Draft:Darren Whitehead

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Darren Whitehead is an Australian/American pastor, author, and revivalist.

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Whitehead moved to the United States 20 years ago.[1] In 2018, Whitehead worked with American Christian pop singer Chris Tomlin in Franklin, Tennessee to write a book based on Tomlin's 2018 album Holy Roar, entitled "Holy Roar, 7 words that will change the way you worship".[2][3]

In 2019, Whitehead moved to Nashville, to work and partner with Tomlin on a daily basis.[4] Whitehead's church in Nashville is a mega church seating 800 people weekly -among them Tomlin, Joel Houston, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. It has been referred to as a celebrity church.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Darren Whitehead – The Ascent Leader". Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. ^ Court, Andrew (2018-08-29). "Right Idea, Wrong Texts: Reflections on "Holy Roar"". The Gospel Coalition | Australia. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. ^ Tomlin, Chris. "HOLY ROAR: 7 WORDS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU WORSHIP | News". Chris Tomlin. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. ^ "#873 - Pastoring a Mega-Church through COVID and Politics: Dr. Darren Whitehead". Theology in the raw. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  5. ^ Hall, Heidi. "People's Church to merge with Church of the City, drop Baptist affiliation". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  6. ^ "the gospel according to taylor swift Archives". Presbyterian Mission Agency. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-01-23.