- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 September 28, 2023

Volunteers needed to share Gospel with State Fair attendees

SERVING TO SHARE SALVATION – Don Lum (center), evangelism director at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB), and volunteers invite people to hear a three-minute Gospel presentation at the MBCB evangelism tent at the 2022 Mississippi State Fair. Lum is currently recruiting volunteers for the tent at the 2023 State Fair October 5 - October 15. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Volunteers needed to share Gospel with State Fair attendees

September 28, 2023

By Lindsey WilliamsStaff Writer Mississippi Baptist volunteers are being recruited for a return engagement to the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) evangelism tent at the…

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MAGNOLIA MINDS: You can choose how you feel, you know

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Pontotoc church makes good use of expanded ‘Baptism Week’

WEEK OF BAPTISMS – David Hamilton, senior pastor of West Heights Church, Pontotoc, baptizes David White, one of 15 people who came forward during the church’s expanded “Baptism Week” in June. (Screen grab courtesy of Craig Richardson)

Pontotoc church makes good use of expanded ‘Baptism Week’

September 27, 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.