WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Harvey Cedars Bible Conference rises in MW Rating, International Care Ministries, Operation Blessing fall
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:
Harvey Cedars Bible Conference Inc (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 86)
Help The Persecuted (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 46)
Helps Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to C, DCS: 48)
Holt International Children’s Services (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 68)
Human Coalition (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 85)
International Care Ministries (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Iris Global (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 95)
John 3:16 Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 48)
Justice and Mercy International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 81)
King University (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 50)
Lamb & Lion Ministries (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 90)
Life Training Institute (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 71)
Meherrin on Mission (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 75)
Mission Aviation Fellowship (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 75)
Mission of Hope Haiti (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 95)
Mission Training International (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 43 to 58)
Multiplication Network (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 61)
National Christian Foundation Real Property Inc. (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: From D to F, DCS: 53)
Network of International Christian Schools (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
New Life Center / Fargo Union Mission (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 100)
Olympia Union Gospel Mission (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 76)
Operation Blessing (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Paul Anderson Youth Home Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Philly House pka Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Pioneers, Inc. (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 63 to 48)
Radio Training Network, Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Santa Fe Christian Schools (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 86)
Servants of the Word (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Siloam Health (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 72)
Strategic Resource Group (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 71 to 91)
The Episcopal Academy (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 46 to 61)
The Mission at Kern County / Bakersfield Rescue Mission (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 73 to 58)
Trinity Christian Academy – Addison, TX (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Trinity College of Florida (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Upward Unlimited / Upward Sports (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 100 to 85)
Village Missions (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, Inc. (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 78 to 93)
ZOE International (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 67)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
SBC Prof, Pastor Indicted, Boy Scouts Fall But Trail Life Rises, and World Vision Fined
On today’s program, the U-S Department of Justice has indicted a former professor and interim provost of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for obstructing justice in a sexual misconduct case. We’ll have details.
Also, the Boy Scouts of America changes their name in hopes of boosting its dwindling numbers—but instead, a different scouting ministry is being flooded with requests for more information. We’ll take a look at Trail Life USA later in the program.
And, World Vision is ordered to pay $120-thousand in a discrimination case.
But first, Forerunner Church—the official church of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City—held its last Sunday worship service last week.
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ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: Southside Pregnancy Center (Evergreen Park, Ill.), Teen Challenge of St. Louis (High Ridge, Mo.), Pure Desire Ministries International (Troutdale, Ore.), Inca Link International (Boone, N.C.), Amerson Music Ministries (Granada Hills, Calif.), Teach to Transform (Louisville, Ken.), Grace Community of Tyler (Tyler, Tex.), The Gospel Coalition (Columbia, Mo.),
REMOVALS: Caring Families Pregnancy Services (Willimantic, Conn.), Romanian Evangelistic Medical Mission (Lovettsville, Va.), Las Vegas Rescue Mission (Las Vegas, Nev.), A New Generation (Spring Hill, Fla.),
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.
