My name is
John Darnell. I reside in Jacksonville, FL with my lovely bride, two remarkable kids, and one amazingly low key dog.I serve as Lead Pastor of Vivid Church. Our purpose is simple - we exist to encourage people in their pursuit of God. We believe that the future of the church is to be found in vital, authentic relationships rather than traditions and institutions.
I generally write about personal and ministry development, but if you come by often, you'll hear a lot about my life, family, and other randomness.
I also love to hear your thoughts. Agree or disagree, leave a comment and let's talk.
You can find me via the link above, friend me on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter.
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07:25 I think I have a little bit of a LOST hangover… #
08:51 marveling at how small the world has become… #
09:14 non-blog-pimpin’ great post on innovative use of Silverlight and DeepZoom – is.gd/obO #
09:54 thinking and writing a lot this week about art within the church – twurl.nl/sb65ei – Would love your thoughts… [...]
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Over the last several months, I have slowly entered the world of online community. First with Facebook, then blogging, and now Twitter.
The big question/objection I’ve received from others when it comes up is either:
“Don’t you have anything better to do?”
“I don’t have time for that…”
My reasons are simple.
In an increasingly technology driven world, I believe [...]
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Continuing thoughts on artistic expression within the church…
Every culture has a form, style, or place of prominence that its members aspire to. They are the standards by which everything is measured. And much of what we do, whether intentional or not, is informed by these external forces.
And the church is no different.
In most churches on [...]
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Thanks to John for the following link…
Check out this great functionality by combining Silverlight and DeepZoom.
There are some tremendous opportunities for expanding the online experience. Any ideas?
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08:56 morning soundtrack – HIllsong – Mighty to Save #
09:32 Putting some thoughts together on the creative/artistic experience within the church… Will be blogging soon… #
10:51 8 hours until the LOST season 4 finale… #
11:48 two days later and I still have Afroman’s "Because I Got High" stuck in my head… Walking [...]
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In honor of tonight’s season 4 finale of LOST, I offer hope… to all those who have to listen to the rest of us ramble on and on…
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06:45 okay…just realized my facebook status is not updating sync’d with Twitter because IM is down… Other than TwitterSync, what do you use? #
07:03 planning a mini-celebration for myself – my blog crossed the 100 monthly view mark for the first time… Mini-Yay! #
08:52 If you send a question into the twitter-sphere [...]
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Talking with a filmmaker friend recently about artistic expression within the church…
It seems that finding genuinely creative thoughts, concepts, stories, and images is difficult within the church world. Every movie is either about what Jesus did or will do. Cross and Rapture. That’s it.
I think the struggle stems from the feeling that we have [...]
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08:03 Feeling the after effects of Memorial Day… #
12:31 Meeting to go over July event promotion… Who says things slow down in the summer? #
14:37 listening to Explosions in the Sky and thinking about relationship development… How can I be big for God in the lives of others? #
15:54 My new communication mantra… [...]
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On Friday, much like the many others, my main line of connection with others completely died. Twitter went down. And went down hard.
The question has become so ubiquitous that there is even a website, www.istwitterdown. com, that serves the purpose of keeping us up on Twitter’s status. Ironical?
But the realization is… there are so [...]
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