Guidepost report: RZIM leaders were blinded by loyalty, spent donor money to sue a survivor
RNS A newly released report on the internal culture at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries found that 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 report from Guidepost Solutions was released Wednesday, seven months after the board […]
Sarah Davis, daughter of Ravi Zacharias, to start new ministry. Critics worry it is RZIM 2.0.
RNS The CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is leaving the beleaguered organisation, 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 […]
The Long Read: She wanted to help Ravi Zacharias save the world but ended up defending an abuser
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks to Ruth Malhotra, a former longterm spokesperson for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries who, fired last month after being told her colleagues felt unsafe around her, has accused RZIM’s leaders of covering up abuse by the late Ravi Zacharias…
In the US, class-action lawsuit claims RZIM misled donors, covered up Ravi Zacharias’ abuse
RNS Donors to Ravi Zacharias International Ministries – including an NFL player – are suing the troubled non-profit for allegedly covering up its founder’s abusive behaviour. A complaint in federal court for the North District of Georgia alleges donors to RZIM were told Ravi Zacharias, the group’s founder, was a trustworthy Christian apologist and their […]
Layoffs, upheaval at Zacharias ministry roiled by scandal
AP The global Christian ministry founded by the late Ravi Zacharias said Wednesday it will suspend fundraising, lay off 60 per cent of its staff and overhaul its mission in the wake of revelations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with massage therapists and carried on many amorous extramarital relationships via texts and email. Ravi […]
Ravi Zacharias posthumously defrocked, ministry suspends fundraising after abuse report
RNS The Christian and Missionary Alliance has revoked the ordination of the late Ravi Zacharias, citing a “pattern of predatory behaviour”. “In recognition of this gross violation and its painful consequences to the victims and others who were impacted, the C&MA posthumously expels Mr Zacharias from licensed ministry in our denomination,” the alliance wrote in a statement. […]
Law firm details sexual misconduct by global ministry leader
New York City, USAP Ravi Zacharias, who died in May after a high-profile career leading a global Christian ministry, engaged in sexual misconduct with massage therapists and carried on many amorous extramarital relationships via text message and email, according to a scathing, in-depth report from a law firm hired by the ministry. Five of the […]
Ravi Zacharias: Ministry roiled by late founder’s sexual misconduct scandal
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing fallout following allegations of sexual misconduct involving the late evangelical author and speaker…
The Interview: UK Christian apologist Amy Orr-Ewing on suffering
Best-selling UK-based Christian author, speaker and lecturer Dr Amy Orr-Ewing speaks with DAVID ADAMS about her new book, ‘Where is God in all the Suffering?’…
Ravi Zacharias ministry investigating sexual misconduct claims against its founder
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct against its founder. Christianity Today reported that three women who worked as massage therapists at spas co-owned by the Christian evangelist claimed he had sexually harrassed them on multiple occassions between 2005 and 2010. In a statement, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has denied the allegations. “We, […]