Ministry Watch News Archives - MinistryWatch
Optimism about the administration's impact on Christian work has dropped — even as most ministries report revenue growth and rising AI adoption.
Optimism is down by 15 percentage points among Christian ministry leaders about the positive impact Trump administration policies have on their work.
This month's most-read stories on the MinistryWatch website includes a pastoral couple accused of misusing $2 million in charitable funds, a look at abuse in Amish communities, and the state of the American megachurch.
April surge driven by new IRS data and rising stock markets, even as ministry leaders grow more concerned about fundraising.
The MinistryWatch Index posts the strongest monthly gain in three years. The April surge is driven by new IRS data and rising stock markets—even as ministry leaders grow more concerned about fundraising.
MinistryWatch's most read stories in April features the continued fallout at St. Andrew's Chapel, Elevation Church's annual report, Benny Hinn Ministries' garnishment, and more.
MinistryWatch Index Down Slightly in March
MinistryWatch Index down slightly in March, possibly reflecting ongoing concern about the state of the economy.
Index is based on revenue of 38 large Christian ministries, representing all 22 ministry sector MinistryWatch tracks.
The MinistryWatch Index was flat in January and rose less than 1% in February, possibly reflecting ongoing concern about the state of the economy.
Trends reported through the MinistryWatch quarterly executive survey.
Christian ministry leaders are relying more on Artificial Intelligence, according to the most recent MinistryWatch executive survey
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of February.
Up about 8% for 2025, lagging stock market performance
ANALYSIS–The MinistryWatch Index jumped more than 7% in December, and 8% for the year. The sudden jump in December in part reflects a significant release of new financial data related to nonprofits from the IRS. ...
Ministry salaries, Life Surge, ECFA
EDITOR’S NOTE: From time to time we will publish letters and emails we get from readers, sometimes with a response, sometimes without comment. If you would like to share your thoughts about any of our ...
