WEEKLY REVIEW – November 2024
Ratings Drop for International Cooperating Ministries, JesusOnline, Man in the Mirror, Pioneer Bible Translators
It’s a bit of a surprise to me that the most read story on the MinistryWatch website this week was Kim Roberts’ story about the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and one of its congregations trying to leave the denomination. If you missed it, you can read it here. 
Here’s what else is new at MinistryWatch this week.
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:
Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc. / IMA World Health (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 61 to 59)
International Cooperating Ministries (Down 4 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 95 to 80)
International Leadership Institute (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Iris Global (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 95)
JAARS (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
JesusOnline Ministries (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Jubilee Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 68)
Key Life Network (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 74)
Liberty Ministries (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
Love Justice International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Lutheran World Relief (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 53 to 51)
Man in the Mirror (Down 5 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 96 to 81)
MAOZ Israel Ministries (Up 2 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 68 to 83)
Medical Teams International (Medical Teams) (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
Mission Eurasia (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Mission Pre-Born Inc / Pre-Born! (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Opportunity International (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 60 to 58)
Pioneer Bible Translators (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 62)
Radio Training Network, Inc. (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Reaching and Teaching International Ministries (Up 2 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 83 to 98)
Refuge for Women (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
Rescue Mission of Utica (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 95)
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 72)
Save The Storks (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Score International (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Servants of the Word (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
SIL International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 59)
Snowbird Outfitters (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 83)
Sozo Children (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 75 to 90)
Sunday Breakfast Mission (Down 4 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 95 to 80)
The Bowery Mission (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
The Mission at Kern County / Bakersfield Rescue Mission (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 58)
Tim Tebow Foundation (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 80)
Touching Lives / James Merritt (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Truth At Work (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Vapor Ministries (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 85 to 100)
Vision New England (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 68)
Water Mission (Down 4 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries, Inc. (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Word for the World USA (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
World Help (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 80)
Youth Dynamics (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
ZOE International (Up 2 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 67 to 82)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Missionary Murder for Hire, Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns
On today’s program, the wife of slain missionary Beau Shroyer has been arrested in connection with his death—investigators suspect she hired the man she was having an affair with to kill her husband. We’ll have details.
And, a Pennsylvania church trying to disassociate from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church has been charged for sharing information with MinistryWatch. We’ll take a look.
Plus, South Carolina pastor John-Paul Miller—whose wife Mica Miller died by suicide earlier this year—has been hit with an assault charge just days after FBI raided his house.
But first, the Church of England head Justin Welby has resigned over his handling of a sexual abuse case. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: NONE
Advice About Giving
Hurricane Helene Giving. Western North Carolina is slowly recovering, but it will need help for months if not years ahead. 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.
To see our complete coverage of Hurricane Helene relief efforts, 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.
Access to MinistryWatch content is free. However, we hope you will support our work with your prayers and financial gifts. To make a donation, click 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
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
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