Weekly Review
ECFA Member Changes, On This Date at MinistryWatch, MinistryWatch 1000 Database Changes
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. 
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: Children Rescue Mission (Redding, Calif.)
On This Date at MinistryWatch
TWO YEARS AGO: Hundreds of students, faculty, and alumni of Sewanee, University of the South, a private Episcopal institution in Tennessee commonly known as Sewanee, have signed a petition calling for the school to revoke an honorary degree it gave to evangelical radio host and author Eric Metaxas, citing comments he allegedly made regarding LGBTQ issues and the 2020 election. Read more here.
THREE YEARS AGO: Former Liberty University president Jerry Falwell announced that he is suing Liberty University, saying the school damaged his reputation after his resignation from the school. Read more here.
FOUR YEARS AGO: James MacDonald “biblically disqualified” to be elder at Harvest Bible Chapel. Read more here.
TEN YEARS AGO: On Nov. 2, 2013, MinistryWatch published a “Donor Alert” regarding Elevation Church and Steven Furtick. Read that story here. MinistryWatch has published other stories on Furtick and Elevation Church over the years. You can find them here.
On The MinistryWatch Podcast: Fake Covid Cures, Tim Ballard Sued, Tommy Nelson Retires, and Helping Israel
On today’s program, the family charged with using a fake church to promote its fake COVID cure has been sentenced. We’ll have details. Also, Tim Ballard—the hero behind the anti-trafficking movie Sound of Freedom—has himself been sued for sexual assault. And, our MinistryWatch guide for giving to relief efforts in Israel. We begin today with news that Tommy Nelson, the best-selling author and long-time pastor of Denton Bible Church in Dallas, has announced plans for his retirement. Listen here.
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:
Dallas Baptist University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 51 to 47)
Dallas International University (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Dallas Leadership Foundation (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Daystar U.S. (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 74 to 78)
Eagle Village (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 83 to 79)
Eastern University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 77 to 81)
Every Generation Ministries (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 92 to 96)
Fairbanks Rescue Mission (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 83 to 79)
Faith Farm Ministries (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 65)
Favor International (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Feed My Sheep (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Feed The Children (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 71 to 67)
First Care Women’s Clinic (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Five Talents USA (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 82 to 78)
Food for the Hungry, Inc. (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 96)
Food For The Poor, Inc. (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 53 to 49)
Forest Glen (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 79)
Forward Edge International (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Foundation For His Ministry (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 77)
Friends Academy (1 Star, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 45 to 49)
Global Gates (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 69)
Go To Nations (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 59)
Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 96 to 92)
Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 65)
Gospel Volunteers / Camp of the Woods (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Heart for Lebanon Foundation (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 96)
Heifer Project International (1 Star, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 57 to 53)
HOPE South Florida (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Hope Walks (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 92 to 88)
Horizons International (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Immanuel Christian School (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 45)
India National Inland Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 80 to 84)
India Partners (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Indiana Wesleyan University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 69 to 65)
International Care Ministries (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 65 to 61)
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem – USA (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
International Justice Mission (1 Star, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 73 to 69)
JH Ranch (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
John 3:16 Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 71)
Kanakuk Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 54 to 58)
Katy Christian Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Kentucky Mountain Bible College (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 86 to 90)
Kids for the Kingdom (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
KidWorks (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Kingsway Charities (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 47 to 43)
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.
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.
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.
