Churches who cut staff cited decreased giving and attendance as reasons.
According to the annual State of the Church Compensation Survey by ChurchSalary, the average church increased their staff salaries and benefits more than they expected in 2024.
Ratings rise for Advent Christian Village, African Renewal Ministries.; Ratings Drop for Alliance Defending Freedom, Answers in Genesis
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 ...
Details about the transaction were not made public.
Gloo, a technology company that describes itself as helping “build a more connected ministry” has acquired two sister news sites from Christianity Today.
Winter Jam 2024 Draws Crowds, Claims 35,000 Responses to the Gospel
According to a public relations agency connected with Winter Jam, 35,000 attendees responded to the Gospel, but Ministry Watch was unable to clarify what “responses to the Gospel” entailed.
Declining ad revenue, divestitures, real estate sales, and cost cuts are the key themes of Salem’s year-end report
Broadcasting giant Salem Media Group, one of the only Christian publicly traded companies, closed 2023 with $258 million in revenue—down $8 million from 2022.
MinistryWatch President Warren Smith comments on one or more stories in the week’s news, adding an additional perspective or, sometimes, a behind-the-scenes look at how the story came to be.
But some media experts are skeptics about such campaigns
A $100 million media campaign is attempting to attract people who are skeptical about Christianity but may relate to Jesus by highlighting his upbringing as a homeless, bullied son of a teenage mother.