(RNS) A report from Guidepost Solutions details the failings of leaders at the prominent Christian ministry. The organization’s board members said they disagreed with some of the findings.
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By Carson Weitnauer
May 25, 2021
Carson Weitnauer is an author, speaker, and the founder of Reasons For God. He worked at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries from 2013-2021, serving as U.S. Director and as the Innovation and Ministry Partner Specialist. You can connect with him at Reasons for God.
Ravi Zacharias speaks at an event in Lancaster County, Pa., in 2015. (Facebook)
After weeks of internal turmoil, the apologetics organization Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) will essentially dissolve in its present form, CEO Sarah Davis told employees on Wednesday. An independent investigation released in February revealed extensive reports of abuse and sexual misconduct by founder Ravi Zacharias, who died last year at age 74.
“RZIM cannot indeed should not continue to operate as an organization in its present form. Nor do we believe we can merely rename the organization and move forward with business as usual,” said Davis, Zacharias’ daughter, in a statement to the global ministry’s staff.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is restructuring and will soon become a grant-making organization supporting evangelism and abuse victims as it plans to lay off the majority of its staff, its leadership has announced.