- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 October 12, 2023

SBC leaders denounce attack on Israel, call for prayer

DEATH AND DESTRUCTION – At least 1,200 Israelis and 22 Americans were killed when Palestinian terrorists attacked settlements along the border between Israel and Gaza on October 7. Counterattacks by Israel against Hamas strongholds in Gaza are now underway. The date and location of this photograph taken inside Israel are unknown. (Photo credit: SEND Relief)

SBC leaders denounce attack on Israel, call for prayer

October 12, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Special) — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in Nashville has joined with SBC and other…

Explore the Bible: October 15

October 12, 2023

Bible Studies for Life: October 15

October 12, 2023

SBC Cooperative Program almost meets projection for fiscal year

SBC Cooperative Program almost meets projection for fiscal year

October 11, 2023

Collegians gather for BSU Fall Conference at First Church, Madison

BSU FALL CONFERENCE – Blake Newsom, director of the Caskey Center and associate professor at New Orleans Seminary, addresses college students at the Baptist Student Union Fall Conference September 22 in the worship center of First Church, Madison. (Photo credit: Lauren Neely)

Collegians gather for BSU Fall Conference at First Church, Madison

October 10, 2023

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.