.gif)
Review of ministry leadership and culture expected to take months, but late apologist’s teachings are coming down now.
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, in the midst of an outside review of its corporate culture and past handling of abuse allegations, has announced it will change its name. It also calling for additional victims to come forward and report sexual abuse and harassment by its late, world-famous founder.
Last month’s investigative report confirmed allegations against the apologist dating back to 2004 and uncovered additional evidence of abuse continuing up until a few months before his death in May 2020. But while the investigation was conclusive, it was not comprehensive.
In a statement released over the weekend, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) acknowledged there may be may more victims. This is the first time RZIM has directly asked victims to come forward.
The consulting firm Guidepost Solutions will field reports by phone and email as part of its comprehensive review of RZIM, while victims’ advocate Rachael Denhollander will serve as a confidential liaison with survivors. Phone lines have been set up in English, Spanish, and French.
“We continue to grieve deeply for the victims who have been treated in ways that are completely antithetical to the gospel,” wrote CEO Sarah Davis, who is also Zacharias’s daughter, in the official statement. “We also painfully and increasingly recognize organizational failures that have occurred and the repentance that needs to take place in both heart and action.”
Davis said the review is comprehensive and is expected to take months. Layoffs are expected, but will be delayed until Guidepost is finished.
The ministry also announced it is removing Zacharias’s teaching from its website and social media. The 12 international branches ...
from Christianity Today Magazine
via
.gif)
.gif)
.gif)
