SBC DIGEST: Mission:Dignity gifts matched; Lifeway online Christmas store
Mission:Dignity gifts to be matched up to $500,000 on #GivingTuesday; Lifeway launches online Christmas store.
Pastors’ pay should follow best practices, GuideStone says
DALLAS (BP) – Many churches could give their pastor a pay raise, and it wouldn’t cost the church an extra dime, said O.S. Hawkins, president of GuideStone Financial Resources. How? Simply by changing the structure of his salary and benefits.
SBC DIGEST: October financial update; Lifeway launches ‘Give a Bible’ initiative, releases new study Bible
October financial update with David Spika; Lifeway’s ‘Give a Bible’ initiative provides Bibles for church plants; New study Bible promotes biblical literacy among students.
COVID claims, inflation impact medical rates for 2022
DALLAS (BP) -- 2021 has witnessed hospitals and ICUs filled to capacity, increased claims related to COVID-19 testing and care, significant increases in pharmacy claims, as well as additional care that was delayed due to COVID-19 isolation in 2020. All have contributed to drive insurance rates to rise for 2022 throughout the United States.
SBC DIGEST: September financial update; New podcasts focus on ministry challenges
September financial update with David Spika; New Lifeway podcast deals with ministry life; ‘Encouraging the Pastor’ podcast hosted by Mark Dever.
SBC DIGEST: 2021 SBC Annual now available; GuideStone launches Global Impact Fund
2021 SBC Annual available online, print edition in October; Global Impact Fund is next frontier of Christian investing for GuideStone Funds.
SBC DIGEST: Book details legends, legacies of Norris, Truett; Women’s event with Jackie Hill Perry draws 1,200
New book details legends, legacies of Norris, Truett By Roy Hayhurst/GuideStone DALLAS (BP) – George W. Truett’s name is on schools, one of the Texas’ largest hospital towers, even an auditorium at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. J. Frank Norris’ name does not appear on much of anything. Truett is generally venerated, and Norris is generally […]
SBC DIGEST: GuideStone Funds marks 20 years; SBTS celebrates bookstore, coffee shop opening
GuideStone celebrates 20th anniversary of GuideStone Funds; SBTS dedicates new bookstore and coffee shop.
August financial update; Spika discusses GuideStone’s advocacy for Christian values in the marketplace
NASHVILLE (BP) – GuideStone Financial Resources’ David Spika joined Baptist Press’ Jonathan Howe to discuss how GuideStone's Christian values inform its investment practices, specifically GuideStone's policy of shareholder advocacy. The two also discuss the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, U.S. fiscal policy and look toward the 2022 midterm elections.
TRUSTEES: GuideStone authorizes Mission:Dignity benefit increase; Hawkins affirms Dilbeck, promises to be ‘greatest supporter’
NASHVILLE (BP) -- At their meeting earlier this week, GuideStone trustees approved benefit increases across the board for Mission:Dignity recipients, marked the 20th anniversary of GuideStone Funds and laid out a transition framework as President-elect Hance Dilbeck prepares to assume the leadership helm in 2022.
