Tullian Tchividjian
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| Born | William Graham Tullian Tchividjian July 13, 1972[1] Jacksonville, FL |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Philosophy, Columbia International University, Master of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Pastor |
| Employer | Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church |
| Known for | Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church |
| Title | Senior Pastor |
| Spouse | Kim |
| Children | Gabe, Nate, and Genna |
| Parent(s) | Stephan Tchividjian, Virginia Leftwich Graham |
| Relatives | William ‘Billy’ Graham (grandfather) |
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian (pronounced cha-vi-jin), known as Tullian Tchividjian (born July 13, 1972), is senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, a visiting professor of theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, and a contributing editor to Leadership Journal.[2] He has written several books about Christianity and current issues.
Biography
Early life and education
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Tullian Tchividjian, as he is called, is the son of Virginia Leftwich (Gigi) Graham and Dr. Stephan Tchividjian, a clinical psychologist, who is of Swiss-Armenian ancestry. Tullian is the grandson of evangelists Billy and Ruth Graham.[3]
A graduate of Columbia International University (in philosophy), he earned an M.Div. degree at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America.[2]
Career
Tchividjian was the founding pastor of New City Presbyterian Church, an Evangelical Presbyterian Church congregation. It had 600 members by the time it merged in April 2009 with Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, a mega-church of 2200 members in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tchividjian had been called there as pastor in 2009.[3][4]
Tchividjian's opponents garnered enough support to force a congregational vote of confidence,[3] but a solid majority voted to retain him as pastor. Afterward, more than 400 members, including a large part of the music ministry, broke off to form "The New Presbyterian Church."[3]
Marriage and family
He married his wife Kim in 1994 and they have three children: Gabe, Nate, and Genna.
Writings
He is a contributing editor of Leadership Journal.[2]
Tchividjian has written several books:
- The Kingdom of God: A Primer on the Christian Life (Banner of Truth)[2]
- Do I Know God? Finding Certainty in Life’s Most Important Relationship (2009)(Multnomah) (2009)[2]
- Unfashionable: Making a Difference in the World by Being Different (Multnomah) (2009)[2]
- Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels (Crossway) (2010)[2]
- Jesus + Nothing = Everything (Crossway) (2011)[2]
- Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free (David C. Cook) (2012)
He is a contributor to Don't Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day (Gospel Coalition the Gospel Coalition) (2011).[2]
References
- ^ Tchividjian, Tullian (2007-07-27), "Tullian Who??", Between Two Worlds (blog), The Gospel Coalition, retrieved 2010-08-25
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "About", Tullian Tchividjian (World wide Web log), The Gospel coalition, retrieved 2010-08-25. Cite error: The named reference "TGC" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d Davis, James D. (January 19, 2009). "Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church chooses pastor". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ Young, Eric (2009-04-13). "Coral Ridge Church Installs Tchividjian as New Senior Pastor". The Christian Post. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
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