UNpolished church podcast

Honest conversations about the complexity, frustration, and beauty of church life in the 21st century. Topics range from theology, ecclesiology, discipleship, practical ministry, missions, spiritual formation, and other things related to following Jesus in community.

Jon Sherwood

Jon Sherwood is a pastor theologian providing resources to help ignite and fuel Christian faith in the 21st century.

Jon loves spending time with his family and the beauty of the blue ridge mountains where he lives. He holds degrees from the University of Florida, Columbia International University, and a doctorate from Mercer University.

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The Unarmed Truth

Following the Prince of Peace in a World of Violence

Have you met the Prince of Peace?

This is an invitation to meet Jesus afresh--and to follow him into the cross-shaped way of peace. Pastor Jon Sherwood is an unlikely pacifist. Born into a military family and raised in the American Bible Belt, he was shaped by a violent past of drugs and crime. Though he was exposed to evangelical Christianity, he did not encounter Jesus as the Prince of Peace until he began examining Jesus' words for himself. What he discovered changed not only his life, but the life of his church.

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