GuideStone Announces New Tool Available Through SBC Property & Casualty Program
December 8, 2009
DALLAS — The GuideStone Property and Casualty Program has just released the Ministry Protection Plan™, an online tool that walks participants through the process of developing a comprehensive risk management plan. It is provided as a free benefit to GuideStone P&C clients.
GuideStone Agency Services, an affiliate of GuideStone Financial Resources, is providing the tool to help churches develop a plan customized for their unique SBC ministry needs and tolerance to risk.
“It’s important for ministries to be proactive about risk management,” said Bron Caddell, senior manager of sales for the GuideStone Property and Casualty Program. “Southern Baptist churches rarely expect an accident or an accusation of wrongdoing. By implementing a church risk management plan and adequate church P&C coverages before they’re needed, churches can minimize any disruptions to their ministry when the unexpected does occur.”
Church risk management is an important part of GuideStone’s service to enhance the financial security of SBC ministries and by extension, their staff. By educating ministries about the risks they face and providing tools to help them minimize those risks, GuideStone seeks to help churches protect their ministries both now and in the future.
“Being a Southern Baptist church,” states Paul Garcia, pastor, Bobtown Road Baptist Church, Garland, Texas, “we wanted to go with someone that understood our needs.” Pastor Garcia noted that GuideStone analyzed their current coverages and found certain areas where his church was over- and underinsured. Once the contract was finalized, Pastor Garcia indicated that GuideStone’s understanding of the church world allowed them to “reduce our insurance rates on both property and casualty and workers’ comp insurance.”
GuideStone’s Ministry Protection Plan is supported by My Risk Management Plan, a web-based software program intended to help nonprofit leaders develop customized risk management plans for their organizations. The GuideStone Property and Casualty Program is providing this custom edition specifically for SBC churches and ministries.
To learn more about the new Ministry Protection Plan™ tool and how the GuideStone Property and Casualty Program can help you protect your ministry, call 1-877-455-GSPC (1-877-455-4772) or visit the GuideStone Property and Casualty website.