Our Purpose

The MBC Human Resource office exists to honor the Lord by serving Missouri Baptist churches and organizations, enhancing their staff’s financial security.  It is our goal to have every church in Missouri participating in the GuideStone Financial Resources of the SBC retirement plan.

GuideStone Financial Resources
www.GuideStone.org
1-800-262-0511

2008 Compensation Study
State and Federal Compliance Posters
How long to keep Background or Criminal reports
Church Retirement Plan booklet
Fund Choices booklet
Planning Financial Support booklet
Personal Plans Product Guide (Insurance Products)
IRA Application Kit
Minister’s Tax Guide

To order any of the booklets or guides listed above
email Gene Foster at gfoster@mobaptist.org.

Things You Need To Know

• The 2008 standard mileage rate has changed effective July 1. The new rate is 58.5 cents per mile.

• Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
  

  50.5 cents per mile for business miles driven;
  19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes; and
  14 cents per mile driven in service to a charitable organization

• The 2008 Compensation Study is complete and all data is now on-line. It includes data on 17,350 SBC church employees from 7,095 SBC churches.
• How long should you keep Background & Credit reports?

STATE & FEDERAL WORKPLACE POSTERS

Various state and federal laws require employers to display certain posters for the benefit of present and prospective employees in order to inform them of key provisions of these laws.  In an effort to assist you, we have provided a link www.dolir.mo.gov to the State & Federal website where copies of the workplace posters are available to you.

2008 SBC Compensation Study

This survey of compensation for ministers, office personnel and custodians of Southern Baptist Churches was conducted as a joint project of SBC state conventions in cooperation with GuideStone Financial Resources.

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Contact Information
800-736-6227
573-636-0400

Gene Foster
Specialist (ext. 330)

Carla Stegeman
Ministry Assistant-Human Resources
(ext. 374)

Missouri Baptist Convention
400 East High St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101