The 2010 SBC Church Compensation Survey, provided through the joint efforts of Baptist state conventions, LifeWay Christian Resources and GuideStone Financial Resources, launched again in January. The survey - available by visiting www.LifeWay.com/compensationsurvey - studies the pay and benefits of ministers and employees of Southern Baptist churches. All Southern Baptist church employees are encouraged to participate.

Through the survey, church administrators, personnel and finance committees and minister search teams have access to an accurate baseline by which they can compare their own church's salary and benefits with similar churches across the country.

Answers to the online survey are kept confidential and are not reported individually. The survey takes, on average, less than 10 minutes to complete. In addition to salary and benefit information, participants in the survey will need to have their church's average weekly worship or Bible study attendance, resident membership and annual budget.

LifeWay and GuideStone are pooling resources to provide the online survey, compile the data and offer an online reporting tool for users to access results. The survey is available through April 30 and results will be released in June.