- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 August 8, 2025

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘I am content with my thorn’

MAGNOLIA MINDS: ‘I am content with my thorn’

August 8, 2025

By Lindsey Williams My Lord, I walked with You, loved life with You, but oh a thorn has pricked my skin. Buried deep within my…

Wrestling with purpose: Faith-based fundraiser powers Taylorsville School

First Church, Taylorsville, hosted the Lost art of Wrestling on July 29 in support of the First Baptist Church of Taylorsville Christian School. (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

Wrestling with purpose: Faith-based fundraiser powers Taylorsville School

August 6, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: What if we got it right?

IN THE MARGINS: What if we got it right?

August 6, 2025

Baptist collegiate missions’ impact stretches well beyond summer

Baptist collegiate missions’ impact stretches well beyond summer

August 5, 2025

Explore the Bible: August 10

Explore the Bible: August 10

August 5, 2025

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.