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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

When Christian Leaders Fail

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Christian, Sean Mcdowell, Think Biblically, Christianity, Culture, Church, Religion & Spirituality, Biola, Talbot, Scott Rae

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The report revealing the sexual misconduct of apologist and evangelist Ravi Zacharias is heart-breaking. In this episode, Sean and Scott reflect on lessons we can learn from this scandal and what it might mean for ministries moving forward. Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2021/when-christian-leaders-fail ========== Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola U...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Think Biblically,

0:03.0

Conversations on Faith and Culture,

0:05.0

podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

0:08.0

I'm your host Scott Ray, Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics.

0:12.0

And I'm your co-host Sean McDowell Professor of Apologetics.

0:16.0

We have a topic that we want to talk about just between Sean and me today.

0:19.0

We don't do this very often.

0:20.0

Normally we have guests as you know, but every once in a while there's a topic

0:24.5

that is a little more challenging to have a guest about and we felt like this one today is one

0:31.7

that we just wanted to talk about between the two of us.

0:34.0

You may be familiar with the events surrounding the allegations against Ravi Zakaraias that came out shortly, sort of the dam burst shortly after his death.

0:47.6

Some of the allegations began in 2018.

0:51.2

And I think there was, I think it's probably fair to say that there was a, as shown as you put it, a lack of curiosity

0:57.7

on behalf of the RZIM board and leadership to fully investigate these things while Ravi was still alive.

1:04.8

To their credit, the organization initiated a full-on investigation of this with a very reputable

1:11.4

law firm whose report just just recently came out and I

1:16.5

think well maybe the best first place to start showing you do you do a lot of the

1:21.0

same kind of traveling and speaking widespread apologist, evangelist that

1:26.3

Ravi has done.

1:27.3

And I know Ravi's had a big impact on you both personally and professionally.

1:32.8

What did you feel when you heard about this and read the report?

1:38.7

Yeah, I appreciate you asking that.

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