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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…

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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…

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Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Report: Giving To Larger Churches Dropped Last Year, Even As Charitable Donations Rose

By Bob Smietana·
December 1, 2022 3:00 pm·

An annual report on giving to evangelical Christian nonprofits, including churches and other ministries, found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by…

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Church Issues ·

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

By Julie Roys·
September 29, 2022 4:15 pm·

Joyce Meyer—once widely regarded a prosperity preacher and one of six televangelists targeted in a 2007 Senate probe—was embraced last weekend by leading evangelicals at…

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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…

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COVID ·

Pandemic Pastoring Report Documents A ‘New Era in Ministry’

By Emily Miller·
September 2, 2022 9:15 am·

In 2020, attendance was soaring at Emerywood Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina. Giving was steady. The church was getting ready to send more…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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Whistleblower Claims TV Ministry Used Bible Funds for ‘Private Jets,’ Other Luxuries

Controversial Florida Baptist Pastor Resigns After Church’s ECFA Suspension

Report: Giving To Larger Churches Dropped Last Year, Even As Charitable Donations Rose

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

Former Longtime President of the ECFA Dan Busby Has Died

Pandemic Pastoring Report Documents A ‘New Era in Ministry’

Samaritan’s Purse Amasses Over a Billion Dollars in Assets, Raising Red Flags

The Master’s University & Seminary Withdraws from Financial Accountability Group

Just How Broken Is the Bible Translation Industry?

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Whistleblower Claims TV Ministry Used Bible Funds for ‘Private Jets,’ Other Luxuries

Controversial Florida Baptist Pastor Resigns After Church’s ECFA Suspension

Report: Giving To Larger Churches Dropped Last Year, Even As Charitable Donations Rose

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

Former Longtime President of the ECFA Dan Busby Has Died

Pandemic Pastoring Report Documents A ‘New Era in Ministry’

Samaritan’s Purse Amasses Over a Billion Dollars in Assets, Raising Red Flags

The Master’s University & Seminary Withdraws from Financial Accountability Group

Just How Broken Is the Bible Translation Industry?

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