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 Internet Campus Host as well as a number of other official and unofficial capacities within THE CHURCH Group Worldwide, a multi-site church vision with locations in Jacksonville, Atlanta, and the internet.
You can find me via the link above, friend me on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter.Really appreciated this post by Shawn Wood of Seacoast Church.
What really struck me was the sense of respect he has for the impact that Ed Young (and Pace Hartfield) and all of Fellowship Church had on him.
Everyone (yes, EVERYONE!) is a product of someone else’s ministry. Too often, we are prone to thinking we [...]
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Came across this from Malcolm Gladwell at TED. Go ahead and give it a looksie. It’s okay, I’ll wait. See you after the jump…
There is a lot of emphasis now within many churches on creating environments that make an impression and building an experience for worshipers. The buzzwords of the day are excellence, interactive, [...]
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In a previous post, we discussed how actions taken within our organizations can impact us in unexpected or unintended ways. The primary thought was focused on recovering from negative blowback. In today’s post, I would like to think about the other side. Those beautiful moments of happy accidents that you never expect that produce results in [...]
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Last week, the US government literally opened the flood gates of the Glen Canyon dam. The hopes are the manmade flood will carry rich sedimentary residue to nourish the Grand Canyon area, improving the fish habitat in the river and rebuilding beaches. This was necessitated due to the fact that 98% of the sediment carried [...]
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Much has been made of Starbucks move to close all of their US stores yesterday. Here’s a few of my random thoughts…
First off, I think it was brilliant and bold. (BTW, that sounds like a soap opera featuring MIT students…) A simple and effective way to make a statement and generate buzz. On one hand, [...]
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Too often I have remained hidden behind the mask of busy. Always giving the impression that there is something more urgent or someone more important. Subtly telling those I interact with that my life functions at a pace they would be hard pressed to maintain or that my mind is a whirling machine which I [...]
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