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ECFA is adding leadership integrity to its accountability criteria. The accreditation agency for over 2,700 evangelical nonprofits wants to raise its standards to address “one of the greatest financial risks” posed to churches and ministries today: moral failures by leadership.For decades, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) has established guidelines around financial transparency, stewardship, and governance. This year, the organization announced plans to add a new requirement to address the integrity and character of a ministry’s leaders.It’d be the biggest change to ECFA’s standards in 45 years.First introduced in March 2024, the proposed standard states, “Every organization shall proactively care for its leader and support the integrity of its leader in conformity with ECFA’s Policy for Excellence in Supporting Leadership Integrity.”ECFA members and experts in the Christian nonprofit agree with the idea of the new standard but aren’t sure exactly how to implement it.In an interview with Christianity Today, ECFA president and CEO Michael Martin likened the standard to a guardrail. While no written policy or accountability measure could eliminate sinful behavior by leadership—each leader ultimately bears responsibility for their own integrity—organizations can be doing more to help keep them in check.“There’s consensus around the idea … that the board has an opportunity and responsibility to come alongside a leader to help leaders be in a position where they can best thrive,” Martin said.In 2021, ECFA surveyed more than 800 of its member ministry leaders and board chairs, and 94 percent said leadership failures are impacting donor trust. Respondents also said they needed more ...Continue reading...
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Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas and an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, tweeted a picture of himself with Kid Rock at the church on Friday.
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A baby girl who was born weighing just 14oz and had to spend 131 days in hospital has celebrated her first birthday. When she was only 22 weeks pregnant, Naomi Southern-Augustine, a mum from Peterborough, went into hospital after noticing unusual symptoms. She was concerned that this might be “a waste of NHS time” but […]The post Premature Baby Born at 22 Weeks, Size of Her Father's Hand, Celebrates Her First Birthday appeared first on LifeNews.com.
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This week, our client, pro-life hero Lauren Handy, was sentenced to? 57 months in federal prison? for her efforts to peacefully protect innocent preborn babies.? Her fellow pro-life co-defendants were also sentenced this week. Lauren’s sentencing is a? seminal moment in pro-life movement history? and the Biden Department of Justice’s aggressive push to prosecuting peaceful pro-life advocates. The Biden DOJ […]The post Lauren Handy's Attorney: “We Will Vigorously Pursue an Appeal” appeared first on LifeNews.com.
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Wherever there are states offering some real legal protections for unborn children, you've heard alarms sounded. A rash of stories have suddenly appeared about desperate women and anxious doctors fearful that, because of the law, they will be unable to treat their patients for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, or other medical conditions that may pose a […]The post Abortion Bans are Not Denying Pregnant Women Health Care appeared first on LifeNews.com.
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