O. S. Hawkins came to GuideStone Financial Resources in 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his tenure at GuideStone, he served as Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas (1993-1997) and Pastor of First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for 15 years (1978-1993).

Hawkins earned a bachelor of business administration degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He also has graduate degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Luther Rice Seminary as well as several honorary doctoral degrees.

He has been married to his wife Susie since 1970, and they have two daughters, Wendy and Holly; two sons-in-law, Brian and David; and four grandchildren. Hawkins was named Clergyman of the Year by the Religious Heritage of America in 1993 and is the author of more than 20 books.

John Jones joined GuideStone Financial Resources in January 1989 and was elected Senior Vice President in February 1990. Following his tenure in the Investment Division, Mr. Jones was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GuideStone in February 1998.

Mr. Jones came to GuideStone from the position of Senior Vice President-Trust and head of the Institutional Trust Division for InterFirst Bank, currently Bank of America. He also had prior experience with a major life insurance company in the development, marketing and administration of employee benefit plans.

Mr. Jones earned his bachelor of business administration degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and holds the Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Analyst designations.

Jeff Billinger joined GuideStone Financial Resources in 1994 as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. He assumed responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 1998. He currently serves as Executive Officer of Financial and Administrative Services.

Prior to joining GuideStone, Mr. Billinger held positions in audit and financial management with Texas Instruments, Precision MicroElectronics and Alcoa Electronic Packaging. He also provided financial and management consulting for six years.

Mr. Billinger earned his bachelor of business administration degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and his master of business administration degree from Texas Eastern University in Tyler, Texas. Mr. Billinger is a Certified Public Accountant.

Roddy Cummins joined GuideStone in 1998 as Executive Officer, Investment Services. He is responsible for overseeing the investment management process of GuideStone Capital Management, a registered investment advisor providing advisory services to GuideStone Financial Resources; GuideStone Funds, a registered mutual fund company; as well as other investment advisory clients. He is a member of GuideStone’s Investment Strategy Group.

Prior to joining GuideStone, Mr. Cummins spent 14 years at Baptist Foundation of Texas where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. He began his career as a financial analyst at Mobil Oil Company. He is a member of the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth’s Strategic Advisory Board and serves on the board of Baylor Specialty Health Centers.

Mr. Cummins earned his bachelor of business administration degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and is a CFA charterholder. His professional affiliations include the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth and the Dallas Chapter of the Society of Pension Professionals.

Doug Day joined GuideStone Financial Resources in 1986 and has served in a variety of positions including Marketing Manager, Member Services Department head, Vice President of Property and Casualty, Vice President of Insurance Operations and Executive Officer of Benefit Services prior to his current position.

Prior to joining GuideStone, Mr. Day served as the National Director of the Video and Television Services (Radio & Television Commission) for the Southern Baptist Convention and Director of Mission Texas for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Mr. Day earned his bachelor of science degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. He also attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Memphis State Law School. He holds the Certified Financial Planner designation.

Rod Miller joined GuideStone Financial Resources in 1993 as Vice President and Managing Attorney. In 1998, he assumed the role of Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He came to GuideStone from Jackson & Walker Law Firm in Dallas where he worked several years as an attorney in the tax, banking and employee benefits areas.

Mr. Miller earned a bachelor of science degree from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark., a law degree from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. and a master’s degree in tax law from New York University.

Curt Sharp joined GuideStone in January 1985 and has served in a number of positions including Marketing, Fiduciary Services, Strategic Systems Design, Project Management and currently serves GuideStone Financial Resources as Executive Officer for Denominational and Public Relations. Mr. Sharp also serves as Chief Compliance Officer for GuideStone Funds.

Mr. Sharp came to GuideStone Financial Resources from the staff of First Baptist Church, Longview, Texas. He has held several church staff positions and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Mr. Sharp earned his bachelor of arts degree from Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas and his master of religious education degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist.

Sam Stohner joined GuideStone in 2000 as Managing Director of Organizational Development and was elected Executive Officer of Organizational Development and Strategic Planning Services in 2002. In this role he oversees the work of the following areas: Strategic Planning and Project Management, Training and Development, Human Resources, Product Research and Development, Strategic Marketing and Communications.

Mr. Stohner came to GuideStone Financial Resources from the position of Director of Human Resources at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Prior to joining Parkland, Mr. Stohner worked as a pension consultant with Benetech and as an investment account executive with Dean Witter Reynolds.

Mr. Stohner earned his bachelor of business administration and master of business administration degrees from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Patty Weiland joined GuideStone in August 2000 to establish the mutual fund product. During the period of September 2004 through March 2006 she served as the Chief Compliance Officer for GuideStone Funds and GuideStone Capital Management. In March 2006, she was named Executive Officer, Financial Solutions and Services for GuideStone Financial Resources. Ms. Weiland serves as a member of the Investment Strategy Group.

Ms. Weiland came to GuideStone after spending seven years at The Northern Trust Company as Senior Trust Relationship Manager. Prior to joining Northern, Ms. Weiland worked for two other financial service providers and has more than 25 years of financial-related experience.

Ms. Weiland has a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan.