WEEKLY REVIEW: Database Changes & More
MinistryWatch Database Changes 
MinistryWatch now has more than 1,000 ministries in its database. These ministries represent more than $41-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.
Medical Teams International (MTI) (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 79 to 89)
Mercy Multiplied America (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Mission Lazarus (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 90 to 100)
MOPS International, Inc. (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 79)
New International (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
New Life Family Services (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 69)
New Life Ranch (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
Officers’ Christian Fellowship (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 92 to 82)
Partners Relief and Development (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 87)
Pennsylvania Family Institute (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Peoria Rescue Ministries (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Persecution Project Foundation (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 89)
Phil Waldrep Evangelistic Association (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 94)
Phoenix Seminary (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health / RREACH (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 87)
Reach the Rest (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 97)
Reaching Unreached Nations (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
Save The Storks (Down 3 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 87)
Score International (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 92)
Second Mile Mission Center (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 89)
Simpson University (Down 5 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 89)
Southern Evangelical Seminary (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 87)
Starry Inc. (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 91)
STEER, Inc. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 79)
The Institute on Religion & Democracy (Down 3 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Down 71 to 61)
The Kaleo Foundation (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Up 94 to 97)
The LAMB Institute (Up 3 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
The Luke Commission (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
Trinity Center for World Mission (Down 4 to 1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 87)
Truth At Work (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 62)
Wheeler Mission Ministries (1 Star, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 82)
White’s Residential and Family Services / Josiah Whites (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 84)
Word of Life Fellowship (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 78)
World Hope Ministries International (2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Zola Levitt Ministries (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 91)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
Paul Pressler Lawsuit Settles, IHOP Cuts Ties With Mike Bickle, Taylor U. Gets $30 Million Grant
On today’s program, the Southern Baptist Convention settles over a sexual abuse lawsuit against influential leader Paul Pressler. Also, right before Christmas, the International House of Prayer officially cut ties with legendary founder Mike Bickle.
We have details of Taylor University’s $30 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to revitalize its local community. And we also unveil our list of the highest paid Christian ministry executives in the nation.
We begin today with news that identify theft charges against Memphis pastor Steven Flockhart have been dropped. Listen here.
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.
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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.
Audio Version of Faith-Based Fraud Now Available. Thanks to those of you who made my new book Faith-Based Fraud a best-seller in several Amazon categories this week. It’s now available in paperback and e-book versions. To get your copy, click here. This week, the new audio version released. You can get that from Audible by clicking here.
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.
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.
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.
Maui Giving. If you want to give specifically to ministries working to provide relief in Maui, click here.
MinistryWatch In The News. MinistryWatch is often called upon by Christian and secular media to comment on what is going on in the evangelical world. You can find some of these news reports here.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: NONE
REMOVALS: NONE
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.
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.
