Jon Sherwood, James Hatfield and Daniella Hatfield have a conversation about the pros and cons of church decentralization and what it has been like to decentralize from a single traditional church to a micro church network of multiple microchurches.

Topics include the beauty and weirdness of walking into a house church for the first time, as well as advice for big church leaders and pastors that may be considering including small church expressions that are incorporated into their existing structures.

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Jon Sherwood and Asheville Church Network leaders and guests, James and Daniella Hatfield, recount some of the backstory of our journey from a traditional model church to a micro church network. They discuss the need to journey through change slowly, and that no single church (or model) can meet everyone's needs or be the best fit for them to thrive spiritually.

Resources referenced:

• Brian Sanders, Microchurches⁠⁠
• Francis Chan, We Are Church⁠⁠
• Mark Baker, Centered-Set Church
• Ralph Moore (the pastor from Hawaii that Jon couldn't remember during the episode)

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Jon Sherwood and James Hatfield discuss what the UNpolished Church Podcast is about and who it is for. In this pilot episode they talk about the origins of UNpolished as well as the Asheville Church Network, a micro church network in Western North Carolina.

This episodes also touches on the direction and future of the show, as well as why there seems to be a growing discontent with traditional church in America.

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