MinistryWatch Database Changes
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $44-billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles updated with the most recent year’s financial data. The Financial Efficiency rating of each ministry is in parenthesis. If this rating represents a change from the previous year, that change is noted:
Asbury University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 68)
Ashland University (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 61)
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 61)
Belhaven University (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 49)
Bethel University – Indiana (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 58)
Bethel University – Minnesota (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 62)
CBMC, Inc. (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 83 to 85)
High Point University (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 42)
LifeWord Broadcast Ministries, Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 49)
The Roys Report (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 65 to 42)
Bible Study Time Inc. (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 56)
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation / The Generosity Fund (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 48)
Children’s Hunger Fund / CHF (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 90)
City Relief / The Relief Bus (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 95)
CityServe International (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 73)
Destiny Rescue USA (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Fresh Fire USA (-2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 30)
Frontiers (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 57 to 72)
Human Coalition (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 85)
International Care Ministries (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Iris Global (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 95)
Justice and Mercy International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 81)
Kids for the Kingdom (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Lamb & Lion Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 90)
Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 100)
Ligonier Ministries / R.C. Sproul (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 66)
Lubbock Christian University (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 66)
Meherrin on Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 75)
Mission of Hope Haiti (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 95)
Multiplication Network (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 61)
National Christian Foundation Real Property Inc. (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From F to D, DCS: 53)
New Life Center / Fargo Union Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 100)
OC International, Inc. (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 61)
Open Doors International (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 83)
Partners International (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 48)
TeenPact Leadership School (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 70)
The Hope Center / Hope Center Foundation (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 56)
TreeHouse (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to A, DCS: 82)
TWR (aka Trans World Radio) (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 48)
YWAM San Francisco (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 56)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Reggie Joiner, Kristen Ivy & Orange; Ed Young Retires, Missionary Couple Murdered
On today’s program, former CEO of Orange, Kristen Ivy, originally admitted to an “inappropriate relationship” with the ministry’s founder Reggie Joiner. Now, she’s reclassifying that relationship as clergy abuse. We’ll have details.
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Also, summer is the season of short-term missions—but The Chalmers Center has some warnings before posting about those trips on social media. We’ll take a look. And, former S-B-C leader and long-time megachurch pastor Ed Young announces he’s retiring.
But first, a young American missionary couple and a ministry leader were killed by gangs in Haiti. Natalie and Davy Lloyd were American Missionaries working with Missions in Haiti, Inc. and Jude Montis was the Haitian director of the organization Jude Montis. The three, were killed by gang members near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday night (May 23).
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: NONE
Ukraine Giving. If you want to give specifically to ministries working in and near Ukraine, click here. We posted this link before, but we’ve added a few new ministries recently.
Israel Giving. We have compiled a list of ministries working in Israel that we recommend. You will also find some ministries working there that we do NOT recommend. You can find the list here.
Salary Data Now In MinistryWatch Database. We now have salary information for 4,000 executives in our database posted in our profiles. So check out this new addition by clicking on the red button at the top of this page, or here. That takes you to our database. The search engine is right there, and you can type in the name of a ministry you’re interested in and our profile will pop right up – now, with compensation information for the top executives.
If you’d like to see who the highest paid executives are, take a look at our recently published lists of Highly Paid Ministry Executives and Highly Paid Christian College and University Executives.
A Guide To Giving For Disaster Relief. When disaster hits, Christians give. But where they give can make a big difference? Which organizations are most effective in these post-disaster situations? MinistryWatch has published a list of organizations that are doing relief work and which have an “A” Transparency Grade and a 3-, 4-, or 5-star rating for Financial Efficiency. It’s a list of about 30 ministries, and you can find it on the front page of our website. I’ll also include a link in the show notes to this program. Link to list HERE.
Drop A Dime On Us. Do you have a story idea for MinistryWatch? If so, send us an email. A lot of the stories we do originate from our readers and listeners. They send us news tips, press releases, emails, questions, and links. So, if you have a story you’d like us to cover, or a ministry that you think needs a closer look, please email us. Our email is info@ministrywatch.com. That will come directly to my desk, and we’ll take it from there.
MinistryWatch and Sex Crimes. We write a lot about pastors and ministry leaders involved in sex crimes. That’s why I thought it might be a good time to re-post this story, which explains why we think covering these crimes are necessary: Why MinistryWatch Reports on Sex Crimes. As always, your feedback is welcome.
MinistryWatch Video. In closing, a reminder that we have created a new, short (3.5 minutes) video that explains what we do here at MinistryWatch, and why. If you’re new to MinistryWatch, I hope you’ll check it out. To find it, click here.