WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Ratings Drop for Africa New Life Ministries, Blessman Int’l, Children’s Relief Int’l; Rise for Children’s Shelter of Cebu, Gideons Int’l, Grace to You
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 (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Alliance for Children Everywhere (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Blessman International (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 96 to 81)
Children’s Relief International (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Children’s Shelter of Cebu (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 85 to 100)
Christian Broadcasting Network (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 83 to 68)
Christian Community Action (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: UP 85 to 100)
Eight Days of Hope (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 96)
Gideons International (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Grace to You (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 60)
Jews for Jesus (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 54)
Jubilee Ministries (Down 5 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 68)
Kids for the Kingdom (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Liberty Ministries (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
Luis Palau Evangelistic Association (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Mercy Medical Angels (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 67)
Middle East Bible Outreach (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 91)
Ministries of Jesus (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Miracle Hill Ministries, Inc. (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Peoria Rescue Ministries (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Pulse Outreach (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Riverside Christian Ministries (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 77)
Stonecroft Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 80 to 95)
Tim Tebow Foundation (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 95 to 80)
Venture (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
ZOE International (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 67)
Global Media Outreach (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 96 to 100)
Lee University (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 52 to 55)
Mission Increase (-2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 61 to 63)
Multnomah University (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: From A to C, DCS: 75)
One Mission Society, Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 43 to 58)
Philly House pka Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 82 to 85)
Redeemer City to City (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 78 to 48)
World Witness, the Board of Foreign Missions (N/A Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 43 to 48)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Gateway Church, Megan Basham, Turning Point USA, and More
On today’s program, Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, continues to struggle in the aftermath of sexual abuse allegations against its founder Robert Morris—including NEW sexual abuse allegations, the cancellation of its annual Gateway conference, and more. We’ll look at the latest.
And, Megan Basham is under fire from fellow journalists for naming an alleged sexual assault victim in her new book ‘Shepherds for Sale.’ We’ll have details.
Plus, the largest seminaries in the U.S.
But first, election season is in full swing, and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is urging pastors to mobilize their churches for Trump.
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ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: Women Doing Well (Richmond, Va.), Hearts for the Homeless of WNY (Buffalo, N.Y.), Aspire Globally (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), Bridge 2913 (Plano, Tex.), The Grace Message (Lubbock, Tex.), Commission 127 (Orlando, Fla.), Oasis Pregnancy Care Centers (Land O Lakes, Fla.)
REMOVALS: Urban Promise Ministries (Camden, N.J.), Hope Choice (Amarillo, Tex.), CareNet Canyon Branch (Canyon, Tex.), Fountain Springs Church (Rapid City, S.D.),
Advice About Giving
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.
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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.
