Posts published in “Guest Opinion”

FIRST PERSON: ‘Is this really happening?’

MUCH NEEDED PRAYER — Lana Waggoner (left), member of First Church, Carthage, prays with a Ukrainian refugee driven from her home country by the Russian invasion, at a shelter in Gdansk, Poland. The team of Mississippi Baptists in Poland March 27-April 4 was the first of five from the state in a rotation with three other state Baptist conventions. (Photo credit: Junior Davis)

FIRST PERSON: ‘Is this really happening?’

April 7, 2022

By Junior DavisCorrespondent The Ukraine relief mission trip to Poland March 27-April 4 was unlike any I have experienced in some 65 years on this…

GUEST OPINION: A once-in-a-generation opportunity to right this wrong

GUEST OPINION: A once-in-a-generation opportunity to right this wrong

January 13, 2022

PRESIDENT’S DESK: The Highest Court

PRESIDENT’S DESK: The Highest Court

November 29, 2021

FIRST PERSON: A seminal moment in our nation, Mississippi Baptist history

FIRST PERSON: A seminal moment in our nation, Mississippi Baptist history

November 17, 2021

FIRST PERSON: It’s worth asking for

ON MISSION – Paul Chitwood (second from left), president of the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention, and IMB missionary Brian Massey (second from right) share the Gospel with a family living deep in the mountains of Columbia. (Photo credit: IMB)

FIRST PERSON: It’s worth asking for

November 10, 2021

GuideStone announces release
of its Ministers’ Tax Guide
GuideStone^® has released its most popular annual publication, the 2025 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2024 Returns prepared by Richard Hammar, available now for GuideStone members. The tax guide includes tax highlights for 2024 — such as annual contribution limits and standard business mileage rates — along with step-by-step filing instructions for ministers’ personal taxes and comprehensive examples and sample forms. Additionally, GuideStone ministry partners and church administrators have access to the annual Federal Reporting Requirements for Churches.This publication is included in the full tax guide or as a separate electronic copy. GuideStone members can receive both free resources by visiting GuideStone.org or can request a free printed copy of the tax guide by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433) (printed copies are limited). The guide was again written this year by Richard Hammar, a noted CPA, attorney and widely published author who specializes in legal and tax issues for ministers. “Ministers’ taxes have their own unique challenges and opportunities,” said GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck. “The annual tax guide is one more opportunity for us to come alongside our members to help them achieve financial resilience so they can focus on their vital Kingdom calling.”