When you give to a church or nonprofit, how do you know your money is being well spent?

How do you know if leadership is truly being held accountable?

Welcome to The Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's.

And in this episode, veteran journalist

and president of Ministry Watch, Warren Cole Smith, answers these vital questions. As Warren explains

in this message from the recent Restore conference, the evangelical church has shown itself

completely incapable of policing itself. As scandal after scandal has shown, elders often protect

their pastors rather than holding them accountable. And many Christian organizations are so invested

in celebrity pastors and megachurches that they look the other way. So how do you know if your

church or nonprofit is being governed well and handling its money appropriately?

Well, one way is following the work of Christian journalists, reporting the unvarnished truth so corruption and abuse can be exposed and dealt with is a major reason the Roy's report as well as Ministry Watch exists.

But there's another crucial component, and that's educating

donors and supporters to detect the red flags and take action. And that's what Warren does

extremely well in this podcast, so I'm so excited to share it with you. But first, I'd like to

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