“all of the ministries preach varying degrees of what is called prosperity gospel, a belief that material wealth is proof of god’s blessing,” according to the tampa (fla.) tribune.
hmmm… where does that go on the balance sheet?
some accountants are now leery of working for certain megaministries, said ken behr, president of the evangelical council for financial accountability, an accrediting group for churches and other religious nonprofit organizations.
“i did hear the comment that more than just a few of the more respected cpa firms are firing their clients this year,” behr said. “they don’t, of course, say it as such; there is a lot of downside for a cpa firm that is representing a client that goes south.”
a u.s. senate panel is investigating several well-known and influential ministries, including: without walls international church, joyce meyer ministries, benny hinn ministries, creflo and taffi dollar of world changers church international, eddie long of the new birth missionary baptist church, and kenneth and gloria copeland of kenneth copeland ministries.