Florida Presbyterian church defends hiring Tullian Tchividjian in wake of affair
The senior pastor of Tullian Tchividjian's new church has defended his appointment in the wake of controversy over his extramarital affair.
In an interview with Warren Throckmorton, pastor of Willow Creek Presbyterian Church in Florida, Kevin Labby, said that though Tchividjian has been deposed from the position of teaching elder by the South Florida arm of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), he is not banned from serving a church.
"Since his deposition did not include excommunication, Tullian is not precluded by our church polity from serving on a PCA church staff per se. His deposition simply means that he cannot do so as a teaching elder," Labby said....
