WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes, Podcast Highlights & More
Ratings Drop for Adventist D&R Agency, Axis, Agape Flights, Behold Israel
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:
Adventist Development & Relief Agency (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 55)
Agape Flights (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
All God’s Children International (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Alternatives Pregnancy Center (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 93)
Amazima Ministries International (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 71)
Apartment Life (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
As Our Own (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 78 to 93)
Axis (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 38)
Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Behold Israel (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 50)
Bethany Christian Services (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 58)
Buffalo City Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Camp Allen Camp and Conference Center (Down 4 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 59 to 44)
Casas Por Crist (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Catholic Medical Mission Board / CMMB (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 61)
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Charity: Water (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 45 to 43)
Christian Aid Ministries Foundation (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
City Gospel Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 53)
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Commission to Every Nation (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Compass (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 80)
Connie Maxwell Children’s Ministries (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Dallas Life (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 82)
Destiny Rescue USA (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Engineering Ministries International (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Equipping Leaders International (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Family Talk / Dr. James Dobson Family Institute (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 93)
Glory of Zion International Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 57)
Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Grace Adventures (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Haggai International (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Hal Lindsey Website Ministries (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 49)
Haven of Rest Ministries – Anderson (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
My Faith Votes, Turning Point USA, Gateway Church
On today’s program, Jason Yates—the former president of the Christian advocacy group My Faith Votes—has been charged with possession of child pornography. We’ll have details.
Plus, Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA is rallying young people to become active in politics by establishing chapters on Christian college campuses. We’ll take a look.
And, results from our quarterly survey of ministry leaders—revenue decline remains the top ministry challenge.
But first, Gateway Church has removed four of its elders over former pastor Robert Morris’ sexual abuse scandal. Four elders at Gateway Church, whose senior pastor Robert Morris stepped down earlier this year, have been removed after the results of a law firm’s investigation of sexual abuse allegations against the pastor were announced in a sermon on Sunday (Nov. 3).
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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Advice About Giving
Hurricane Helene Giving. We have compiled a list of ministries working in Hurricane Helene-affected areas. We’ve also included some tips for making decisions about how and where you should give. To see this article, click here.
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.
About MinistryWatch
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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.
