497

July 19, 2013

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Securities and Exchange Commission

Judiciary Plaza

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: GuideStone Funds

File Nos. 333-53432 and 811-10263

To the Commission:

On behalf of GuideStone Funds (the “Trust”) attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information, contained in the Prospectus, dated May 1, 2013, as amended July 1, 2013, and filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The purpose of this filing is to submit the data in XBRL format for the Trust.

If you have any questions or comments concerning this filing, please contact the undersigned at (214) 720-1171.

Very truly yours,

Patricia A. Weiland

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

GROWTH EQUITY

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Growth Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Growth Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Equity Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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67.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets and typically more) in equity securities, which can include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock. The Fund is diversified and focuses its investments in large- and medium-sized U.S. companies whose stocks are considered by the Fund's Sub-Advisers to have above-average potential for growth in revenue and earnings.

• The Fund may invest to a lesser extent in American Depositary Receipts, which represent ownership of underlying foreign securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars, regular shares of foreign companies traded and settled on U.S. exchanges and over-the-counter markets and foreign equity securities (including non-U.S. dollar denominated securities).

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. Each Sub-Adviser uses both fundamental research and quantitative analysis to select securities it believes have above-average growth prospects but may make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as revenue and earnings growth or unanticipated positive earnings. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• There is no guarantee that the stock market or the stocks that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• Although the Fund will not concentrate in any particular industry, it may be heavily invested in a particular economic sector. If the Fund focuses on one or a few sectors, its performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by factors influencing that sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if a sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector often change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies.

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Medium-sized company stocks have historically been subject to greater investment risk than large-company stocks. The risks generally associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks.

• The Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies through American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular ADR or foreign stock. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  18.20%  3/2012 Worst Quarter:  (25.93)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

GROWTH EQUITY | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.87%

Other expenses

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0.03%

Total annual operating expenses

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0.90%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.02%)

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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0.88%

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1 Year

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$ 90

3 Years

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285

5 Years

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497

10 Years

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1,106

One Year

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17.39%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.75%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.04%

Since Inception

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2.98%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

GROWTH EQUITY | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.87%

Other expenses

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0.27%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.14%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.08%)

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.06%

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1 Year

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108

3 Years

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354

5 Years

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620

10 Years

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$ 1,379

2003

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29.56%

2004

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12.23%

2005

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8.45%

2006

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0.34%

2007

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13.90%

2008

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(42.92%)

2009

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37.99%

2010

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19.03%

2011

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(1.43%)

2012

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17.21%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 30, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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18.20%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(25.93%)

One Year

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17.21%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.61%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.92%

Since Inception

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2.85%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

GROWTH EQUITY | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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15.94%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.38%

^[3]

Ten Years

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6.79%

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Since Inception

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2.75%

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Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

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GROWTH EQUITY | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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12.88%

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Five Years

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1.37%

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Ten Years

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6.11%

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Since Inception

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2.47%

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Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

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GROWTH EQUITY | Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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15.26%

Five Years

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3.12%

Ten Years

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7.52%

Since Inception

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3.41%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses, before expense payments by broker-dealers, to 0.88% for the GS2 Class and 1.06% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of shareholder service fees attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. The "Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver and expense reimbursement)" may not equal the limits for total annual operating expenses for each Class due to indirect fees and expenses associated with investments in the GS4 Class of the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver of reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

Balanced Allocation Fund I

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Balanced Allocation Fund I

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Balanced Allocation Fund I seeks moderate capital appreciation with current income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Balanced Allocation Fund I.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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5.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines approximately equal percentages of fixed-income securities with equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		41	%		25-55	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		11	%		5-25	%
Medium-Duration Bond		16	%		5-30	%
Extended-Duration Bond		4	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		8	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		28	%		15-45	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Growth Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Small Cap Equity		2	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		13	%		5-25	%
International Equity		13	%		5-25	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		18	%		10-30	%
Inflation Protected Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Flexible Income		3	%		0-10	%
Real Estate Securities		3	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  13.74%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (11.08)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Balanced Allocation Fund I | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.04%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.79%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.93%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 95

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

296

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

515

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,143

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

10.26%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

6.42%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

8.85%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.32%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(24.26%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

25.28%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

12.04%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.14%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

12.05%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

13.74%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(11.08%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.05%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.80%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.38%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Balanced Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.69%

^[2]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.21%

^[2]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.67%

^[2]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

^[2]

Balanced Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.02%

^[2],[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.39%

^[2],[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.66%

^[2],[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

^[2],[3]

