From January 2010 to June 2015 he was the senior pastor of Peachtree Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ congregation, in Atlanta, Georgia.
[7] Miers's conservative Christian views and relative judicial obscurity made her nomination to the Supreme Court controversial.
[8][9] McCarty was the senior pastor at Peachtree Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ congregation in Atlanta, Georgia, prior to accepting a call to the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.
The post gained media attention including Black Lives Matter advocate, Shaun King.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issued a public apology in response to media backlash.