Pastor Impresses Gossip Columnist

[Jerome]

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/he_cracks_nutty_roles_8SRertUtqambnfSOwKw0jK

Page Six—Cindy Adams:

Over dinner with Barbara Walters, someone named Tullian, Billy Graham's third generation, introduced himself. "I'm his grandson. My mother's Gigi, one of the Reverend's five children," he said. "I'm the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale. Billy's wife died a couple of years ago. He's now 92. Frail in health but sound in mind. My son Frank is also a pastor."

Tullian, this junior Graham Rev., was dining in Café Boulud, a very high-class restaurant. His church must do well.

 

[annsni]

Or he was there as a guest of one of his congregation.

 

[TCassidy]

CRPC is a huge church. I would guess they pay him fairly well.

 

[Jerome]

Looks like he was in New York as chaplain to the "New Canaan Society" — "a social community of men committed to hospitality, connections, companionship, unique customs, company and the fulfillment of the two great commandments: love God and love your neighbor."

PastorTullian atwitter:

I love Manhattan! Looking forward to being with the men from New Canaan Society this week!

Just had a nice conversation with @barbarajwalters at a cafe in Manhattan.

 

[Jerome]

From Friday's Christian Post

The Christian Post recently met up with Tullian Tchividjian, senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and grandson of Billy Graham, in New York City.

CP: What brings you to New York?

Tchividjian: I was asked by Jim Lane, who ten years ago started New Canaan Society, which started off as a small group get together for Christian business guys out of his home in New Canaan, Conn. Now it has flourished and grown into 30 chapters.

Jim Lane's parents are members of Coral Ridge. His family and my family go back a long time.

I came and spoke this morning at their Manhattan chapter at Rockefeller Center. And I will speak at their New Jersey chapter.

CP: What did you speak about ?

Tchividjian: Basically my story. They don't want just a five-minute lecture or sermon. I based everything I said on Colossians chapter 1, which God used to rescue me from what I was going through in the summer of 2009 as a result of the transitioning at Coral Ridge. So, I talked about the way that God used pain to reveal my own idolatry. . .

 

[matt wade]

Dinners are 18 to 40 dollars at Café Boulud. Not too bad for Manhattan.

 

[Jerome]

The founder of this New Canaan Society "man clan" is a former general partner at Goldman Sachs.

 

[rbell]

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this thread. Is it to denigrate this pastor? To question his integrity? To stir up stuff? Or am I off-base, and the intentions here are noble?


It would seem that the OP ought to contact this individual and ask him directly, if he has questions like this...instead of airing them out on the BB.

But maybe I'm reading into this something that isn't there. If that's the case, please set me straight.

 

[annsni]

Dinners are 18 to 40 dollars at Café Boulud. Not too bad for Manhattan.

I looked at that too. Hubby and I go to a great restaurant in Mystic Connecticut and it's certainly not cheap but we save up for it each year. Fortunately we don't drink but it's still usually $100 for just the two of us! SO not what we're used to. We went out for Valentine's Day and spent just $35 for our dinner with tons of leftovers (BBQ) and that's much more like what we like to spend.

 

[Jerome]

Annsni, how do other diners react when you announce to them that you are in the ministry?

Dinners are 18 to 40 dollars at Café Boulud.

Seems like Cindy Adams was exaggerating the "very high-class" nature of the joint where she and pal Barabara Walters were so suprised to encounter a clergyman:laugh:

 

[mcdirector]

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this thread. Is it to denigrate this pastor? To question his integrity? To stir up stuff? Or am I off-base, and the intentions here are noble?


It would seem that the OP ought to contact this individual and ask him directly, if he has questions like this...instead of airing them out on the BB.

But maybe I'm reading into this something that isn't there. If that's the case, please set me straight.

Since OP didn't say anything, I was wondering too. BUT what I find odd is that Tullian introduced himself to Walters???? The story makes it sound like he just walked up and said, "Hi, my name is . . . "

 

[rbell]

Annsni, how do other diners react when you announce to them that you are in the ministry?

Now...I'll often witness in a restaurant when I can...but I didn't know we were supposed to stand up in our chair and say, "Your attention please! This is a $50 and I am in the ministry!!"

Thanks for briefing me on proper protocol.

Seems like Cindy Adams was exaggerating the "very high-class" nature of the joint where she and pal Barabara Walters were so suprised to encounter a clergyman:laugh:

I repeat...I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this thread. Is it to denigrate this pastor? To question his integrity? To stir up stuff? Or am I off-base, and the intentions here are noble?

 

[Jerome]

It's just an interesting account of a chance meeting between a pastor and two prominent journalists.

A New York Post reader comment:

I have met the 2nd and 3rd generation Graham's at a hotel in Sitka, Alaska many years ago. They were warm, classy, friendly, down to earth and geniune. On the other hand I met many "movie stars", that were quite the opposite. Give me a Graham any old time over the lightweight, entitled "stars".

 

[annsni]

Annsni, how do other diners react when you announce to them that you are in the ministry?

Never had an issue at all. Of course I think we only mentioned it once in all the years we've been going there. We struck up a conversation with a couple at the next table and of course the "what do you do" question came up.

 

[rbell]

It's just an interesting account of a chance meeting between a pastor and two prominent journalists.

A New York Post reader comment:

OK then. My apologies for the insinuation for anything otherwise.