ECFA

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Watchdogs Call Out ‘Red Flags’ in Financial Documents as Curriculum Group Orange Announces Merger
- By Josh Shepherd·
- January 22, 2025 8:45 pm·
Following a sexual scandal involving the founder of church youth curriculum Orange, a newly-formed Texas ministry has announced it’s merging with Orange and giving it…
- 6 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Gateway Church Congregants Take Up Morris’ Offer To Get ‘Money Back’ On Tithes
- By Marissa Greene·
- November 7, 2024 5:45 pm·
Katherine Leach’s stomach churned while she was driving to Saturday worship at Gateway Church early this summer. Leach, who has been attending the nondenominational North…
- 9 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
ECFA Doesn’t File IRS 990 Tax Forms, Nor Do Some of Its Board Members’ Nonprofits
- By Rebecca Hopkins·
- October 15, 2024 6:50 pm·
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) claims to uphold the “highest standards of accountability.” Yet, the ECFA doesn’t file a 990 tax form with…
- 19 comments·

- Financial misconduct ·
Gateway Responds to Fraud Allegations by Claiming Church Has Decades of Audits, But Whistleblower Disputes Claim
- By Julie Roys·
- October 8, 2024 3:15 pm·
Responding to a lawsuit accusing Dallas-based Gateway Church of financial fraud, Gateway Elder Tra Willbanks assured congregants over the weekend that the church has “independently…
- 11 comments·

- evangelical industrial complex ·
Why the ECFA’s New Standard Won’t Stop Future Scandals, But You Can
- By Julie Roys·
- May 29, 2024 6:32 pm·
(OPINION) The evangelical church is facing a crisis in leadership. According to the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), 94% of its members surveyed said…
- 33 comments·

- Leadership ·
EXCLUSIVE: Voice of the Martyrs Whistleblowers Tell of Retaliation & Board’s Alleged Sham Investigation
- By Rebecca Hopkins·
- May 29, 2024 12:31 pm·
In 2022, Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Field Leader FP Vanveen began asking his supervisors why VOM had suddenly cancelled several of Vanveen’s projects to…
- 6 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
ECFA Adds New Integrity Standard to Respond to Moral Failings in Ministry
- By Sylvia St. Cyr·
- May 27, 2024 6:30 am·
A Christian council governing almost 3,000 evangelical nonprofits is hoping its new guidelines will help diminish the ever-increasing moral failings of those in leadership. The Evangelical…
- 16 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Whistleblower Claims TV Ministry Used Bible Funds for ‘Private Jets,’ Other Luxuries
- By Warren Cole Smith·
- March 27, 2023 1:30 pm·
Over the past decade, The Ankerberg Institute for Theological Research in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has raised about $20-million for audio Bibles on its flagship program The…
- 4 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Controversial Florida Baptist Pastor Resigns After Church’s ECFA Suspension
- By Josh Shepherd·
- March 11, 2023 6:45 am·
The lead pastor of a prominent south Florida church has resigned, following a turbulent four-year tenure marked by allegations of lack of financial transparency and…
- 6 comments·

- News ·
Former Longtime President of the ECFA Dan Busby Has Died
- By Sarah Einselen·
- September 28, 2022 4:30 pm·
Former longtime president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) Dan Busby has died, his family announced today. Busby, who stepped down as the…
- 1 comments·

- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Samaritan’s Purse Amasses Over a Billion Dollars in Assets, Raising Red Flags
- By Sarah Einselen·
- June 29, 2022 5:01 pm·
Public documents show Samaritan’s Purse has spent hundreds of millions less than it raised in recent years and has amassed assets exceeding a billion dollars.…
- 74 comments·

- Education ·
The Master’s University & Seminary Withdraws from Financial Accountability Group
- By Sarah Einselen·
- January 31, 2022 8:00 pm·
The Master’s University and Seminary (TMUS), where John MacArthur is chancellor, has withdrawn its membership from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). According to…
- 11 comments·

- Christian Media ·
Just How Broken Is the Bible Translation Industry?
- By Warren Cole Smith·
- September 22, 2021 1:00 pm·
At a recent meeting of Bible translation organizations in Newport Beach, Calif., one of the speakers stood at the podium and asked the 50 or so leaders…
- 19 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
International House of Prayer Resigns from Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
- By Shannon Cuthrell·
- February 24, 2021 12:34 pm·
Missouri-based International House of Prayer–Forerunner Christian Fellowship withdrew its membership from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability on Jan. 31, according to a list of recent…
- 20 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Daystar’s Marcus Lamb Returns $3.9-M in PPP Funds After Investigative Report
- By Warren Cole Smith·
- December 15, 2020 12:14 pm·
Following public outcry due to an investigation by the television show, Inside Edition, Daystar Television says it will refund $3.9 million in government Payroll Protection…
- 10 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
Opinion: New Ravi Zacharias Allegations Highlight Secrecy, Cover-Up & Questionable Practices at RZIM
- By Julie Roys·
- October 12, 2020 3:47 pm·
Recent allegations concerning Ravi Zacharias have shocked the evangelical world and prompted two investigations—one by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and one by the Christian…
- 32 comments·

- Christian Media ·
David Jeremiah Returns Triumphant to NRB Despite Questionable Financial Dealings
- By Warren Cole Smith·
- March 9, 2020 9:52 am·
This article is provided by a special partnership with MinistryWatch.com. On the evening of Feb. 28, on the final night of the annual meeting of…
- 19 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
ECFA President Dan Busby to Retire Amid Controversy
- By Julie Roys·
- October 14, 2019 6:51 pm·
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) today announced that ECFA President Dan Busby will be stepping down as president in spring 2020. Though the…
- 5 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
WORLD Magazine Cover Story Suggests ECFA Accreditation is a Rubber Stamp
- By Julie Roys·
- September 13, 2019 5:59 pm·
For the past nine months, I have been publishing stories suggesting that accreditation by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) is nothing more than…
- 7 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
National Religious Broadcasters on Brink of Bankruptcy & in Fight with Past President; ECFA Fails to Flag
- By Julie Roys·
- June 20, 2019 2:54 pm·
A powerful proponent of free speech, especially for evangelical Christian organizations, is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and facing a legal challenge from its…
- 21 comments·

- Church Issues ·
Former Elders Say ECFA Ignored Their Warning Six Years Ago About Harvest’s Lack of Financial Controls
- By Julie Roys·
- April 25, 2019 11:26 am·
Last week, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) terminated Harvest Bible Chapel’s membership in its organization for “significant violations” of ECFA standards. Yet three…
- 45 comments·

- Evangelicalism ·
President of Evangelical Financial Accountability Group Fined for Unlicensed Use of CPA Title
- By Julie Roys·
- March 18, 2019 2:35 pm·
UPDATE: Though the original story did not mention it, I sent numerous requests to Dan Busby for an interview through his agent, Anna Hutstell of…
- 69 comments·

- Church Issues ·
ECFA Finally Suspends Harvest Bible Chapel’s Accreditation
- By Julie Roys·
- March 16, 2019 3:17 pm·
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) has suspended Harvest Bible Chapel‘s accreditation following my report last week about gross misappropriation of church funds to support…
- 86 comments·

- Church Issues ·
ECFA Accreditation of Harvest, Despite Glaring Improprieties, Raises Concern
- By Julie Roys·
- March 13, 2019 10:41 am·
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) says its mission is “enhancing trust in Christ-centered churches and ministries.” Yet as I’ve reported on this site and…
- 44 comments·
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