GuideStone leaders advise long-term focus

Noting volatile markets in 2022, GuideStone chief operating officer John R. Jones said retirement plan investors should not try to time the markets or be swayed by the headlines, but instead focus on their long-term objectives.

“We go through very difficult periods like this at times. This is the nature of the investment markets,” he said.

Jones and GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck updated trustees on retirement plans, health insurance and other products during an Aug. 1–2 trustees meeting in Washington.

Jones said Mission:Dignity, which assists retirement-age Southern Baptist ministers, workers and widows struggling to meet basic needs, has raised $4.4 million this year, with 100% of gifts going to help a retired pastor or his widow in need. (TAB)