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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Chances are you’ve probably received one. More than likely you’ve given one. I’m talking about the “Facebook Maybe”.
It all starts out so simply. You receive an event request. You look at it and realize that you would like to support the person or cause hosting the event. But you also [...]
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I had a chance to pop in and join the discussions at the first Church Tech Camp in LA yesterday.
So what is Church Tech Camp? From the website…
#churchtechcamp is a localized unconference for people of faith to gather and share their own best practices and “in the field” insights. More simply put – it is [...]
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I’m happy to announce the soft launch of UnderstandingTV.com. You will be able to watch the latest episodes of Understanding with Michael and Connie Smith on demand as well as archived messages.
More information is available here.
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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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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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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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