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MAGNOLIA MINDS: Hold on!

April 17, 2023

By Tony MartinAssociate Editor Life is full of struggles, challenges, and difficulties that can make us feel hopeless and helpless. That’s a given for each…

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Are you an encourager?

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Are you an encourager?

March 9, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Just be real

MAGNOLIA MINDS: Just be real

January 25, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The true nature of conspiracy theories

MAGNOLIA MINDS: The true nature of conspiracy theories

January 17, 2023

MAGNOLIA MINDS: 10 resolutions for mental, spiritual flourishing

MAGNOLIA MINDS: 10 resolutions for mental, spiritual flourishing

December 30, 2022

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.