Honest conversations about the complexity, frustration, and beauty of church life and following Jesus in community in the 21st century.
Faith Fuel Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Jon Sherwood
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105 episodes
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Podcast Overview
Honest conversations about the complexity, frustration, and beauty of church life and following Jesus in community in the 21st century.
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Publishing Since
7/1/2015
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Recent Episodes
June 2, 2026
The Role of Church Discipline in the Life of Christian Community with Russ & Kim Pullen
<p>In this conversation we explore what it means for the church to practice biblical love through discipline, repentance, restoration, and real Christian community.</p><p><br></p><p>Jon Sherwood talks with Russ & Kim Pullen about microchurch, church discipline, confronting sin, marriage restoration, the Lord’s Table, spiritual maturity, and the courage it takes to speak the truth in love.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode looks honestly at the pain of discipline, the danger of avoiding hard conversations, and the beauty of God using Christian community to bring healing, repentance, and reconciliation.</p><p><br></p><p>If you find this teaching helpful, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with your friends!</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>00:50 - The Microchurch Journey</p><p>06:09 - The Value of Networked Community</p><p>09:54 - A Story of Sin and Restoration</p><p>16:54 - The Theology of Church Discipline</p><p>23:52 - Reflecting on Healing and Maturity</p><p>38:55 - Navigating Hard Conversations</p><p>48:39 - Closing Thoughts on Reconciliation</p><p><br></p><p>UNpolished Church podcast exists to help equip and resource Christians toward experiencing greater intimacy with one another, transformation into Christ, and impact for Jesus’ redemptive mission in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast, please share with a friend and be sure to turn notifications on so you will be alerted to future episodes!</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to receive updates: https://www.jonsherwood.com/podcast</p><p><br></p><p>#ChristianCommunity #microchurch #jonsherwood #unpolishedpodcast #missionalcommunities #community #organicchurch #housechurch #discipleship #christian #christianity #spiritualformation #church #churchleadership #churchgrowth #followingjesus #jesuschrist #spiritualgrowth #spiritualpractices #spiritualdisciplines #theology #bibleteaching #practicingtheway #communitypractice #smallgroups #bodyofchrist #forgiveness #reconciliation #christcentered #kingdomofgod</p>
May 19, 2026
What is Christian Community? w/ACN Network Leadership
<p>In this conversation we explore what it means for the church to be the practice field for becoming like Jesus. The network leadership team discusses Christian community, micro church, communication, discipleship, forgiveness, conflict, and the challenge of learning to love one another in real relationships. It emphasizes the importance of shifting our view of church away from a product to consume or a spectator sport to watch, and toward a family where we are formed into the image of Christ together. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you find this teaching helpful, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with your friends!</p><p><br /></p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:19 Network Leadership and Communication Patterns</p><p>01:16 Why Micro Church Feels Different</p><p>02:04 The Challenge of Living in Community</p><p>02:28 The Church as a Practice Field for Becoming Like Jesus</p><p>03:19 Church Is Not a Spectator Sport</p><p>04:03 Introducing the Community Practice</p><p>05:09 Meet the Network Leadership Team</p><p>05:57 What Scripture Says About Community</p><p>07:03 Galatians 6 and Carrying One Another’s Burdens</p><p>10:41 Voice Order and Loving Others in Group Conversation</p><p>12:59 Forgiveness, Patience, and Ephesians 4</p><p>14:17 Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ</p><p>17:09 Why We Need Different People in Community</p><p>19:04 Loving God’s Family as Our Joy</p><p>20:30 Early Church, Discipleship, and Measuring Success</p><p>22:07 Rethinking Church Growth and Transformation</p><p>24:43 Shifting Goalposts and Paradigm