Balanced Allocation Fund I | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.47%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.84%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.55%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Balanced Allocation Fund I | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.02%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Balanced Allocation Fund I | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.05%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.64%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Balanced Allocation Fund I | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.06%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

[3] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Conservative Allocation Fund I

GuideStone Funds Conservative Allocation Fund I

Investment Objective

The Conservative Allocation Fund I seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Conservative Allocation Fund I.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Conservative Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.11%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.61%
Total annual operating expenses		0.82%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.06%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		0.76%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Conservative Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
1 Year	78
3 Years	256
5 Years	449
10 Years	1,008

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of fixed-income securities with a smaller percentage of equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		58	%		45-75	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		56	%		45-70	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		15	%		5-25	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Growth Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Small Cap Equity		1	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		5	%		2-15	%
International Equity		5	%		2-15	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		22	%		10-35	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12	%		5-25	%
Flexible Income		5	%		2-15	%
Real Estate Securities		1	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		4	%		0-10	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerable more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of the inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  8.06%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (5.81)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Conservative Allocation Fund I		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS2 Class		7.07%	3.59%	4.56%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	6.19%	2.44%	3.16%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	4.69%	2.44%	3.18%	Jul. 01, 2003
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		5.41%	3.19%	4.57%	Jul. 01, 2003
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	2.72%	Jul. 01, 2003
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	6.64%	Jul. 01, 2003
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.06%	Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.15% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Flexible Income Fund

GuideStone Funds Flexible Income Fund

Investment Objective

The Flexible Income Fund seeks a high level of current income.

Fees and Expenses

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Flexible Income Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Flexible Income Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.75%
Other expenses	[1]	0.69%
Total annual operating expenses		1.44%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.24%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.20%

    Expense Example

This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Flexible Income Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	122
3 Years	432

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund’s last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund invests mainly in a diversified portfolio of below investment grade fixed-income securities with varying maturities across a broad number of issuers, borrowers and/or industries. Fixed-income securities can include floating rate loans, government notes and bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, convertible debt securities, fixed and floating rate corporate debt securities and below investment grade debt securities.

• The Fund invests primarily in:

• Senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans made by U.S. banks and other financial institutions.

• High yield (below investment grade) and investment grade corporate securities located in the United States.

• The average credit quality for the Fund's portfolio will be greater than or equal to the "B" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's ("S&P^®") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"). The Fund will invest its assets in high yield securities ("junk bonds") and other instruments rated below investment grade ("Baa" category by Moody's or the equivalent by S&P^® or Fitch) but may invest up to 10% of its net assets in investment grade securities, including obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations.

• The Fund does not focus on below investment grade fixed-income securities or other instruments with any particular duration or maturity and does not seek to maintain the maturity of the Fund's portfolio in any particular range.

• The Fund uses one or more Sub-Advisers to manage its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio, while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that it manages in accordance with its investment strategies and processes.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. The prices of fixed-income securities typically drop as interest rates rise and vice versa. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors. Lower-rated securities are generally more volatile. An investor in the Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• High yield securities ("junk bonds") involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than securities rated investment grade. Issuers of these securities may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be negatively affected by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk of prepayment which may result in a loss of anticipated payments or principal being reinvested at lower rates.

• Senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans are generally acquired as a participation interest in, or assignment of, loans originated by U.S. banks and other financial institutions ("Senior Loans") and are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. If the Fund acquires a participation interest in a Senior Loan, the Fund may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely would not have any rights against the borrower directly. Senior Loans made to finance highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions.

• The Fund is subject to collateral risk. Senior Loans are generally secured by collateral and subject to restrictive covenants in favor of the lenders or security holders, including the Fund, that invest in them. In most loan agreements, there is no formal requirement to pledge additional collateral. Therefore, there is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after the Fund invests and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund. In the event the borrower defaults, the Fund's access to the collateral may be limited or delayed by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Further, in the event of a default, second lien secured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral is sufficient to satisfy the borrower's obligations to the first lien secured lenders and even then, the remaining collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund. Unsecured loans are not secured by specific collateral and as a result are subject to greater risk that the value of the assets of the borrower may be insufficient to cover repayment and interest.

• The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity. Senior Loans are often unrated and unassigned, may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, and the Fund may be unable to sell loans at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Senior Loans may also be difficult to value.

• The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign issuers and trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherit in investing in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of the security. In additions, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully the Sub-Adviser pursues its investment strategies.

