Darren
Whitehead
G'day, I'm Darren.
I help people follow Jesus in the age of digital distraction.
Pastor · Author · Founder, Church of the City
The
Digital
Fast
Detox Your Mind and Reclaim What Matters Most
I've walked our whole church through this fast twice. Twenty-eight days without the pings, and people come back to their families, their prayers, and their own minds. The book is the guide. The new 28-day workbook is for doing it together.
- 28 days
- Foreword by Dr. Henry Cloud
- New: 28-day workbook
New for 2025 · WorkbookKind words
from friends
“If every church did The Digital Fast… it would radically alter the current trajectory of the Church.”
John Mark Comer
Author, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry“The Digital Fast is a beacon back to spiritual clarity and connection.”
Jon Tyson
Pastor, Church of the City New York“The Digital Fast is such a necessary book for our moment.”
Jefferson Bethke
Author, To Hell with the Hustle
Three
books.
Faith you can feel, worship you can shout, attention you can reclaim.
Made in
Australia.
At home in
Nashville.
I grew up in a small Australian town and a tiny Baptist church. I moved to Adelaide for work, and that's where faith became my own. In 1998 I moved to the States, and later served as Teaching Pastor at Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago.
In 2013, Brandy and I started Church of the City in Nashville with a small team and a big idea: a family of churches for the renewal of global cities. Along the way I picked up a Master's in Ministry from Wesley Seminary and a Doctorate from Capital Seminary, where I studied Millennials and the future of the Western church.
Brandy and I live in Franklin, Tennessee, with our three daughters.
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I speak at churches, conferences, and universities about faith, attention, and where the Western church goes next.
- Attention as a spiritual practice
- The seven words of worship
- Planting for the next generation
- Leading in the age of distraction
Church of
the City
In 2013 a few of us started a church with a simple vision: a family of churches living in the way of Jesus for the renewal of the city. We gather across Nashville every weekend. Come say hi.
churchofthecity.comEarn the phone.
Keep the trust.
You wouldn't hand your kid car keys without training. Why hand them a phone without it? Phone License is a parent + teen course that turns phone access into earned trust, with quizzes, a family agreement, and a real certificate.
- 6 weeks
- Ages 13–18
- Certificate included
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Speaking, media, publishing, or just a hello.