“I want the biblical truth that is coming via Renewing American Leadership to be a natural outflow of biblical proclamation from the pulpit,” Garlow said.

California pastor Jim Garlow—a champion of Proposition 8 (Calif. marriage amendment) and who has become a national spokesman in support of biblical values—has been tapped by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to chair his non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to Judeo-Christian values.

The appointment will augment work Garlow has already been doing on the national scene as founder of the Pastor’s Rapid Response Team and as lead pastor at Skyline Church, the mega-church he’s led for 14 years in San Diego County.

Garlow said his appointment should not be construed as an eventual exit strategy for his church work. Instead, he has resigned from numerous non-church commitments and boards, including several universities.

“I don’t feel called to leave,” he said after the March 16 announcement. “I feel quite called for the pastorate to be the platform for this.”

Garlow said Gingrich made the offer in January after the pair had crossed paths in Washington D.C. on several different occasions late last year while promoting several pro-family issues. He consulted about 50 people and spent eight weeks praying and contemplating the offer before accepting.

“I’m concerned how it will impact my family and my church,” he said. “I’m quite protective of them both because I’m deeply in love with both. But the neat thing about this is they are allowing me to construct what is feasible within the framework of my time. My first priority is my family and secondly is my church.”

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