- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 November 12, 2025

BSU summer missionary maintains friendship with new Panamanian believer

Hannah Zeigler and Johann (Photo credit: Hannah Zeigler)

BSU summer missionary maintains friendship with new Panamanian believer

November 12, 2025

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting specialist Hannah Zeigler is a student at the University of Southern Mississippi and one of many Baptist Student Union (BSU) summer missionaries…

Explore the Bible: November 16

Explore the Bible: November 16

November 12, 2025

Bible Studies for Life: November 16

Bible Studies for Life: November 16

November 12, 2025

Veterans Day: Georgia soldier survives Vietnam, shares ‘most important’ event in life

Stephen Blanton (center) and his team prepare to turn their tools and helicopters over to the South Vietnamese Air Force. (Photo credit: Steve Blanton)

Veterans Day: Georgia soldier survives Vietnam, shares ‘most important’ event in life

November 11, 2025

Mississippi ministry wives encouraged to build houses on firm foundation

Melanie Benson speaks at the Ministry Wives Conference on Oct. 27 at Broadmoor Church, Madison. (Photo credit: Bart Lambright)

Mississippi ministry wives encouraged to build houses on firm foundation

November 7, 2025

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.