- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 June 5, 2024

‘One of our best’: Vandiver retires from BSU ministry after 40 years

Wayne Vandiver (center) accepts a plaque for his forty years of BSU service from Sam Ivy, director of Collegiate Ministries at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, on June 1. Joining Vandiver is his wife, Connie. (Photo credit: Ed Earnest)

‘One of our best’: Vandiver retires from BSU ministry after 40 years

June 5, 2024

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist For 40 years, Wayne Vandiver faithfully invested in the lives of college students, serving as BSU director for 11 years at…

Explore the Bible: June 9

Explore the Bible: June 9

June 5, 2024

Bible Studies for Life: June 9

Bible Studies for Life: June 9

June 5, 2024

SBC presidential election candidates overview

David Allen, Bruce Frank, Mike Keahbone, Jared Moore, Clint Pressley, and Dan Spencer (Photo credit: The Baptist Paper)

SBC presidential election candidates overview

June 3, 2024

Former IMB missionary kid shares how VBS brought her to Jesus

Former IMB missionary kid shares how VBS brought her to Jesus

May 31, 2024

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.