GuideStone

SALT LAKE CITY (BP) -- GuideStone trustees heard various reports from staff related to executing the enterprise’s Reach strategic plan, received the audit committee report and heard a strong report from Mission:Dignity.

Survey finds pastors struggle with financial, physical, mental stresses; GuideStone’s inaugural Kingdom Impact Report highlights more ways Christians can help transform the world.

DALLAS (BP) — The deadline is fast approaching for churches wanting to contribute to the survey used widely for determining comparable staff wages and benefits in their upcoming budgets. June 30 is the last day for churches to share their information.

Is your pastor making a living wage? Our pastors willingly carry many burdens on their congregation’s behalf, but financial hardship should not be one of them. When they answered the call to ministry, they didn’t go in with the expectation of building wealth but they did hope to earn a solid income to provide for themselves and their families and to finish well financially. 

Mission:Dignity Sunday June 23; New overtime rules for salaried employees may impact churches.

Helping ministers achieve financial security and resilience so they can focus on their ministry calling served as a key theme in GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck’s report to the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting June 13.

NASHVILLE (BP) – If SBC messengers ask a question following this year’s GuideStone Financial Resources report in Indianapolis, health insurance is likely to be the topic. Since 2019, messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting have twice asked GuideStone chief executives questions. Both times the inquiries focused on the rising costs of health insurance.

‘Lead On’ podcast finds new home as Iorg moves to SBC Executive Committee; Federal conspiracy case against the SBC Executive Committee voluntarily dismissed; Mission:Dignity recipients receive extra checks thanks to efforts of state Baptist conventions

GuideStone Summit focuses on NextGen, service, strong workplaces; NAMB to hold student rally in Indy.

GuideStone named 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner; Oklahoma Baptist University to mark one-year anniversary of tornado disaster.