Ep. 211: The Nazarene Fund, Turning Point USA, and the SBC Executive Committee Meets

09/23/22 • 25 min

On today’s program, it’s been a year since Glenn Beck’s The Nazarene Fund raised $35-million for Afghan relief. We’ll have an update on where the money went. We also look at Charlie Kirk’s organization Turning Point USA. The group now has a subsidiary called Turning Point Faith, aimed at pastors and church leaders. We begin today with news that the Southern Baptist Conventions’ top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday. If you make a donation to MinistryWatch during the month of September, we’ll send you a copy of “Restoring All Things” as our thank you gift. This book is one that I wrote with the Colson Center’s John Stonestreet, and it features stories of great ministries doing great work all around the country. Just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the DONATE button at the top of the page. The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, Emily Kern, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today’s program include Bob Smietana, Steve Rabey, Jesse T. Jackson, Jessica Eturralde, Anne Stych, Peter Smith, and Christina Darnell. Special thanks to ChurchLeaders.com and The NonProfit Times for contributing material for this week’s podcast. Until next time, may God bless you.

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Ep. 210: Bible Translation, “Respect for Marriage Act,” and Samaritan’s Purse Hits $1-Billion

On today’s program, we take a look at the Bible translation industry. We ask the question: How much does it really cost to translate the Bible. We also look at a milestone for the Christian ministry Samaritan’s Purse. It will hit $1-billion in revenue this year. And one of evangelicalism’s flagship seminaries, Fuller Seminary, has the first African American president in its history. We’ll have details. We begin today with news that 2,000 churches and Christian ministries have asked the U.S. Senate to oppose the “Respect For Marriage Act.” A Reminder: if you make a donation to MinistryWatch during the month of September, we’ll send you a copy of “Restoring All Things” as our thank you gift. This book is one that I wrote with the Colson Center’s John Stonestreet, and it features stories of great ministries doing great work all around the country. Just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the DONATE button at the top of the page. The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, Emily Kern, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today’s program include Emily McFarlan Miller, Stephanie Martin, Alejandra Molina, Bob Smietana, Yonat Shimron, Jessica Eturralde, Tom Campisi, Kim Roberts—and you, Warren. Special thanks to ChurchLeaders.com for contributing material for this week’s podcast. Until next time, may God bless you.

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Ep. 212: Chris Tomlin and Hillsong, Brother Andrew’s Passing, and ECAP Rolls Out Abuse Prevention Program

On today’s program, the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) is set to roll out an accreditation program designed to train and certify ministry executives in skills to prevent sexual abuse. And we note two notable passings this week: Open Doors founder Brother Andrew, and the long-time president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Dan Busby. We begin today with the controversial decision by Christian musician Chris Tomlin to tour with the scandal ridden Hillsong United this fall. Before we go... I’ll be hosting a lunch for MinistryWatch friends in Charlotte in October, and I’ll be in Newport Beach, California, on November 15. If you live in those cities, you should be getting an email from me with more information, but if you want to make sure that you get an invitation, please email me and I’ll make sure you get the details. All of these lunches are FREE. They’re just our way of saying THANK YOU for being a part of our work. I also want to remind you that if you make a donation to MinistryWatch during the month of September, we’ll send you a copy of “Restoring All Things” as our thank you gift. This book is one that I wrote with the Colson Center’s John Stonestreet, and it features stories of great ministries doing great work all around the country. Just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the DONATE button at the top of the page. The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Jeff McIntosh. We get database and other technical support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, Emily Kern, Rod Pitzer, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today’s program include Kim Roberts, Bob Smietana, Shannon Cuthrell, Jessica Eturralde, and Anne Stych. Until next time, may God bless you.