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Seventh consecutive month index is essentially unchanged
The MinistryWatch Index was essentially flat in June.
The mission of MinistryWatch is to help Christian donors become more faithful stewards of the resources God has entrusted to them. With a mission like that, it’s easy to see why Dana and Bill Wichterman’s ...
A conversation with Molly Worthen
Here at MinistryWatch, we have become all too familiar with the allure and the dangers of celebrity preachers. One of the things you will here me say often is that we humans are not meant ...
Once they have been discredited, they should be ignored
Five years ago, when I started seeing smoke come from the direction of McLean Bible Church in suburban Washington, I assumed I would find fire. Five years and more than 20 stories later, I find ...
On today’s program, Brady Boyd resigns from New Life Church. Boyd was on staff at Gateway during Robert Morris’ tenure, and Elders now believe he misled the congregation about his knowledge of Morris’s alleged abuse. ...
Sometimes, in the midst of the nuance, complexity, and confusion of everyday life, it’s good to return to first principles. That’s exactly what Glenn Packiam has done with his new book What Is A Christian, ...
Books about theology, philanthropy, and ministry leadership
MinistryWatch President Warren Smith's quarterly review of notable books.
On today’s program, sexual abuse victim Cindy Clemishire has filed a civil lawsuit against Gateway Church and its founding pastor Robert Morris. She claims church leaders knew she was 12 years old when Morris began ...
Sixth consecutive month index is essentially unchanged
The MinistryWatch Index is based on the revenue of 38 large Christian ministries, ministries that represent all of the 21 ministry segments tracked by MinistryWatch.
The evangelical church is a mess. If you believe the surveys, more than forty million Americans have “de-churched” in the past 25 years. That is why it is a good thing Brad Edwards reminds ...
