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. FOUR YEARS AGO: On April 17, 2019, MinistryWatch reported that the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability had revoked the membership of Harvest Bible Chapel after months of controversy surrounding its pastor James MacDonald. Read more here. THREE YEARS AGO: Willow Creek Church names David Dummitt to be its new pastor following several years of tumult that resulted in the departure of founding pastor Bill Hybels and many others in senior leadership. Read more here. TWO YEARs AGO: Citing leadership failures, Hillsong said it would “pause” all operations at its Dallas location. Read more here.
On the Podcast: Carl Lentz, Hillsong, John Ankerberg, and the Latest on the Shooting in Nashville.
On today’s program, controversial pastor Carl Lentz is back in the pulpit two years after the scandal that forced him out of Hillsong.
Popular Christian apologist John Ankerberg is facing accusations by a whistleblower that he took money that donors thought was going to pay for audio Bibles and used that money for other purposes.
We begin today with the story that has horrified the entire nation this week. The story of a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville. A community is reeling after a shooter killed three children and three staff members at a small Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.
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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 ministry has been added to the MinistryWatch database with the most recent year’s financial data: Action International Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Adventures in Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), BCM International (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Bethel Bible Village (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Bethlehem College & Seminary (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Central India Christian Mission (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), City Rescue Mission of New Castle (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Compassionate Hope Foundation (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Cornerstone Christian Academy (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Covenant Harbor Bible Camp & Retreat Center (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Crossworld (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Deaf Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Eastern Mennonite Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Encompass World Partners (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Faith Builders Educational Programs (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Faith Farm Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Forest Glen (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Forest Home (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Forgotten Children Worldwide (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Global Gates (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Gospel Partners Media (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Hand2hand (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), HOPE South Florida (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Hume Lake Christian Camps (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Immanuel Christian School (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), KidWorks (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Lakeshore Rescue Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), LeaderSource SGA (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Muskegon Rescue Mission (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Ozark Christian College (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Pacific Justice Institute (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Park Christian School (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Peter & John Radio Fellowship (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Prestonwood Christian Academy (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Reformed University Fellowship (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Shiloh Christian Schools (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Sinapis Group (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), South East Asia Prayer Center (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), South Side Mission of Peoria (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), TeachBeyond, Inc (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Teen Challenge of Arizona (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), The Hope Rescue Mission (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Three Rivers Christian School (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), ThriVe St. Louis (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), TMS Global (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), TreeHouse (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Trinity School for Ministry (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Union Gospel Mission of Dallas (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Union Gospel Mission of Salem (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Union Rescue Mission of Wichita (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), Wayside Cross Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A), West Dallas Community School (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), Youth for Christ of Kern County (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A), YWAM Strategic Frontiers (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: N/A)
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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.
