- Journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention since 1877 October 22, 2024

Summer missionaries learn to be authentic followers of Christ

Mississippi BSU summer missionaries Presley Adams (bottom left) and Mattie Phelps (bottom right) minister to college students in Lusaka, Zambia. (Photo credit: Presley Adams)

Summer missionaries learn to be authentic followers of Christ

October 22, 2024

By Sue SprenkleInternational Mission Board University students from Zambia, Mississippi and Tennessee sat around a blazing fire pit in Lusaka, Zambia. Songs and laughter filled…

Explore the Bible: October 27

Explore the Bible: October 27

October 22, 2024

Bible Studies for Life: October 27

Bible Studies for Life: October 27

October 22, 2024

‘Practical acts of kindness’ key to South Mississippi Fair outreach

Jones County church volunteers serve breakfast to more than 100 fair workers at the 2023 South Mississippi Fair in Laurel. (Photo credit: Rena Register)

‘Practical acts of kindness’ key to South Mississippi Fair outreach

October 21, 2024

ERLC files U.S. Supreme Court legal brief to stop gender transition surgeries for minors

ERLC files U.S. Supreme Court legal brief to stop gender transition surgeries for minors

October 18, 2024

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.