Weekly Review
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, On This Date at MinistryWatch
On This Date at MinistryWatch 
ONE YEAR AGO: Movie Prop Rentals has sued the Kingdom of God Global Church and Joshua Media Ministries, both led by self-proclaimed apostle David E. Taylor, to recover the cost of constructing a stage set that the plaintiff claims the church never paid for. Read more here.
TWO YEARS AGO: One of the primary insurers of the Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the organization and with attorneys representing tens of thousands of men who say they were molested decades ago by scoutmasters and others. Read more here.
THREE YEARS AGO: Less than a week after resigning as president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. was injured in a fall after drinking, according to 911 transcripts and audio obtained by the Huffington Post. The Sept. 17 Huffington Post report said Falwell’s wife, Becki Falwell, called 911 on August 30 to report her husband had fallen down the stairs and was bleeding. According to the report, Becki Falwell told the dispatcher her husband had been drinking but would not say if he had been “drinking heavily.” Read more here.
On The MinistryWatch Podcast: SING Global Conference, Turning Point USA, and Aiding Morocco’s Earthquake Victims
On today’s program, a former executive at the American Family Association is suing for alleged sexual harassment. We’ll have details. Also, an annual conference founded by the hymn-writing duo Keith and Kristyn Getty pushes back on the spread of megachurch music. We’ll take a look. And tips for Christians wanting to give to disaster relief ministries providing aid in Morocco following a devastating earthquake last week. We include a list of ministries with high ratings in the MinistryWatch database. Listen here.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: Converge (Orlando, Fla.), Wild Ops (Simi Valley, Calif.), Missionary Church (Ft. Wayne, Ind.), Daughter by Design (Montgomery, Ala.), Waymark (Marietta, Ga.), On Eagles Wings (Charlotte, N.C.), One Hundred Years (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Entrusted Word Ministries (Littleton, Colo.), Missions Door (Englewood, Colo.),
REMOVALS: PIC International (Tempe, Ariz.),
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MinistryWatch Database Changes
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $41-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:
Faith Builders Educational Programs (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Family Radio / Family Stations, Inc. (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: UP 61 to 65)
Fellowship Deaconry Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 41)
Filter Of Hope (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
First Baptist Church Scripture Publishing Ministry / Bearing Precious Seed (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 42)
Forest Springs Camp and Conference Center (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Geneva Camp and Retreat Center (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Global Christian Relief (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
God’s Bible School & College (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Good News Rescue Mission (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 79)
Great Lakes Christian College (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
Hand2Hand (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Hope Gospel Mission (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Hope International (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Horizon International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Institute for Creation Research / ICR (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
International Leadership Institute (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
JH Ranch (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A)
Justice and Mercy International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Kalamazoo Gospel Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 55)
Kingdom Workers (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Lake Ann Camp (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Lakeshore Rescue Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 59)
LeTourneau University (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
LIFE International (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Life Without Limbs (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
Living Stream Ministry (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 55)
Loving Shepherd Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
MAOZ Israel Ministries (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
MasterKey Ministries of Grayson County (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Miami Rescue Mission (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 80 to 84)
Ministries of Jesus (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: N/A)
Morning Cheer Inc dba Sandy Cove Ministries (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 82 to 86)
Multiplication Network (1 Star, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 75)
Muskegon Rescue Mission (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 55)
National Religious Broadcasters (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
New Generations (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
New Life Ranch (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 96 to 92)
Olive Crest (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
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.
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.
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.
Maui Giving. If you want to give specifically to ministries working to provide relief in Maui, click here.
MinistryWatch In The News. MinistryWatch is often called upon by Christian and secular media to comment on what is going on in the evangelical world. You can find some of these news reports here.
