- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 January 25, 2024

Synchrony equips churches to ‘think on the same page’

Angie Boydstun (center), Preschool/Children’s Consultant in the Discipleship/Sunday School department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, guides a group through the 'Leading from Your Strengths' assessment during Synchrony training.

Synchrony equips churches to ‘think on the same page’

January 25, 2024

By Lindsey WilliamsWriting Specialist Both a blessing and a challenge are the variety of people, talents, and ministries that make up a church. To utilize…

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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.