History
Vision
Mission
The Watchman
Welcome to MinistryWatch!
MinistryWatch is an online database with profiles on more than 500 of the largest church and parachurch ministries in the United States. It is also a place where you can learn about how to be a "responsible giver".
We hope that by providing high quality research and ratings we will be a vital component in an emerging ministry marketplace, where information regarding various giving opportunities can be easily and efficiently transferred to eager, prepared donors.
Lord willing, these efforts will stimulate the adoption of best practices and encourage progress and innovation within the world of Christian ministries as donors become interested in the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization.
The site is constantly growing as we continue to collect information and materials to help you make better informed decisions in the area of giving. It lets you quickly and conveniently find information on ministries which interest you - allowing you to identify whom you want to support.
MinistryWatch is a growing community of donors, Christian foundations, ministries, ministry board members, financial advisers and other interested parties.
Most of all, MinistryWatch facilitates the practical expression of one's stewardship calling by creating an environment that promotes increasing confidence in, and generosity towards, the Lord's causes.
MinistryWatch is a program of Wall Watchers.
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History
Wall Watchers had its genesis in the early 1990s, when founders, Howard "Rusty" Leonard and his wife Carolynn first entertained the idea of starting a Christian ministry aimed at bringing improved levels of disclosure and accountability to Christian ministries. Over time the ministry has taken on a greater scope, incorporating the whole realm of stewardship.
Wall Watchers officially got off the ground in July 1998 by incorporating in the State of North Carolina, and in August 1999, Wall Watchers received recognition from the IRS of its tax-exempt status under IRC 501(c)(3).
In September 1999, Wall Watchers launched thegoodsteward.com, an educational website for equipping people with the knowledge to become better stewards. An informational website wallwatchers.org was launched in December 1999 making Wall Watchers vision, mission and intentions more accessible to the public. In September 2000, ministrywatch.com was launched providing the donating public with access to organizational and financial profiles on nonprofit ministries in the United States.
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Vision
As the Lord blesses our efforts, Wall Watchers will help all Christians make more informed financial decisions by guiding them toward the principles of good stewardship found in His Word. Better financial decisions will lead to increased wealth creation and a greater capacity to donate generously to the Lord's work.
Wall Watchers' MinistryWatch service will increase the confidence of donors by providing an independent source of information on Christian ministries to aid them in making their giving decisions. Greater knowledge of the good works being done by Christian ministries and insightful analysis of the activities of these ministries can only lead to higher levels of giving by those who feel called to financially support God's work.
We hope that as we look back in ten or twenty years at what Wall Watchers has accomplished, we will be able to clearly see how our efforts have enabled many to become more knowledgeable about the wonderful and sacrificial works being done in the world of Christian ministry.
Our goal is to facilitate the joy of giving through the gift of knowledge, and to make financing those works easier for those on the "front lines."
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Mission Statement
Wall Watchers is a Christ-centered, non-profit organization committed to promoting biblical principles of stewardship and helping people to apply those principles in their lives.
By providing quality information services, we seek to contribute to the enlightenment of the Christian community while empowering Christians with the ministry-specific knowledge that will lead to increased giving and enhanced ministry accountability.
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The Watchman
The name, Wall Watchers, comes from the founders, Rusty and Carolynn Leonard, and relates to a time when the Word of the Lord spoke to them in the context of the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel and his calling to be a "watchman for the house of Israel (Ez. 33:7).
The Watchman symbol used by Wall Watchers is an Old Testament watchman standing on the wall of the city blowing the shofar (ram's horn). In the same way that the Watchman empowered people to act for themselves by sounding the alarm, Wall Watchers empowers people today by providing them with the information they need to make better informed giving decisions.
But Wall Watchers is more than just a Watchman, and in the same way that the shofar was used for many different purposes in the Old Testament (as a call to worship, proclaiming the presence of God, to assemble people), so to Wall Watchers goals are broader than simply sounding an alarm, and include facilitating increased giving, helping people become better stewards, and bringing donors and ministries together.
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