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Several prominent apologists have signed a statement calling the senior leadership team of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) “not fit to be in ministry and leadership positions.”
Last week, Lighten Group, a new ministry started by Sarah Davis, former CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and daughter of late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias, announced it is shutting down.
Nathan Zacharias, son of the late disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, has posted his first blog in seven months to explain that his recent silence is not due to him having changed his mind about his father’s character.
Donors to late evangelist Ravi Zacharias’s ministry can continue to pursue a lawsuit to recover their money on the grounds of misuse of funds but not on faith-based allegations, a Georgia federal district court said.
A newly released report on the internal culture at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries found leaders at the ministry were blinded by loyalty to the founder, overlooked Zacharias’ misconduct for years, used ministry funds to sue an abuse survivor, and misled the public.
The CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is leaving the beleaguered organization, nine months after an independent investigation detailed the abuse and misconduct of the ministry’s late founder.
The evangelical magazine Christianity Today reported this week that Sarah Davis, daughter of the late Zacharias, has resigned from RZIM to start a new Christian ministry tentatively named “Encounter.”
RZIM leaders admitted they failed to hold the group's founder accountable
Donors to Ravi Zacharias International Ministries are suing the troubled nonprofit for allegedly covering up its founder’s abusive behavior.
The leaders of the Zacharias Institute said they plan to resign, a decision they reached after a season of “lamenting, listening and learning” after sexual misconduct accusations against late evangelist and institute founder Ravi Zacharias came to light.
The president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) this week became the organization’s third staff member to publicly apologize for playing a role in perpetuating sexual abuse by the organization’s founder.
Of the barrage of legal questions arising from the sexual misconduct and abuse allegations surrounding Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and its late founder, one material uncertainty stands out: Can donors hold the organization and its board financially liable?
The leadership of Ravi Zacharias International Ministry announced plans to lay off more than half its staff and to reboot the organization to support victims of abuse.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries will change its name and remove content from late founder Ravi Zacharias from its website and social media platforms, RZIM CEO Sarah Davis said in a statement.
After Ravi Zacharias Report, Christians Examine How to Avoid “Betrayal Blindness”
The director and the dean of the Zacharias Institute, Vince and Jo Vitale, have apologized for “adding to the pain” of late founder Ravi Zacharias’s sexual misconduct victims by not listening to their accusations or giving them the serious attention they deserved.
The Canadian branch of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) says it will shut down after an independent investigation confirmed allegations of sexual misconduct against its late founder.
The Christian publishing arm of HarperCollins has taken all of Ravi Zacharias’s books out of print after an independent investigation confirmed allegations of sexual misconduct by the evangelical apologist, author and speaker.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM) has stopped fundraising while it deals with the fallout of an investigative report made public last week that showed its late founder was guilty of sexual misconduct and abuse.
The UK board of the Zacharias Trust has made a unanimous decision to cut ties with the Ravi Zacharias International Ministry (RZIM) organization, saying RZIM’s reaction to a report confirming the late evangelical apologist engaged in a pattern of sexual misconduct is not strong enough.
RZIM Board Apologizes
Editor’s Note: This article contains material not suitable for all audiences. The complete Miller & Martin report can be found here. Evangelical apologist, author and speaker Ravi Zacharias engaged in a pattern of sexual misconduct — including groping spa workers and asking them to massage his genitals, according to a new report commissioned by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by its founder, who died in May 2020. Among the report’s…
The Way Back for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Moody Radio, one of the largest Christian radio networks in the U.S., is among several radio organizations dropping Ravi Zacharias broadcasts from its lineup after Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) confirmed many of the allegations of “sexual misconduct” made against the late apologist.
In a statement released late today (Dec. 23) the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) has confirmed many of the allegations against Ravi Zacharias reported by MinistryWatch and other news outlets. The statement from RZIM summarizes an interim report released by Miller & Martin, a firm hired to investigate the allegations. It reads in part: While the investigation remains ongoing and is not expected to be completed until January or February, yesterday we received…
An apologist with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) said the ministry needs to make “meaningful reparations” to the alleged sexual abuse victims of Ravi Zacharias, if the allegations are confirmed.
Following new and credible accusations against Ravi Zacharias of sexual harassment, the Christian and Missionary Alliance is opening an investigation into the late apologist’s behavior.
Ministry Says It Will Open Investigation
New allegations of sexual harassment against Ravi Zacharias have prompted Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) to open an investigation into the late founder’s behavior.
A woman Ravi Zacharias sued in 2017 is now asking for release from a non-disclosure agreement she signed as part of the settlement of that lawsuit.
Famed apologist Ravi Zacharias has died, following a short battle with an aggressive cancer. He was 74 years old.
Ravi Zacharias, famed Christian apologist and author, may be nearing the last leg of his earthly journey. His daughter, Sarah Davis, shared in an update Friday, May 8 with the global staff at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries that Zacharias’ cancer has worsened, despite chemotherapy.
Christian apologist and evangelist Ravi Zacharias underwent spinal repair surgery Thursday, February 20.
