Andy Rowell

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  • Analysis of Samaritan’s Purse 2020 990 form

    Oh wow. Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse (a “non-profit organization”) made $224,339,099 in 2020 in profit (Revenue less expenses”). $224 million.

    Number of independent members of the board at Samaritan’s Purse. 9 of 16 in 2020. They lost 3 independent members and added another family member since the previous year in 2019.

    Samaritan’s Purse has 11 people paid over $200,000 in base salary.

    Family members of Franklin Graham paid by Samaritan’s Purse in 2020:
    Franklin (father) $740,704.
    Jane (mother) $47,411
    Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch (daughter) $140,947
    Corey Lynch (husband of Cissie) $49,300
    Edward (son) $191,957
    Kristen (wife of Edward) $14,283

    Samaritan’s Purse in 2020.
    Revenue: $875 million
    Expenses: $670 million
    Operation Christmas Child $283 million. 42% of what was spent.
    Next biggest:
    South Sudan Relief $41 million
    U.S. Disaster Relief $39 million
    Profit: $224 million
    Net assets or fund balances. $923 million

    Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on June 21, 2022.

  • Open positions: in Old Testament, in Theology, and in Marriage and Family Therapy,
    at Bethel Seminary

    We have three open positions: in Old Testament, in Theology, and in Marriage and Family Therapy,
    at Bethel Seminary at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    Full-time Old Testament (Tenure-track/rank open)
    https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1712/full-time-old-testament-%28tenure-track-rank-open%29/job?mobile=true&width=412&height=750&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300

    Endowed Professorship in Theology
    https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1686/endowed-professorship-in-theology/job

    Program Director for MA in Marriage and Family Therapy
    https://facultycareers-bethel.icims.com/jobs/1687/program-director-for-ma-in-marriage-and-family-therapy/job

  • Books from 2019-2021 on women and Christianity

    Thread of comments on books from 2019-2021 on women and Christianity. They are all worth reading.
    Books on: famous women leaders, practical support for women, biblical description, history of masculine militarism, bad sex in Christian marriages, and the history of patriarchy.

    The Preacher’s Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
    October 1, 2019
    by Kate Bowler @KatecBowler
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1395422302364393475
    History of prominent women leaders in American Christianity.

    Better Together: How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future
    February 11, 2020
    by Danielle Strickland @djstrickland
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1489692609459146765
    Practical reflection on empowering women in leadership.

    Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
    May 5, 2020
    by Aimee Byrd @aimeebyrdPYW
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1491080520448765953
    Biblical description of women in the Bible.

    Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
    June 23, 2020
    by Kristin Kobes Du Mez @kkdumez
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1339651133883768832
    History of American Christianity as masculine militarism.

    The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended
    March 2, 2021
    by Sheila Wray Gregoire @sheilagregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach @BeccaLindenbach, Joanna Sawatsky @SawatskyJoanna
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1414355579015999490
    Bad sex in Christian marriages.

    The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
    April 20, 2021
    by Beth Allison Barr @bethallisonbarr
    https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1407827370564898819
    The history of Christianity and patriarchy.

    Originally tweeted by Andy Rowell (@AndyRowell) on February 8, 2022.