Weekly Review
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, Southern Baptists on the Podcast
On the Podcast: Sex Abuse Survivor Sues Southern Baptists. Each week, MinistryWatch brings you news about Christian ministries, as well as the latest in charity and philanthropy, news that we examine from a Christian worldview perspective. Our goal is to help us become better stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. On today’s program, Christians are working to help get people out of Afghanistan. We’ll have one couple’s story. And the Delta variant is killing some in-person fundraising events, but there may be a silver lining to this cloud. We begin today with more news about sexual abuse and the Southern Baptist Convention. You can hear the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and other podcast apps, or you can simply click here.
MinistryWatch EXTRA Episode. This week’s EXTRA episode on the podcast features Dr. Michael Bennett. His new book is Two Masters and Two Gospels, and he takes aim at talk radio and cable news – including Christian talk. Listen here.
ECFA Changes. The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. ADDITIONS: Teen Challenge of Nevada (Sparks, Nev.), Foundation Pierre Smith Mondelus (St. Augustine, Fla.), Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved (Morgantown, Penn.), Lighthouse Christian Center (Port Angeles, Wash.), Jubal Band Ministries (McKinney, Tex.), Eternal Anchor (Tacoma, Wash.), Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett (Norcross, Ga.), Healing Hands International (Nashville, Tenn.), Care Net Pregnancy Center of the EUP (Sault St. Marie, Mich.) REMOVALS: American Decency Association (Fremont, Mich.), Templo Maranatha & Truevine Church (Phoenix, Ariz.), Daystar Church (Greensboro, N.C.)
MinistryWatch Database Changes. MinistryWatch now has more than 960 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $36-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: Crossroads Rescue Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A), Every Home for Christ (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C), Family Matters (2 Stars, up from 1, Transparency Grade: C), Globe International Ministries (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C), Good News Productions International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C), Help for Christian Nationals (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C)
The following ministries have been added to the MinistryWatch database with the most recent year’s financial data: Deer Run Retreat Center (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A), Geneva Camp and Retreat Center (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A), Grace Adventures (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A)
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Salary Data Now In MinistryWatch Database. We now have salary information for 3,000 executives from about 500 of the 850 ministries 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.
On-Line Training For Ministry Leaders. Thanks to a partnership with Dunham + Co., MinistryWatch is now able to offer on-line training “short courses” in such topics as change management, fundraising, social media, and the use of cryptocurrencies such as BitCoin. To read more about these courses, click here.
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.
New 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.
