Ep. 95: Gospel for Asia and Liberty University

04/23/21 • 24 min

On today’s program, the massive ministry Gospel for Asia is attempting to rebrand itself, but is the ministry, which has been embroiled in scandal, really changing its ways. And Liberty University files a $10-million lawsuit against Jerry Falwell Jr. Each week, MinistryWatch brings you news about Christian ministries, as well as the latest in charity and philanthropy, news that we examine from a Christian worldview perspective. Our goal is to help us become better stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. We begin today with the story of a Washington, D.C., pastor who has been charged with $1.5-million in COVID Relief funds. I want to remind everyone that this month we’re offering a book I co-wrote with Marvin Olasky as our Book of the Month. That book is “Prodigal Press: Confronting The Anti-Christian Bias of the American News Media.” We’ll send it to you for a financial gift of any size during the month of April. Just go to MinistryWatch.com and hit the Donate button at the top of the page. And, if you love the program but don’t have any extra shekels to throw in the pot, I get it. Been there myself a time or two. But there’s a great way you can help that doesn’t cost you a dime, and that is to rate us and leave a comment on your podcast app. The more ratings we get, the easier it is for other people to find us because search engines prioritize podcasts based in part on those ratings. Won’t cost you a thing, and it really helps us a lot. The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Steve Gandy. We get database and other technical support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, and Casey Sudduth. Writers who contributed to today’s program include Rod Pitzer, Christina Darnell, Jack Jenkins, Adelle Banks, Anne Stych, Yonat Shimron, Steve Rabey—and, you, Warren. Thanks to our friends at The NonProfit Times for contributing material to this week’s program.

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Ep. 94: Warren Smith and Julie Roys Discuss Liberty U, Classical Conversations, and Ole Anthony

On today’s program, Julie and I discuss the latest from Liberty University. Liberty has sued Jerry Falwell, Jr., for $10-million. We also discuss a Baptist preacher who berated women for being overweight. He has since apologized. The Roys Report has been covering controversy at Classical Conversations. She’ll bring us the latest. And, finally, Julie and Warren pay tribute to ministry watchdog Ole Anthony. Here at MinistryWatch we bring you news about Christian ministries, as well as the latest in charity and philanthropy, all designed to help us become better stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. Regular listeners to the program know that these “MinistryWatch Extra” episodes are a chance for us to “go deep” with some of our editorial partners. Today, I’m pleased to have back on the program Julie Roys. Julie Roys runs The Roys Report, an investigative journalism website. She also has a podcast of the same name. To find out more about The Roys Report and the stories we discussed today, visit www.RoysReport.com The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Steve Gandy. We get database, technical, and editorial support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, Christina Darnell, and Casey Sudduth. Thanks to Jackson Elliot and Josh Shepherd of The Roys Report who contributed stories that Julie and Warren discussed. Until next time, may God bless you.

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Ep. 96: Warren Smith Discusses “Faith Based Fraud”

I recently did an interview about the book with my friend Bill Feltner of the Pilgrim Radio Network. It’s one of the great Christian radio networks in the country, serving millions of people in the mountain west. The interview was for Bill’s “His People” program. When I got a chance to listen to the interview, I thought it captured what the book is about, and what MinistryWatch is about, in ways that I wanted to share with you. So, this week’s “MinistryWatch Extra” episode is my conversation with the Pilgrim Radio Network’s Bill Feltner, as we discuss our newly re-published book, “Faith Based Fraud.” (To purchase the book, click here.) Here at MinistryWatch we bring you news about Christian ministries, as well as the latest in charity and philanthropy, all designed to help us become better stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. Regular listeners to the program know that each Friday I do a survey of the week’s news with my co-host Natasha Smith. But these mid-week “MinistryWatch Extra” episodes are just that, something a bit extra, a bit different, that we hope will help you understand a bit more fully what we’re up to here at MinistryWatch. What we do and why and how we do it. An important project of MinistryWatch over the past year has been the production of a new book, “Faith-Based Fraud: Learning from the Great Religious Scandals of our Time.” MinistryWatch published 500 copies of that book last fall and we gave them away to our donors until they were gone. Now, I’m pleased to report, a new version of the book is out from Wild Blue Press. It’s currently available in print and e-book formats from Amazon. The producers for today’s program are Rich Roszel and Steve Gandy. We get database, technical, and editorial support from Cathy Goddard, Stephen DuBarry, Christina Darnell, and Casey Sudduth. Until next time, may God bless you.