Shift Farms</p><p>28:16 Moving from Attractional Growth to Formation</p><p>30:23 Making Disciples as an Ongoing Process</p><p>32:38 Loving People Without Turning Them Into Metrics</p><p>33:34 You Can’t Marry Jesus and Divorce His People</p><p>35:08 Why Long-Term Community Forms Us</p><p>36:14 Freedom from Production and Performance</p><p>39:09 Practicing Conflict, Reconciliation, and Love</p><p>41:21 The Beauty of Every Generation in Micro Church</p><p><br /></p><p>UNpolished Church podcast exists to help equip and resource Christians toward experiencing greater intimacy with one another, transformation into Christ, and impact for Jesus’ redemptive mission in the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast, please share with a friend and be sure to turn notifications on so you will be alerted to future episodes!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sign up to receive updates: https://www.jonsherwood.com/podcast</p><p><br /></p><p>#ChristianCommunity #microchurch #jonsherwood #unpolishedpodcast #missionalcommunities #community #organicchurch #housechurch #discipleship #christian #christianity #spiritualformation #church #churchleadership #churchgrowth #followingjesus #jesuschrist #spiritualgrowth #spiritualpractices #spiritualdisciplines #theology #bibleteaching #practicingtheway #communitypractice #smallgroups #bodyofchrist #forgiveness #reconciliation #christcentered #kingdomofgod</p>
March 10, 2026
Is Sabbath a Privileged Practice? w/Connor Fodel
<p>In this episode, Jon Sherwood sits down with Connor Fodel to explore the practice of Sabbath (Shabbat) why it can feel new, weird, and clunky at first, and how learning to stop can become a doorway into delight, freedom, and deeper community.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk practicing Sabbath with roommates and micro church rhythms, cooking as a surprising form of rest, and the call to “make space where rest can exist” for others.</p><p><br></p><p>We also wrestle honestly with the question: Is Sabbath a privileged practice? Connor shares about margin, surplus, and how God invites those with more to give toward those with less so Sabbath becomes more than “me and my rest,” but a practice that can create horizontal impact in community.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, we discuss how to delight in God’s goodness while the world is still broken, and we close with Lord’s Supper, the hope of John 16:33, and a prayer that remembers God bringing His people out of slavery into rest.</p><p><br></p><p>If you find this teaching helpful, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share it with your friends!</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:50 Practicing Sabbath with roommates + micro church rhythms</p><p>01:21 The early “clunkiness” of learning to Sabbath</p><p>01:35 Cooking for others as generosity (and rest)</p><p>02:07 “Make space where rest can exist”</p><p>02:34 Is Sabbath a privileged practice?</p><p>03:36 Surplus + margin: not just for me</p><p>04:21 A countercultural vision: abundance for others</p><p>06:05 Sabbath becomes community: vertical faith, horizontal impact</p><p>06:21 Enjoying creation—and seeing beauty in people</p><p>07:13 Micro church story: seeing Jesus in others</p><p>09:14 Sabbath in a broken world: why we need it</p><p>10:38 Lord’s Supper + John 16:33</p><p>11:34 Prayer: Exodus, freedom, and delight in God’s creation</p><p><br></p><p>UNpolished Church podcast exists to help equip and resource Christians toward experiencing greater intimacy with one another, transformation into Christ, and impact for Jesus’ redemptive mission in the world. If you have enjoyed or benefited from this podcast, please share with a friend and be sure to turn notifications on so you will be alerted to future episodes!</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to receive updates: https://www.jonsherwood.com/podcast</p><p><br></p><p>#Sabbath #Shabbat #Rest #SpiritualFormation #Prayer #ChristianPodcast #John1633 #LordsSupper #MicroChurch #jonsherwood #unpolishedpodcast #missionalcommunities #community #organicchurch #housechurch #scripture #truth #faith #jesuschrist #discipleship #christian #christianity #spiritualgrowth #spiritualpractices #spiritualdisciplines #theology #church #bibleteaching #biblicalstory #metanarrative #practicingtheway #storyofgod #creationtonewcreation #howtoreadthebible #spirituality #christcentered #livingtheword</p>
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