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Earlier this week, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) released a statement addressing its namesake\u2019s credentials, which have recently been under fire. \u201cIn earlier years, \u2018Dr.\u2019 did appear before Ravi\u2019s name in some of our materials, including on our website, which is an appropriate and acceptable practice with honorary doctorates,\u201d stated RZIM. \u201cHowever, because this practice can be contentious in certain circles, we no longer use it.\u201d From CT\u2019s report: "According to the biography currently posted on RZIM\u2019s website, Zacharias received a master of divinity degree from Trinity International University and 'has conferred ten honorary doctorates, including a Doctor of Laws and a Doctor of Sacred Theology. "Up until earlier this year, the RZIM bio had not used the phrase 'honorary doctorates;' instead, it had stated that Zacharias had been 'honored with the conferring of six doctoral degrees.' The site also previously referred to him as 'Dr. Zacharias' through 2014, as did multiple press releases, news features, and event postings." Apologist and religious studies professor John G. Stackhouse wasn\u2019t surprised by the news. \u201cThere\u2019s a long and not very edifying tradition of Christian evangelists and speakers inflating their credentials,\u201d said Stackhouse. Stackhouse says that he personally confronted two RIZM employees about problems he saw with Zacharias\u2019s credentials but that no changes were made after the conversation. \u201cRavi Zacharias is the biggest name in apologetics currently,\u201d said Stackhouse. \u201cAs he goes, so goes apologetics so it\u2019s really important that he be scrupulous in everything he does.\u201d Stackhouse recently joined associate digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss the temptation for Christian leaders to inflate their credentials and achievements, what responsibility the church has in encouraging that sort of behavior, and how we might better hold each other accountable.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices