

• 3:00PM – Return to Panama City Marina

(There is no cost other than what you spend at lunch)

 

6:00PM – 

PIRATE VOYAGE DINNER SHOWhttps://piratesvoyage.com/

• Cost - $69 per person (includes taxes and fees)

• Located on Panama City Beach at Peir Park

(We will provide shuttle service for those at the Candlewood Suites and Hotel Indigo)

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