Weekly Review
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, What’s on the Podcast? On This Date at MinistryWatch
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.
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.
ECFA Changes. The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. ADDITIONS: NONE REMOVALS: NONE
On This Date at MinistryWatch. ONE YEAR AGO: On March 18, 2022, MinistryWatch reported that Hillsong’s board blamed anxiety and drug and alcohol for Brian Houston’s behavior. Read more here. THREE YEARS AGO: On March 24, 2020, the Southern Baptist Convention announced it would cancel its annual meeting because of the COVID pandemic. Read more here. TWO YEARS AGO: MinistryWatch reported on March 28, 2021, that Facts About Kanakuk, a website documenting allegations of sexual abuse at the well-known Christian camp, goes live. Read more here.
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On the Podcast: Arizona Christian University, Jerry Falwell Jr., “Our Daily Bread,” and Much More.
On today’s program, Arizona Christian University’s student teachers are no longer welcome in the local public school system, and the college is fighting back. We’ll have details.
A Ponzi scheme that targeted Christians defrauded investors of more than $80-million. One of the perpetrators of the fraud cooperated with authorities and got off with a slap on the wrist. We ask why?
The ministry behind the popular devotional magazine “Our Daily Bread” was the victim of a data breach. Some donors are complaining that they weren’t notified in a timely manner. We’ll have more later in the program.
We begin today with news that Jerry Falwell Jr. has sued Liberty University. Jerry Falwell Jr. claims his former employer has withheld $8.5 million in retirement benefits that were previously promised to him.
You can hear the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and other podcast apps, or you can simply click here.
MinistryWatch Database Changes. MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $38-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: Alberto Mottesi Envangelistic Association, Inc. (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 78), Alpha USA (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86), Center for Christian Growth / T Bar M Camps (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88), Christ for All Nations (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70), Corporate Chaplains of America (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92), Denison Ministries (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 73 to 69), Dream Center Foundation (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 47), Eureka Rescue Mission (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 79), God’s World Publications, Inc. (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 87), Hope International (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100), HopeKids (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96), Kalamazoo Area Christian Retirement Association, dba Park Village Pines (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 92), Kentucky Mountain Bible College (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86), Mastermedia International (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96), Mel Trotter Ministries (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86), Not For Sale (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 63 to 67), OneHope, Inc. (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 82), Phoenix Rescue Mission (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100), Roever Evangelistic Association (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 84 to 88), Sheepgate / Teen Challenge of the Midlands (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 88 to 84), Shelter KC: A Kansas City Rescue Mission (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 92 to 88), Sky Ranches Inc (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92), Teen Challenge of Southern California (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Terri Savelle Foy Ministries Inc (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: F, DCS: Down 34 to 30), United World Mission / UWM (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 67), Worldwide Discipleship Association, Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90), YUGO Ministries (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88). The following ministry has been added to the MinistryWatch database with the most recent year’s financial data: Children’s Cup (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Christian Camps & Conferences (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74), Dallas International University (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Erie City Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Kingdom Workers (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Life Network (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), MissionGO (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Mully Children’s Family USA (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Northrise University Initiative (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), RealOptions Obria Medical Clinics (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Snowbird Outfitters (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), The Hope Center / Hope Center Foundation (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Time to Revive (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Wears Valley Ranch (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A)
MinistryWatch and Sex Crimes. We’ve written a larger than normal number of stories this week 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.
Drop A Dime On Us. Do you have a story idea for MinistryWatch? If so, send us an email. A lot of the stories we do originate from our readers and listeners. They send us news tips, press releases, emails, questions, and links. So, if you have a story you’d like us to cover, or a ministry that you think needs a closer look, please email us. Our email is [email protected]. That will come directly to my desk, and we’ll take it from there.
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.
Audio Version of Faith-Based Fraud Now Available. Thanks to those of you who made my new book Faith-Based Fraud a best-seller in several Amazon categories this week. It’s now available in paperback and e-book versions. To get your copy, click here. This week, the new audio version released. You can get that from Audible by clicking here.
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.
