Over the past decade, The Ankerberg Institute for Theological Research in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has raised about $20-million for audio Bibles on its flagship program The John Ankerberg Show. But according to John and Darlene Ankerberg, they have spent only about 20 percent, or $4 million, on the Bibles themselves.
Questions about the Ankerbergs’ use of funds surfaced late last year, when Andrew Jaeger, the former Director of Donor Relations for The Institute, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Institute. Jaeger has since shared that complaint both with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and with MinistryWatch.
Jake Lapp is the vice president of member accountability for the ECFA. He confirmed to MinistryWatch via email that “there is a compliance review in process.” He did not say when the review would be complete.
In his whistleblower complaint, Jaeger claimed Ankerberg has raised more than $16 million since 2016 for audio Bibles. On The John Ankerberg Show, Ankerberg promised to work with an Albuquerque-based ministry called Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) to distribute the audio Bibles to unreached people groups and others all around the world.
Jaeger claimed that less than $3-million went to Faith Comes By Hearing during that time period. Jaeger says much of that money has stayed in the ministry to fund the Ankerbergs’ use of private jets, as well as to build the coffers of the organization.
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