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:
Bread of Life Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Breck School (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 48 to 46)
Bryan College (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Bushnell University (Down 5 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Cairn University (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 68)
California Baptist University (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 62)
Calvary University (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Camp Eagle (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 98 to 83)
Campbellsville University (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 51)
Carriage Town Ministries (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Cedarville University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 68)
Central Ohio Youth for Christ (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Child Bridge (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 80)
Childcare Worldwide (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Children’s Shelter of Cebu (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 85)
China Outreach Ministries, Inc. (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 95)
Christian City Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Christian Motorcyclists Association (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Christian Solidarity International (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 67)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Matt Chandler, Robert Morris, and Former Christian Billionaire Bill Hwang
On today’s program, Village Church Pastor Matt Chandler is under fire after his church hired a man who, in the past, was convicted of child sexual abuse. That man was his father. We’ll take a look.
Also, Robert Morris—the Gateway Church pastor accused of abusing a young girl starting when she was 12 years old—is having his radio and tv programs canceled…and is receiving no severance after resigning from his posts. We’ll have details.
And, the closure of another Christian college—the Florida campus of Johnson University is shutting down after low enrollment made it no longer sustainable.
But first, former Christian billionaire Bill Hwang—once one of the wealthiest evangelicals in the U.S., celebrated as part of a “new evangelical donor-class”—he now faces the possibility of life behind bars.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: NONE
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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.