Originally from Australia, Darren Whitehead has lived in the United States for more than 17 years. For 8 years, Darren was a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church sharing weekend service teaching responsibilities for all 6 campuses. In March 2013, Darren founded Church of the City, a family of diverse churches that are working together for the common good and the renewal of the city of Nashville. In 2015, The People's Church joined Church of the City bringing two new congregations into the movement. Every weekend more than 4000 people attend one of four churches in the different neighborhoods of Nashville. Darren also released his first book, Rumors of God (Thomas Nelson) co-authored with his long time friend Jon Tyson. Darren lives with his wife, Brandy, and their 3 daughters in Nashville, Tennessee.