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: Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.), Faithful Love (St. Simons Island, Ga.)
On This Date at MinistryWatch
ONE YEAR AGO: A Sunday morning double shooting caused the deaths of a couple who worked for Charis Bible College, the Colorado school founded by health-and-wealth teacher Andrew Wommack. Read more here.
TWO YEARS AGO: The Village Church completed its multi-year plan to transition away from the multi-site church model that it had earlier helped pioneer. Read more here.
FOUR YEARS AGO: An independent report into the operations of Harvest Bible Chapel found “massive corporate governance failure apparently developed over several years” at the church primarily because of its former senior pastor, James MacDonald. Read more here.
TEN YEARS AGO. Steven Furtick’s Charlotte mansion makes news. Read more here.
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Gavin Ortlund, Prager U, and Andrew Wommack
On today’s program, California pastor Gavin Ortlund is leaving to focus on his YouTube Ministry Truth Unites. We’ll have details. Also, PragerU a conservative media organization known for its 5-minute videos on hot button cultural issues, has grown from $10 million in revenue to $65 million in just five years. We’ll look at why. And we have the next article in our series of stories based on our quarterly survey of ministry leaders.
We begin today with news that a Memphis pastor—who was also a former contestant on both American Idol and The Voice—has been arrested for stealing someone’s identity and money. Steven Flockhart, pastor of 901 Church in Memphis, Tennessee, was arrested last week on one count of identity theft and one count of theft of merchandise between $2,500 and $10,000. 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:
American Heritage Girls (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Bethel University – Indiana (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 67)
Biblica / International Bible Society (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Black Diamond Camps (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 96)
Camp Allen Camp and Conference Center (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 61)
Center for Christian Growth / T Bar M Camps (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
China Aid Association (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Christ for All Peoples (1 Star, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 53 to 49)
Christian Relief Fund (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Christian Relief Services Charities (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 75 to 79)
Daystar U.S. (Down 2 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 78 to 74)
Development Associates International (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Doulos Ministries, Inc. dba Shelterwood (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 96 to 92)
Downtown Rescue Mission Inc. (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Eagle Ranch (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Faulkner University (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Frontline Response / Atlanta Dream Center Inc / Out of Darkness (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Giving Children Hope (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 75 to 71)
Good News Rescue Mission (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 79)
Grace Adventures (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Hope Walks (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 88 to 92)
India National Inland Mission (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
International Cooperating Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 88 to 92)
Kairos Prison Ministry International (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 86)
Kids for the Kingdom (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 92 to 96)
Letourneau University (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Lifeline Children’s Services (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Living Stream Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 55)
Living Water International (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 86)
Luis Palau Evangelistic Association (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 82 to 86)
Mennonite Brethren Foundation (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 53)
Messianic Vision, Inc. (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 55)
Mission Arlington / Mission Metroplex (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Mission of Hope Haiti (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 88 to 84)
Ohio Christian University (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 75 to 79)
Olive Crest (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Paraclete Mission Group, Inc. (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Penfield Addiction Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 69)
Raleigh Rescue Mission (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Reach the Rest (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Redwood Gospel Mission (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Remember Nhu (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 88 to 92)
Save The Storks (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Set Free Alliance (formerly known as Water of Life) (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 92 to 96)
Star of Hope Mission (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 82 to 78)
The Colson Center for Christian Worldview (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
The Luke Commission (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
The Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Wall Watchers/ MinistryWatch.com (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 79 to 83)
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, Inc (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
World Compassion Terry Law Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
World Radio Network, dba Inspiracom (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Wycliffe Bible Translation Foundation (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 67)
Youth Haven (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
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.
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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.
