WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Ratings rise for Global Disciples, Nashville Rescue Mission; Drop for Oral Roberts University
Good morning, Weekly Review readers. It’s good to be back with you after taking last week off. I was attending my son Walker’s graduation from graduate school at Ohio University. He received his master’s degree in photojournalism and next week he will begin work as a photographer with the Charleston Post and Courier.
A lot has happened in the past two weeks. Let’s get started. 
MinistryWatch Database Changes
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $44-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:
Awana (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Bible Project (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 68)
Brother Bryan Rescue Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 51)
By The Hand Club For Kids (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 72)
ChildFund / Christian Children’s Fund (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 44)
Chinese Christian Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
Christian Community Foundation Of Memphis And The Mid South Inc (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 51)
Christian Family Care Agency (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
City Union Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
CityTeam (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 95)
Covenant College (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Dallas Baptist University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 49)
Delaware County Christian School Society (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 73 to 88)
Downtown Rescue Mission Inc. (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Erie City Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Erskine College (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 64)
Evangel University (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 58)
Every Generation Ministries (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Far East Broadcasting Company, Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Feed The Children (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 71)
First Love International Ministries (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Geneva Camp and Retreat Center (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 85 to 70)
Global Disciples (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 83 to 98)
Holston United Methodist Home for Children (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Hope and Home (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 69)
Hope Haven Inc (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
India National Inland Mission (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 93 to 78)
Kent School Corporation (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 46 to 44)
Kentucky Mountain Bible College (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Las Vegas Rescue Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 81)
Living Proof Ministries (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Mercy Community Healthcare (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Milligan University (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 48)
Mully Children’s Family USA (Down 5 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 93)
Nashville Rescue Mission (Up 2 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 75 to 90)
One Collective formerly International Teams (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Oral Roberts University (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
ORPHANetwork (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 85)
Phoenix Rescue Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Portland Christian Schools (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Redwood Gospel Mission (Up 3 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Rio Grande Bible Institute (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Safe Families for Children (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
San Diego Rescue Mission (Down 4 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 87 to 72)
Shared Hope International (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
St. Matthew’s House (Up 3 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
The Kaleo Foundation (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
The Master’s University and Seminary (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 57 to 42)
The Sheepfold (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
The Veritas Forum (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
TreeHouse (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 82)
Trinity International University (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 53)
Uncharted Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Visalia Rescue Mission (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 62)
Water Street Ministries (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 72)
Western Christian Schools (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 91)
Youth for Christ USA, Inc. (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 75)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
I want to welcome our new listeners to the MinistryWatch podcast. We’ve set weekly and monthly records for listenership in April, and May is also strong. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy the program.
On today’s program, an investigation into the death of a South Carolina pastor’s wife, 30-year-old Mica Miller, has captured the attention of people across the nation, raising questions about mental health and abuse. We’ll look at the latest findings.
A Pennsylvania pastor faces a gunman in the middle of his Sunday sermon. We’ll have details.
A new Southern Baptist report details where member churches stand with attendance, baptisms, and sexual abuse reforms. We’ll take a look.
But first, a lawsuit against Christian author and radio host Eric Metaxas is moving forward despite concerns about free speech.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: None
REMOVALS: None
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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.
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.
MinistryWatch In The News. MinistryWatch’s article on the American Bible Society’s Faith and Liberty Discovery Center was reprinted at Religion Unplugged. Read it here.
MinistryWatch President Warren Smith was quoted this week in an article about Sen. James Lankford (R.-Okla.). The article appeared in “Christianity Today”, and you can read it here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