Performance

The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.20% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2015. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

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Conservative Allocation Fund

GuideStone Funds Conservative Allocation Fund

Investment Objective

The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Conservative Allocation Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Conservative Allocation Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.06%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.78%
Total annual operating expenses		0.94%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.04%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		0.90%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Conservative Allocation Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	92
3 Years	296
5 Years	516
10 Years	1,151

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of fixed-income securities with a smaller percentage of equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		58	%		45-75	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		56	%		45-70	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		15	%		5-25	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Growth Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Small Cap Equity		1	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		5	%		2-15	%
International Equity		5	%		2-15	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		22	%		10-35	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12	%		5-25	%
Flexible Income		5	%		2-15	%
Real Estate Securities		1	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		4	%		0-10	%

⁽¹⁾ All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund's percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund's investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds' website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  8.00%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (5.97)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Conservative Allocation Fund		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		7.02%	3.40%	4.67%	4.07%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	6.37%	2.27%	3.48%	2.82%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	4.66%	2.39%	3.49%	2.89%	Aug. 27, 2001
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		5.41%	3.19%	4.75%	4.21%	Aug. 27, 2001
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	2.72%	3.14%	Aug. 27, 2001
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	7.68%	4.27%	Aug. 27, 2001
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.74%	6.45%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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MyDestination 2045 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2045 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2045 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2045 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2045 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.11%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.12%
Total annual operating expenses		1.33%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.01%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.32%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2045 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	134
3 Years	420
5 Years	728
10 Years	1,601

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			30 Years Before			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2045(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		6.00	%		6.50	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		1.00	%		1.00	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		5.00	%		5.50	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		50.40	%		50.10	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		1.50	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		21.24	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		21.24	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		7.92	%		7.82	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		33.60	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		33.60	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed- income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2045 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund’s value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund’s investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund’s dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities (“junk bonds”), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund’s value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  19.43%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (24.19)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2045 Fund		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		16.60%	0.48%	1.13%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	16.27%	0.03%	0.59%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	11.08%	0.26%	0.75%	Dec. 29, 2006
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.39%	1.23%	1.90%	Dec. 29, 2006
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	3.13%	Dec. 29, 2006
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	6.11%	Dec. 29, 2006
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.04%	2.72%	Dec. 29, 2006
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	0.12%	Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

Balanced Allocation Fund

Risk/Return:

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GuideStone Funds Balanced Allocation Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Balanced Allocation Fund seeks moderate capital appreciation with current income.

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Fees and Expenses

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Balanced Allocation Fund.

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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3.00%

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

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Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines approximately equal percentages of fixed-income securities with equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds. Target Range Fixed Income Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		41	%		25-55	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		11	%		5-25	%
Medium-Duration Bond		16	%		5-30	%
Extended-Duration Bond		4	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		8	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		28	%		15-45	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Growth Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Small Cap Equity		2	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		13	%		5-25	%
International Equity		13	%		5-25	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		18	%		10-30	%
Inflation Protected Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Flexible Income		3	%		0-10	%
Real Estate Securities		3	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

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Principal Investment Risks

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  13.63%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (11.14)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Balanced Allocation Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.03%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

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0.97%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

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1.10%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.01%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.09%

1 Year

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$ 111

3 Years

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349

5 Years

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605

10 Years

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$ 1,339

2003

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18.79%

2004

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10.13%

2005

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6.24%

2006

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8.78%

2007

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7.16%

2008

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(24.41%)

2009

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25.05%

2010

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11.87%

2011

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1.01%

2012

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11.79%

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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13.63%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(11.14%)

One Year

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11.79%

Five Years

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3.61%

Ten Years

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6.82%

Since Inception

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5.33%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

Balanced Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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10.87%

^[3]

Five Years

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2.29%

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Ten Years

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5.43%

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Since Inception

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3.88%

^[3]

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

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Balanced Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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8.02%

^[3],[4]

Five Years

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2.46%

^[3],[4]

Ten Years

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5.34%

^[3],[4]

Since Inception

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3.93%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

^[3],[4]

Balanced Allocation Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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10.47%

Five Years

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3.84%

Ten Years

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7.05%

Since Inception

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5.63%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

Balanced Allocation Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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4.22%

Five Years

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5.95%

Ten Years

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5.18%

Since Inception

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5.62%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

Balanced Allocation Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.42%

Five Years

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2.05%

Ten Years

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7.68%

Since Inception

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4.27%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

Balanced Allocation Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

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(2.89%)

Ten Years

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9.74%

Since Inception

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6.45%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[4] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

MyDestination 2045 Fund

Risk/Return:

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GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2045 Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The MyDestination 2045 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2045 Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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1.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			30 Years Before			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2045(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		6.00	%		6.50	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		1.00	%		1.00	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		5.00	%		5.50	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		50.40	%		50.10	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		1.50	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		21.24	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		21.24	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		7.92	%		7.82	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		33.60	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		33.60	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed- income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2045 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

