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:
Citihope International (-2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 56)
City Rescue Mission, Jacksonville (Up 3 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Colorado Springs Christian Schools (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 100)
Columbia International University (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Community Christian School of Tallahassee (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 98)
Compassionate Hope Foundation (5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 85)
Concordia University – Mequon, WI (Up 3 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 63)
Cornerstone Christian Academy (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 88)
Corporate Chaplains of America (4 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 95)
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 70)
Covenant House (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Down 48 to 46)
Criswell College (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 73)
Crossover Global (Up 1 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: 55)
Crown College (3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 68)
CURE International (Down 2 to 1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 75)
Daystar U.S. (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 69)
Dordt University (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: Up 39 to 54)
Durham Rescue Mission (Down 4 to 2 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: Down 97 to 82)
Eastern University (Down 5 to 4 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 70)
Elim Christian Services (Up 4 to 5 Stars, Transparency Grade: A, DCS: 90)
Emmanuel College (1 Stars, Transparency Grade: C, DCS: 46)
Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Up 2 to 3 Stars, Transparency Grade: D, DCS: Up 56 to 71)
On The MinistryWatch Podcast
The SBC’s Reversal on Brent Leatherwood, First Baptist Dallas, Life Surge Conferences
On today’s program, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission—the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention—fired its president Brent Leatherwood this week…then less than 12 hours later reversed course and said he was NOT fired. We’ll have details.
Also, Life Surge wealth conferences draw big audiences with its celebrity speaker lineup and wealth-building tools…we’re taking a closer look to see if it’s delivering on its promises. And, New York Theological Seminary closed its doors earlier this month—famous alumni include religious broadcaster Pat Robertson and author of the Message, Eugene Peterson.
First up on this week’s program: the historic sanctuary of First Baptist Dallas, was engulfed in flames last week.
ECFA Changes
The following organizations have had membership status changes in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
ADDITIONS: Finishing Fund (Prospect, Ky.), Bibles in Schools (Midlothian, Va.), The Solomon Foundation (Parker, Colo.), Multiplication Network (Sauk Village, Ill.), Foundation for American Christian Education (Chesapeake, Va.)
REMOVALS: NONE
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.
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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.
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.