(TGC) The Story: Two TGC Council members resigned from the Cedarville University board of trustees after the announcement that Thomas White was being reinstated as the school’s president. White had been on administrative leave since May 1, pending the investigation of his hiring a faculty member accused of sexual abuse.
The Background: Cedarville University president Thomas White had hired Anthony Moore seven months after he was fired from his position as a pastor at The Village Church and deemed “unfit for ministry.”
On January 22, 2017, Matt Chandler, senior pastor of The Village Church, announced to his congregation that “Anthony Moore, our Fort Worth Campus pastor, has committed grievous, immoral actions against another adult member to disqualify him as an elder and staff member based on biblical text in 1 Timothy and Titus, chapter 1. He has been removed from his role as a campus pastor and as a Village elder due to these actions.” Chandler said church leaders believed Moore was “unfit for ministry at this time, including speaking engagements and conferences for other churches.” (After that announcement, Moore was also removed from his role as an associate member of TGC’s Council.)