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.Wanted to share this with you… I look forward to the release of the album later this year. The two songs featured are “Healer” and “Desert Song”. If the rest of the album is anything like these, I look forward to spending a significant amount of time on the carpet face down…
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Leading worship is, above everything else, an exercise in relationship. And as much as it is about the connections between God and man, it is as much about the people who are all lifting voices together. To lead effectively is to navigate all of the different relational dynamics. Regardless of your natural skill, each of [...]
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In previous posts, we have discussed the different tracks of awareness or thinking that a worship leader must maintain while in congregational worship. An efffective leader will be able to continually monitor each one as they progress throughout the service. Knowing where you are with the congregation, with the band, and with all of the [...]
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Continuing thoughts on how to effectively lead worship by developing the four distinct mental tracks…
Track #3 - The Technical
A worship leader must focus on maintaining proper technique. Proper breathing technique and use of a microphone may not seem like something you need to focus on, but they will allow you to perform the best you [...]
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Continuing thoughts from here and here…
Track #2 - The Band
A worship leader must communicate effectively with the band. Rookie worship leaders often make the mistake of assuming that the team instinctively knows where they are going or how they are feeling led to minister. A skilled worship leader will commit themselves to over-communication as a [...]
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Continuing from these thoughts (in no particular order)…
Track #1 - The Congregation
A worship leader must know how to take the “temperature” of the congregation. There are a number of times when the crowd we are leading is either not focused or in a proper frame of mind to jump right into worship. Other times, they may [...]
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I’ve been thinking a lot about worship and art within the church as you can see here, here, and here. It appears that there is something in the air based on this post from Tony Morgan.
I have served as a worship leader throughout the last 13 years. Small country churches. Diverse multi-ethnic [...]
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One of the most important qualities anyone can have at THE CHURCH of Jacksonville or THE CHURCH Group Worldwide is called QRT. It comes from Pastor Mike’s Ten Commandments for Excellence.
Quick Recovery Time.
It’s not how you function when everything is well, but rather how you function when everything that goes wrong, that distinguishes people [...]
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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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Leon joined us for services this past weekend at THE CHURCH Group Worldwide. All I can say is “WOW!”
He is a gift! Check out his video below and find him on Myspace…
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