Podcast
Rethink & Return with Jason Shepperd
Hosted by Jason Shepperd · EN
ABOUT PODCAST //
Rethink & Return invites followers of Jesus to reimagine the modern church and rediscover the simplicity of the New Testament. Each week, we open God’s Word and have real conversations about what it means to follow Jesus, shepherd His people, and live out the ways of the New Testament. Through honest conversations and biblical teaching, we challenge assumptions, explore decentralized leadership, and return to Christ’s design for His Church.
ABOUT HOST //
Jason Shepperd is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Church Project, a growing movement of House Churches across cities, states, and nations. With decades of ministry and church-planting experience, Jason has championed a decentralized model of leadership that equips ordinary believers to shepherd local communities in simple, biblical ways.
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Remembering The Way Of God // Sermon Conversations
Mar 2400:57:10Tap to summarizeThis episode covers 2 Peter 3:1-9 and Peter’s urgent call to remember the way of God.We talk about how Peter, near the end of his life, writes to stir up wholesome thinking by reminding us of the words of the prophets and the commands of Jesus through the apostles. We look at the scoffers who mock the promise of Christ’s return, deliberately forgetting God’s power in creation, the flood, and the coming judgment by fire.At the heart of it is God’s patience: He is not slow, but patient, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. We also discuss what it means to be people of the Word, hiding Scripture in our hearts, praying it back to God, and using it to disciple others in everyday life.If you need a fresh reminder to trust God’s timing and keep your mind fixed on Him, this episode is for you.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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False Teachers, God’s Vengeance and the Dog’s Vomit // Sermon Conversations
Mar 1700:53:39Tap to summarizeThis episode covers the raw warning in 2 Peter 2:13-22 about false teachers infiltrating the church, God’s certain payback for the harm they cause, and the shocking reality of those who taste the gospel but return to sin. We unpack how these teachers carouse in broad daylight, seduce the unstable with greed and adultery, promise freedom while enslaved to depravity, and why leaving the straight path leads to worse destruction than never knowing the way at all.You’ll see the powerful progression of moral decay, the truth that vengeance belongs to the Lord alone, and the sobering Proverbs Peter uses—a dog returning to its vomit and a washed pig wallowing back in the mud—to show that real transformation only happens when we fully submit to Jesus’ lordship. If you’re studying 2 Peter, wrestling with discernment in the church today, or want to protect the purity of the gospel, this deep dive will sharpen your faith and help you spot the fake by knowing the real Jesus.Perfect for anyone doing Bible study on false teaching, gospel protection, or Christian leadership.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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2 Peter 2:4-12 // Sermon Conversations
Mar 1000:47:51Tap to summarizeThis episodes covers 2 Peter 2:4–12 and explores the sobering reality that God is both the righteous Judge and the faithful Rescuer. The passage walks through examples of divine judgment—from angels who sinned, to the ancient world destroyed by the flood, to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah—to show that no one ultimately escapes God’s justice. At the same time, Scripture highlights God’s pattern of rescuing the righteous, as seen in the lives of Noah and Lot, reminding us that His heart moves toward redemption even while He judges sin. The episode wrestles with how we approach difficult truths about hell, condemnation, and God’s sovereign authority over righteousness and judgment. It also challenges listeners to examine whether they approach Scripture through humility and trust in God’s Word or through a predisposed lens that questions the Judge Himself. The conversation contrasts those who humbly live under God’s righteousness with those who arrogantly follow their own desires, reject authority, and speak against what they do not understand. Ultimately, the episode points listeners back to the hope of rescue found in Jesus—the One whose righteousness covers us and secures our salvation even in a world still awaiting final judgment.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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How to Recognize False Teaching and Heretics // Sermon Conversations
Mar 300:48:42Tap to summarizeThis episode covers 2 Peter chapter 2 and the reality of false teachers among the people of God.We talk about what actually qualifies as heresy, the difference between disputable matters and gospel essentials, and why denying the lordship of Jesus crosses a line. The covenant changed, but the human condition did not. That means false teaching did not disappear either.We also wrestle with the danger of saying a whole lot without ever saying the whole thing, and how to examine what we hear without becoming heretic hunters.This is a needed conversation for anyone who wants to love the gospel, protect the gospel, and live with both conviction and humility.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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Remembrance, Brevity, and Generational Faithfulness // Sermon Conversations
Feb 2400:53:53Tap to summarizeThis episode covers 2 Peter 1:12–21 and Peter’s urgency as he nears the end of his life. He calls his body a tent and knows his time is short. Instead of chasing something new, he doubles down on reminding the church of what is already true.We talk about why mature believers must stay open to being reminded, what it means to live with the brevity of life in view, and why making every effort to pass the faith on is the only proof we have really been here.Peter anchors it all in eyewitness confidence and Spirit-inspired Scripture. Christianity is not a cleverly devised story. It is reliable truth. So live like your time is short. Build like the gospel will outlast you.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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Make Every Effort // Sermon Conversations
Feb 1000:49:27Tap to summarizeThis episode covers 2 Peter 1:5–11 and the tension between grace and effort. What it means to participate in the divine nature without trying to earn what has already been given. Why effort is not opposed to the gospel, but apathy is. How spiritual growth actually happens, why stagnation is dangerous, and how forgetting grace leads to blindness. A call to keep growing, keep adding, and keep taking Jesus seriously.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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Formation, Deep Conviction, and Leadership That Lasts // Leadership Conversation with Rob Wegner
Feb 600:35:13Tap to summarizeThis episode covers formation beneath the surface, deep conviction shaped by theology not trends, and the kind of leadership that actually lasts. In a leadership conversation with Rob Wagner, we talk about the hidden cost most leaders are never warned about, crucifixion before influence, and why sustainable fruit only comes from abiding. This is a word for leaders who are more concerned with being faithful than being seen, and who want a life and ministry that can endure over time.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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God’s Power, God’s Promises, and Godly Living // Sermon Conversations
Feb 300:42:07Tap to summarizeThis episode covers divine power and where it actually comes from, what it means that God has given us everything we need for life, and how godliness grows through waiting, endurance, and participation in the life of Christ. A slow walk through 2 Peter 1 that reframes power, maturity, and what true life really is, with guest Calvin Taylor.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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Calling, Loss, and the Long Obedience of Leadership // Leadership Conversation with Josh Hussman
Jan 3000:33:59Tap to summarizeThis episode covers a conversation with Josh Hussman of Mercy Road Church and Multiply Indiana on leadership shaped by loss and faithfulness.Josh reflects on planting a church, the loss of a child early in ministry, and how that season reshaped his understanding of calling, success, and endurance. They talk about suffering, perseverance, and what it means to keep leading without becoming hardened.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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Power, Godliness, and No More Excuses // Sermon Conversation
Jan 2700:42:13Tap to summarizeThis episode covers power, godliness, and the claim Scripture makes without softening it. God has already given everything needed for life and godliness. Not eventually. Not after growth. Not after maturity. The conversation presses on why believers live beneath what has been given, how excuses quietly replace faith, and why sanctification is not about trying harder but living from what is already true. This is not shame. It is hope. And it leaves no room to pretend power is unavailable.Website: jasonshepperd.comAudio Devotionals: startwith7.comHave Conversations Toward Salvation: goodgodgospel.comChurch Project Network: churchprojectnetwork.comGood City: goodcity.org“A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology”: https://a.co/d/0vgpSjV
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