“One moment is not going to change the entire trajectory of what we do, but it can remind us of some very important things. The beauty of Baptist life and cooperation is that everybody is autonomous … we work together because we want to.”
Jeff Iorg: My vision is that Southern Baptists would come together and spend 95% of their time talking about how to get the gospel to people in the world who’ve never even heard the name of Jesus.
Ray Gentry, president and CEO of SBCAL, said the three-day retreat was geared toward training and continuing education but also designed to help associational leaders “make friends and deepen friendships.”
GuideStone shared new research conducted last year among members that found pastors overwhelmingly wished they had started saving for retirement earlier.
GuideStone Financial Resources has released the 2025 Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2024 Returns, available now for GuideStone members.
Southern Baptist churches, groups and entities sent thousands of panels made of craft sticks to WMU in recent months. Now, WMU staff and volunteers have turned them into a big houseboat to show how the Cooperative Program works.
“We can and certainly should show our appreciation for our pastors with a good word. We should also be careful to show our appreciation with a good wage,” writes Hance Dilbeck, president and CEO of GuideStone.
Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist senior pastors, full-time staff ministers and full-time office personnel outpaced inflation over the past two years, according to a new study.
