WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Ratings rise for Christian Legal Society, Boston Rescue Mission; Drop for Freedom in Christ
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:
Africa New Life Ministries International (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Americans United for Life (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 62)
Atlas Free (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Biblical Ministries Worldwide (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: Up 30 to 45)
Boston Rescue Mission (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 53)
Catholic Charities USA (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 17)
Charleston Southern University (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 66)
Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation / The Generosity Trust (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 48)
Children’s Hunger Fund / CHF (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 90)
Christian Legal Society / CLS (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
City Relief / The Relief Bus (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 95)
CityServe International (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 73)
Community Christian School of Tallahassee (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 98 to 83)
Concordia University – Mequon, WI (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Dallas International University (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 80 to 95)
Engineering Ministries International (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
FaithBridge Foster Care (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Freedom in Christ Ministries (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Frontiers (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: Down 82 to 57)
Great Lakes Christian College (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
As I mentioned last week, the podcast continues to grow. We set weekly and monthly records for listenership in April, and May continues strong. Thanks for joining us, and we hope you enjoy the program.
On today’s program, a North Carolina Sheriff’s office has called in the FBI to help investigate the death of pastor’s wife, Mica Miller. We’ll have details.
And, Haitian workers are concerned Christian donors could be hurting the very people they’re trying to help…and ask donors to redirect their money away from orphanages. We’ll take a look.
Also, Gospel for Asia founder K-P Yohannan dies following a tragic accident.
But first up today’s program, another church is being told by its city to close its temporary homeless shelter, accusing them of zoning violations. Another city is trying to close a church-hosted shelter by accusing it of a zoning violation.
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ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: None
REMOVALS: Concepts of Truth International (Wynne, Ark.), New Oaks Community (Hamilton, Ohio)
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.
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.
