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:
Accelerated Christian Education Ministries (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 44)
Advent Christian Village (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Africa Renewal Ministries (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 93)
Alliance Defending Freedom (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
American Bible Society (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
AMG International (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Answers in Genesis (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Arizona Christian University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: UP 88 to 90)
Arrow Child & Family Ministries (-2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 82)
Asbury University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 68)
Asheville Christian Academy (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
Asia Harvest (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Atlanta Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Attack Poverty (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Azusa Pacific University (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 74)
Baptist Church Loan Corporation (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 71)
Belhaven University (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 49)
Bethel University – Indiana (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 58)
Bill Glass Behind the Walls (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Biola University (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 56)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
The Village Church Restructures, Another Christian College Closes, California SBC Lays Off Staff
On today’s program, a South Carolina church is facing fallout after it became known that its pastor is a registered sex offender for abusing a minor. Leaders knew when they hired him, but didn’t alert members. We’ll have details.
And, years ago a handful of Dallas-area churches that started as multi-site campuses of The Village Church transitioned to becoming independent churches as part of a church-planting initiative. We checked in to see how they are doing.
Plus, another Christian university is shuttering its doors due to financial hardship. We’ll take a look.
But up first, a technology company has acquired two sister websites from Christianity Today. Gloo, a technology company that is behind the famous “He Gets Us” campaign has acquired two sister news sites from Christianity Today: Church Law & Tax and ChurchSalary.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: Multnomah University (Portland, Ore.), Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved – FREE (Morgantown, Penn.)
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Advice About Giving
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.
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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.