How we can help restore credibility to evangelicalism
Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from Faith-Based Fraud: Learning From The Great Religious Scandals of our Time. The book is now available at Amazon and other on-line booksellers.
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of March. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1.
$78.6 Million in Government Guaranteed Loans Given to Televangelists
For months, Trinity Foundation has investigated televangelists receiving Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of August. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1.
Well-known evangelical groups receive funds – including Ligonier Ministries, Willow Creek, Harvest Bible Chapel, and David C. Cook
Religious organizations, including churches and Christian non-profits, received at least $6-billion in COVID relief funds. The funds were a part of the Paycheck Protection Program run by the Small Business Administration, according to a list ...
Elevation Church, a Charlotte, N.C., megachurch that has become one of the largest in the country, had a cash surplus of more than $26-million for its year ending Dec. 31.
Editor’s Note: Warren Cole Smith recently appeared on Pilgrim Radio Network’s program “His People” to discuss the goals and activities of MinistryWatch.com. Here’s that conversation, with program host Bill Feltner. It has been edited for ...
Steven Furtick Draws More Scrutiny for “Spontaneous Baptisms”
What Furtick calls “spontaneous baptisms” appear to be manipulated baptisms. Furtick has even published a guide to pulling off the baptism events at the web-site of his book Sun Stand Still.
A Charlotte pastor’s mansion generates critics – and supporters
Furtick’s house will be more than 8,500 square feet of heated space, with nearly that many more of porches, pavilions, and garages. It has 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. The station needed a helicopter because ...