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• The Fund’s value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund’s investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund’s dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities (“junk bonds”), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund’s value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  19.43%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (24.19)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

MyDestination 2045 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.11%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.12%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.33%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.32%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 134

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

420

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

728

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,601

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

4.46%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(40.29%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

30.71%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

16.80%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(3.63%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

16.60%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

19.43%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(24.19%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.60%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.48%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.13%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2045 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.27%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.03%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.59%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

^[3]

MyDestination 2045 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

11.08%

^[3],[4]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.26%

^[3],[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.75%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

^[3],[4]

MyDestination 2045 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.39%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.23%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

1.90%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2045 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.43%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.32%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.13%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2045 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.11%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2045 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.04%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.72%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2045 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.12%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[4] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

Conservative Allocation Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Conservative Allocation Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Conservative Allocation Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination

April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading

    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

3.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of fixed-income securities with a smaller percentage of equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		58	%		45-75	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		56	%		45-70	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		15	%		5-25	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Growth Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Small Cap Equity		1	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		5	%		2-15	%
International Equity		5	%		2-15	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		22	%		10-35	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12	%		5-25	%
Flexible Income		5	%		2-15	%
Real Estate Securities		1	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		4	%		0-10	%

⁽¹⁾ All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Risk [Heading]

rr_RiskHeading

Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund's percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund's investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds' website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone

1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

rr_BarChartHeading

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  8.00%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (5.97)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

rr_PerformanceTableHeading

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred

Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

rr_PerformanceTableExplanationAfterTaxHigher

Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Conservative Allocation Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.06%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.78%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.94%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.04%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.90%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 92

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

296

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

516

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,151

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

9.33%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

4.76%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

3.31%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

5.99%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.48%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(13.11%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

16.58%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

7.19%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.71%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

7.02%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

8.00%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(5.97%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.02%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.40%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.67%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.07%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Conservative Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.37%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.27%

^[3]

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

3.48%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.82%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

^[3]

Conservative Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.66%

^[3],[4]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.39%

^[3],[4]

Ten Years

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3.49%

^[3],[4]

Since Inception

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2.89%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

^[3],[4]

Conservative Allocation Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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5.41%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.19%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

4.75%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.21%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Conservative Allocation Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.43%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.32%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

2.72%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.14%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Conservative Allocation Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.05%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.68%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.27%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Conservative Allocation Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.74%

Since Inception

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6.45%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[4] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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May 01, 2013

Real Assets Fund

Risk/Return:

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GuideStone Funds Real Assets Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

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The Real Assets Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and income consistent with protection from inflation.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

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The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Real Assets Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2015

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund's last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

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Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text]

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Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• To pursue its investment objective, the Fund allocates assets among certain Select Funds and other investments ("underlying funds"), which include other open-end management investment companies that invest in various asset classes in order to pursue an overall real return investment strategy under the ultimate supervision of the Adviser. In the Fund's pursuit of "real return" the Fund will invest in "real asset classes" which are defined broadly by the Fund to include any financial or physical assets that historically provide a rate of return at or above the rate of inflation over the long term. The Adviser monitors portfolio activity and reallocates assets among the underlying funds as necessary in an attempt to ensure the Fund's portfolio, when viewed as a whole, is consistent with the Fund's investment objective.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the underlying funds.

Underlying Funds	Target			Range
GuideStone Funds Inflation Protected Bond Fund		33.0	%		20-50	%
GuideStone Funds Global Natural Resources Equity Fund*		17.5	%		10-30	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund**		17.5	%		10-25	%
GuideStone Funds Flexible Income Fund*		17.0	%		10-30	%
GuideStone Funds Real Estate Securities Fund		15.0	%		5-25	%

        *Shares of these funds are not available for individual investment.

      **This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.  

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments among the underlying funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval. The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying funds.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the underlying funds. There is no guarantee that the underlying funds or their investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund is subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than securities rated investment grade. Issuers of these securities may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in inflation-indexed bonds, the Fund is subject to risks related to the periodic adjustment of interest and/or principal payments on these securities due to changes in inflation, and the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the underlying fund may have no income to distribute. Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation. The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of the Fund's investments in an underlying fund that invests in inflation-indexed bonds.

• Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and an underlying fund in which the Fund invests may be unable to sell loans at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than their fair market value. An underlying fund may find it difficult to establish a fair value for floating rate loans held by it. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a loan may decline after the underlying fund invests and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to it. In the event the borrower defaults, the underlying fund's access to the collateral may be limited or delayed by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Further, in the event of a default, second lien secured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral is sufficient to satisfy the borrower's obligations to the first lien secured lenders and even then, the remaining collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to it. If the underlying fund acquires a participation interest in a loan, it may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely would not have any rights against the borrower directly. Loans made to finance highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions.

