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On today’s program, Worship Pastor Aaron Ivey—husband of popular podcaster Jamie Ivey—was fired from his church after they found evidence of explicit text messages with other men, at least one of whom was a minor. ...
Founder of WORLD Magazine helped shape journalism of MinistryWatch
On today’s MinistryWatch EXTRA episode, Warren Smith remembers Joel Belz, who died on Feb. 4. His legacy includes his significant impact on MinistryWatch itself. The producers for today’s program are Jeff McIntosh and Rich Roszel. ...
The journalistic legacy of Joel Belz
Joel Belz left a rich legacy as a churchman and leader in Christian education but it is his role as the founder of WORLD Magazine that had the biggest impact on MinistryWatch and its president, ...
Ministry Executives Face Retirement
On today’s program, leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee face two new lawsuits. Also, big ministries often partner with Christian music artists to encourage child sponsorship, but where does the money really go? ...
Naghmeh Abedini Panahi first made national news when she publicly advocated for the release of her then husband Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith. The story of “Pastor Saeed” became ...
Do we need a new church council to define what is – and is not – an evangelical?
One of the most frustrating aspects of covering the evangelical world is deciding what the word “evangelical” means.
Hope Ministries, LifeWord Broadcast Ministries drop to lowest financial efficiency score
MinistryWatch Database Changes MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $41-billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles ...
On today’s program, one of the big healthcare sharing ministries is suing New Mexico. We’ll have details. Plus, popular pastor Alistair Begg—whose radio program was dropped by American Family Radio last week—is standing by his advice ...
World Vision tops list again
It’s no surprise that among the largest relief and development agencies in the country are Christian ministries.
A Conversation with Brant Hansen
Brant Hansen has been a friend of MinistryWatch for a few years now. We’ve had him on the show before to talk about his previous books, and about some of the crazy things going on ...
