Weekly Review:
Ratings Fall for Bible League International, Christian Solidarity International
MinistryWatch Database Changes
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $44 billion in total revenue, most of that donor revenue from evangelicals. The following ministries have their profiles updated with the most recent year’s financial data. The Financial Efficiency rating of each ministry is in parenthesis. If this rating represents a change from the previous year, that change is noted:
Andrew Wommack Ministries (-2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 42)
Avant Ministries (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 36)
Bible League International (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 46)
Bill Glass Behind the Walls (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Children’s Relief International (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 96 to 93)
Christian Solidarity International (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 76)
Erskine College (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 70)
FAME – Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Fuller Theological Seminary (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 55)
Healing Hands International (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 82)
International Christian Concern (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Middle East Bible Outreach (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 91)
Moody Bible Institute (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 75)
Operation Blessing (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Orange/The Rethink Group (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 69 to 55)
Pioneer Bible Translators (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 62)
Reach the Rest (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Simpson University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From C to D, DCS: 88)
TeenPact Leadership Schools (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 70)
ZOE International (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 67)
The following ministry has been added to the MinistryWatch database with the most recent year’s financial data:
Christian Relief International (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: N/A)
Revival Today (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 71)
Spoken Worldwide (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 83)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Hillsdale College, GRACE, Operation Underground Railroad
On today’s program, a lawsuit against Hillsdale College has been dismissed after students alleging they were raped sued the college for Title 9 violations. We’ll have details.
And, the nonprofit Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment—known as GRACE for short—turns 20 years old. We’ll look back at where they started—and where they’re going.
Plus, those subscriptions you forgot your paying for? A new law will make it easy for you to unsubscribe, but it could also impact the recurring gifts to Christian ministries.
But first, Operation Underground Railroad. The organization has changed its name and continues distancing itself from its embroiled founder Tim Ballard. Now it’s moving its headquarters. Operation Underground Railroad Rescue, the newly named organization, is moving its headquarters from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to reporting by Twin Cities Business. We’ll have details
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: Operation Inasmuch (Knoxville, Tenn.), Alberto Mottesi Evangelistic Association (Santa Ana, Calif.),
Advice About Giving
Hurricane Helene Giving. We have compiled a list of ministries working in Hurricane Helene-affected areas. We’ve also included some tips for making decisions about how and where you should give. To see this article, click here.
Ukraine Giving. If you want to give specifically to ministries working in and near Ukraine, click here. We posted this link before, but we’ve added a few new ministries recently.
Israel Giving. We have compiled a list of ministries working in Israel that we recommend. You will also find some ministries working there that we do NOT recommend. You can find the list here.
Salary Data Now In MinistryWatch Database
We now have salary information for 4,000 executives in our database posted in our profiles. So check out this new addition by clicking on the red button at the top of this page, or here. That takes you to our database. The search engine is right there, and you can type in the name of a ministry you’re interested in and our profile will pop right up – now, with compensation information for the top executives.
If you’d like to see who the highest paid executives are, take a look at our recently published lists of Highly Paid Ministry Executives and Highly Paid Christian College and University Executives.
A Guide To Giving For Disaster Relief. When disaster hits, Christians give. But where they give can make a big difference? Which organizations are most effective in these post-disaster situations? MinistryWatch has published a list of organizations that are doing relief work and which have an “A” Transparency Grade and a 3-, 4-, or 5-star rating for Financial Efficiency. It’s a list of about 30 ministries, and you can find it on the front page of our website. I’ll also include a link in the show notes to this program. Link to list HERE.
About MinistryWatch
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MinistryWatch and Sex Crimes. We write a lot about pastors and ministry leaders involved in sex crimes. That’s why I thought it might be a good time to re-post this story, which explains why we think covering these crimes are necessary: Why MinistryWatch Reports on Sex Crimes. As always, your feedback is welcome.
MinistryWatch Video. In closing, a reminder that we have created a new, short (3.5 minutes) video that explains what we do here at MinistryWatch, and why. If you’re new to MinistryWatch, I hope you’ll check it out. To find it, click here.
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