- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 August 4, 2022

Bible Studies for Life: August 7

August 4, 2022

Pray for Your Neighbor • 1 Timothy 2:1-8 By Clay Anthony I have never been in your small group setting. I have never sat in…

LETTER: Prayer guide available for unreached people groups

LETTER: Prayer guide available for unreached people groups

August 2, 2022

State Baptist disaster relief teams headed to Kentucky

FLOOD RESPONSE – Volunteers from state Baptist conventions coordinated through the Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Ministry prepare meals for victims and first responders to massive flooding last week in eastern Kentucky.

State Baptist disaster relief teams headed to Kentucky

August 1, 2022

Coalition spreading Gospel through heart language translations

IN THEIR OWN WORDS — In this file photo, Believers in an undisclosed location gather to study the Bible in their heart language. Three organizations including Southern Baptists’ International Mission Board (IMB) have pooled resources to offer Bible translations that heretofore unreached people groups can understand and use to further the Gospel. (Photo credit: IMB)

Coalition spreading Gospel through heart language translations

July 27, 2022

Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

PRAISING THE LORD — The Whosoever Will Choir consisting of members of several music ministries perform under the leadership of the music ministry of Colonial Church in Randallstown, Md., at the 2022 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. (Photo credit: Aaron Earls)

Black leadership conference ‘powerful and personal’

July 26, 2022

GuideStone, ERLC applaud
House passage of Clergy Act
DALLAS (GuideStone) — GuideStone Financial Resources and the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Monday (April 27) welcomed passage of the Clergy Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Clergy Act is a bipartisan measure that would provide a temporary, voluntary opportunity for ministers who previously opted out of Social Security to opt back in. The House passed the Clergy Act 350-5. The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration. 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. The bill would require both the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration to submit a plan to Congress outlining their strategy to inform ministers of their eligibility to re-enroll.