(ChurchLeaders) Amid news that Sarah Davis has stepped down as CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) to launch another apologetics ministry, observers and critics are speculating whether the new organization will simply be a reboot of RZIM.
Davis, 46, has filed incorporation papers in Georgia for Encounter Inc., a nonprofit ministry. Its purpose statement is similar to that of RZIM, the apologetics ministry that Davis’ late father, Ravi Zacharias, founded in Atlanta in 1986. After Zacharias died in May 2020, a report uncovered “significant, credible evidence” that he had engaged in sexual misconduct. One year later, via a video posted online, Davis acknowledged her father’s abuse and apologized for leadership missteps.
In March, RZIM announced it would rebrand as a grant-making organization. Reports have surfaced of internal division among the ministry’s board members (who are anonymous). One hot spot is a “culture review” by Guidepost Solutions, which has been completed but not yet made public.