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Leadership ·

Ministers Bring in Millions with Life Coaching Side Businesses

By Barry Bowen·
August 29, 2024 1:00 pm·

In the past, many wealthy pastors supported their multi-million-dollar lifestyles by writing best-selling books. But now, an increasing number of pastors are generating wealth through…

10 comments·

Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Analysis: Billy Graham Assoc., IHOPKC & Compassion Intl. Among Evangelical Ministries Hiding Financial Data

By Barry Bowen·
April 15, 2024 4:20 pm·

Since 1998, evangelical ministries with combined assets of more than $700 million have stopped filing the Form 990 which discloses critical financial information for donors.…

14 comments·

Church Issues ·

What Would Televangelists Pay If Their Mansions Weren’t Tax Exempt?

By Barry Bowen·
March 14, 2024 4:35 pm·

“Inside Edition” recently investigated the topic of tax-exempt parsonages. The news report featured drone footage and pictures of some of America’s largest church-owned mansions. Investigative…

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Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Cufflinks, Taxidermy, Ritzy Hotel Stays: James MacDonald and The Ethics of Gift Giving

By Barry Bowen·
August 15, 2022 1:15 pm·

“It has been said, ‘Show me a person’s checkbook and I can tell you what he cares about.’” – Social Action, 1964 James MacDonald, the…

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Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Opinion: Who Can Fire the Pastor?

By Barry Bowen·
July 11, 2022 12:45 pm·

Who can fire the pastor? It’s a key question to ask when investigating the power structure of churches and ministries as a growing number of pastors…

20 comments·

Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Opinion: ‘King of the Con’ Docuseries Reveals the Mind of a Pastor Conman

By Barry Bowen·
July 7, 2022 7:35 pm·

The three-episode Discovery+ documentary series King of the Con tells the life story of Barry Minkow, an infamous conman turned pastor, who subsequently robbed a church…

7 comments·

Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Televangelist Creflo Dollar Renounces Past Teachings on Tithing, But Questions Persist

By Josh Shepherd·
July 7, 2022 3:15 pm·

In a recent sermon, popular televangelist and megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar renounced his decades-long teaching on tithing—the practice of giving 10-percent of one’s income to…

31 comments·

Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

By Barry Bowen·
March 1, 2022 12:45 pm·

Parsonages are often thought to be modest homes that allow pastors to survive on a meager salary. However, in our multi-million-dollar budget, megachurch age, a…

51 comments·

evangelical industrial complex ·

Watchdog: Televangelist Paid Millions Amid ‘Extravagant Culture’

By Sarah Einselen·
June 21, 2021 10:56 am·

Forty-one million dollars. That’s how much televangelist and media executive David Cerullo was compensated over a 12-year span, according to The Trinity Foundation, a ministry…

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Ministers Bring in Millions with Life Coaching Side Businesses

Analysis: Billy Graham Assoc., IHOPKC & Compassion Intl. Among Evangelical Ministries Hiding Financial Data

What Would Televangelists Pay If Their Mansions Weren’t Tax Exempt?

Cufflinks, Taxidermy, Ritzy Hotel Stays: James MacDonald and The Ethics of Gift Giving

Opinion: Who Can Fire the Pastor?

Opinion: ‘King of the Con’ Docuseries Reveals the Mind of a Pastor Conman

Televangelist Creflo Dollar Renounces Past Teachings on Tithing, But Questions Persist

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

Watchdog: Televangelist Paid Millions Amid ‘Extravagant Culture’

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JOIN US MAY 20-21 FOR RESTORE CONFERENCE

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June 9-10, 2023 | Elgin, IL

MaryDeMuth

ScotMcKnight

NaghmehPanahi

Reporting the Truth. Restoring the Church.

Ministers Bring in Millions with Life Coaching Side Businesses

Analysis: Billy Graham Assoc., IHOPKC & Compassion Intl. Among Evangelical Ministries Hiding Financial Data

What Would Televangelists Pay If Their Mansions Weren’t Tax Exempt?

Cufflinks, Taxidermy, Ritzy Hotel Stays: James MacDonald and The Ethics of Gift Giving

Opinion: Who Can Fire the Pastor?

Opinion: ‘King of the Con’ Docuseries Reveals the Mind of a Pastor Conman

Televangelist Creflo Dollar Renounces Past Teachings on Tithing, But Questions Persist

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

Watchdog: Televangelist Paid Millions Amid ‘Extravagant Culture’

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