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Merit Street Media claims TBN ‘sabotaged’ new network, didn’t live up to commitments
Dr. Phil McGraw's media company filed a breach of contract suit against Trinity Broadcasting Network accusing the Christian broadcasting giant of sabotage, among other allegations.
A look at the ECFA and what current and former members say.
This article was updated on 7/9/2025 with responses from the ECFA. In an effort to restore donor confidence in Christian organizations and to avoid government intervention, in the late 1970s Sen. Mark Hatfield joined with ...
What the standoff says about the Christian radio industry.
A federal bankruptcy court approved the $8.75-million sale of KDHX last month, with Gateway’s winning bid nearly doubling EMF’s initial offer.
Dalrymple to become new president of John Templeton Foundation
The leader of a major evangelical publication was named the new president of the John Templeton Foundation, one of the nation’s largest funders of research into spirituality and meaning making.
Liberty University, Assemblies of God, Samaritan’s Purse the biggest users of private aircraft
EDITOR’S NOTE: Barry Bowen of The Trinity Foundation compiled the flight information for this project. This month’s spreadsheet contains flights by Christian ministries during the month of March. MinistryWatch, in collaboration with the Trinity Foundation, ...
Unpacking Salem Media’s 2024 earnings report
Salem Media Group’s 2024 annual report signals a major financial comeback for the Christian world’s only publicly traded media company.
Other former staff seek to recoup millions from ex-billionaire philanthropist
The hard task of discerning victims from victimizers continues post-verdict in a fraud case that shook two typically unrelated worlds—Wall Street and Christian ministry. In late January, two former Archegos Capital Management leaders withdrew their ...
Daystar is losing a number of its popular stars after months of ongoing scandal at the influential Christian television network involving alleged abuse cover-up, spiritual abuse and financial misconduct.
Exits contemporary Christian music format and adds new investor to cover outstanding debt.
In a significant financial milestone, broadcasting giant Salem Media Group has paid off its long-term debt by selling its contemporary Christian music stations and drawing a new investor.
While not a purchase, the absorption means changes in operating structure
Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization behind the Christian noncommercial networks K-LOVE and Air1, is set to acquire Radio Nueva Vida—a Spanish-language Christian radio network—from the Association for Community Education (ACE).
