Jason Shepperd planted Church Project, a "Church of House Churches™,” in 2010 in The Woodlands, TX, in pursuit of "Rethinking and Returning" to what Christ originally intended for His church to be. What began as a group of 40 people in two House Churches has turned into a movement of thousands of people gathered in many House Churches locally, and also dozens of Church Projects started in different cities, states, and countries. Church Project is based on biblical, historical, and global ecclesiological elements "eDNA: Ecclesiological DNA" of: DECENTRALIZED from primary place and priest, that DISTRIBUTES pastoral leadership to empowered and equipped lay pastors, who fully pastor DIVERSE DISCIPLESHIP geographically-based House Church communities, which carry out all of the functions of a church. Local House Churches are connected by common overseers and shared local and global ministries. One result of a connected movement of House Churches is "Simplicity for the Sake of Generosity," focusing almost $13 million in their first 14 years toward gospel centered ministries and church planting.

Jason also leads Church Project Network, and House Church Network, which are collectives of churches aligned around the commitment to be a "Church of House Churches." Jason founded and oversees "Good City," a city centrality for local ministry collaboration and support, and he speaks on "GOOD.GOD.GOSPEL.", an evangelistic tool for believers to share the gospel. He wrote the books A Church of House Churches: An Articulated and Applied Ecclesiology and Church Project: A Biblical, Simple, Relevant Pursuit of Church. Jason records a daily devotional podcast, START WITH 7, which leads thousands of people daily to start their days with prayer and Scripture.

Jason pastors, supports pastors, writes and speaks about ecclesiology, and consults churches on how to become a "Church of House Churches." He enjoys all things family, sports, competition, outdoors, travel, and trekking mountains. Jason lives in The Woodlands, TX, with his wife Brooke, and their family.

SESSIONS

Track Session 1: Re-Discovering E-DNA
Jesus started this beautiful thing called "church," not man. And, He and His followers led and modeled how he intended for church to be lived out. Rather than the latest church growth book or contextually-based model, it is time to return to the ways Jesus intended for His Church to be lived out as seen in the example of the Early Church.
Time: Wednesday, 11:15am – 12:15pm
Location: Auditorium
Speakers: Jason Shepperd

Track Session 2: Decentralized, Diverse Discipleship Communities
While most churches’ group structures operate as homogeneous friend groups, the Early Church gathered in diverse, cross-generational communities operating as a spiritual family. Discover the need to return to this fullest expression of the church in House Churches.
Time: Wednesday, 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Location: Auditorium
Speakers: Jason Shepperd

MAIN SESSION/FORUM 2: Practice #2 — Contextual Model
These churches rigidly hold to and prioritize their unique, "simple, effective, and reproducible" disciple making model.
Speakers: Ed Kang, Jason Shepperd, and Shodankeh Johnson
Day / Time: Wednesday, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Location: Auditorium

MAIN SESSION/FORUM 3: Practice #3 — Core Expectations
These leaders expect everyone in their church—high expectations indeed—to be engaged in disciple making and in their disciple making model.
Speakers: Jason Shepperd, Lori Arnold, and Josh Howard
Day / Time: Thursday, 9:00am – 10:30am
Location: Auditorium

Track Session 3: Distributed Pastoral Leadership
Today, the word “pastor” conveys someone far more centralized and public than was used in the New Testament (often it means the public speaker on a stage). How did the Early Church identify, equip, and empower ‘ordinary’ individuals to function as pastors, and how could implementing this change the church today?
Time: Thursday, 10:45am – 11:45am
Location: Auditorium
Speakers: Jason Shepperd

Track Session 4: Leading Great House Churches
A Church of House Churches thrives from the health of great House Churches. Learn our expectations of great House Church gatherings, as well as how House Churches are strategically used to help people grow in their spiritual journey to be fully devoted disciples of Jesus.
Time: Thursday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Auditorium
Speakers: Jason Shepperd