Grand Rapids, USA - The Christian Reformed Church in North America named Rev. Peter Borgdorff its executive director after officials suddenly requested the resignation of Rev. Calvin Bremer, who had been scheduled to take the top spot.
Borgdorff, 65, replaced Bremer, 57, three weeks before he was to become director, The Grand Rapids Press reported.
Church leaders decided Bremer showed bad judgment in seeking to promote a female colleague to a prominent post because his relationship with her "crossed professional boundaries," Borgdorff said.
Bremer, 57, of Dyer, Ind., was director of the Back to God Hour, the denomination's worldwide broadcast ministry, for nine years and also resigned from that ministry. A church announcement said the woman involved worked with Racom Associates, which raises funds for the Back to God Hour.