• Because the Fund owns underlying funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• To the extent the underlying funds invest more heavily in particular sectors, the Fund's performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The instruments or industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events. Alternatively, the lack of exposure to one or more sectors may adversely affect performance. Because the Fund is focused on inflation and not broad market performance, the underlying funds in which the Fund invests may hold a limited number of securities and may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors. As such, the Fund's performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by the factors influencing those sectors. To the extent the underlying funds emphasize the real estate sector, energy sector, materials sector or a combination of those sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or multiple sectors, and the value of the Fund's shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in natural resources industries, the Fund is subject to an increased risk of loss. Natural resources may be significantly affected by events relating to international political and economic developments, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in commodities, it is subject to commodities risk. Exposure to the commodities markets and/or a particular sector of the commodities markets, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies, war, acts of terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities in commodities. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. To the extent the underlying fund focuses its investments in a particular commodity in the commodities market, the Fund will be more susceptible to risks associated with the particular commodity. No active trading market may exist for certain commodities investments. Because the Fund's performance is linked to the performance of potentially volatile commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of significant fluctuations in the value of the Fund's shares.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that buys investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in laws.

• Investment by an underlying fund in medium-sized stocks involves greater risk than investing in larger company stocks. The risks associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks.

• Investment by an underlying fund in small-cap companies may involve greater risk and may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience and market diversification.

• Because the Fund owns underlying funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by an underlying investment in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by an underlying fund in which the Fund invests.

• To the extent that the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Although the Fund is intended to provide a measure of protection against inflation, it is possible that it will not do so to the extent intended. The Fund's investments may be adversely affected to a greater extent than other investments during deflationary periods.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the underlying funds directly, to the extent permitted.

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Real Assets Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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2.81%

^[1]

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.96%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.87%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(2.79%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.08%

1 Year

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$ 110

3 Years

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$ 924

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.12% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2015. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

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GROWTH EQUITY

GuideStone Funds Growth Equity Fund

Investment Objective

The Growth Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Equity Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses GROWTH EQUITY		GS2 Class	GS4 Class
Management fee		0.87%	0.87%
Other expenses		0.03%	0.27%
Total annual operating expenses		0.90%	1.14%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[1]	(0.02%)	(0.08%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)	[2]	0.88%	1.06%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example GROWTH EQUITY (USD $)	GS2 Class	GS4 Class
1 Year	90	108
3 Years	285	354
5 Years	497	620
10 Years	1,106	1,379

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets and typically more) in equity securities, which can include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock. The Fund is diversified and focuses its investments in large- and medium-sized U.S. companies whose stocks are considered by the Fund's Sub-Advisers to have above-average potential for growth in revenue and earnings.

• The Fund may invest to a lesser extent in American Depositary Receipts, which represent ownership of underlying foreign securities that are denominated in U.S. dollars, regular shares of foreign companies traded and settled on U.S. exchanges and over-the-counter markets and foreign equity securities (including non-U.S. dollar denominated securities).

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. Each Sub-Adviser uses both fundamental research and quantitative analysis to select securities it believes have above-average growth prospects but may make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as revenue and earnings growth or unanticipated positive earnings. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Principal Investment Risks

• There is no guarantee that the stock market or the stocks that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• Although the Fund will not concentrate in any particular industry, it may be heavily invested in a particular economic sector. If the Fund focuses on one or a few sectors, its performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by factors influencing that sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if a sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector often change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies.

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Medium-sized company stocks have historically been subject to greater investment risk than large-company stocks. The risks generally associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks.

• The Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies through American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular ADR or foreign stock. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  18.20%  3/2012 Worst Quarter:  (25.93)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns GROWTH EQUITY		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		17.21%	1.61%	6.92%	2.85%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	15.94%	1.38%	6.79%	2.75%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	12.88%	1.37%	6.11%	2.47%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS2 Class		17.39%	1.75%	7.04%	2.98%	Aug. 27, 2001
Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		15.26%	3.12%	7.52%	3.41%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses, before expense payments by broker-dealers, to 0.88% for the GS2 Class and 1.06% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of shareholder service fees attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. The "Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver and expense reimbursement)" may not equal the limits for total annual operating expenses for each Class due to indirect fees and expenses associated with investments in the GS4 Class of the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver of reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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MyDestination 2035 Fund

Risk/Return:

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GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2035 Fund

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Investment Objective

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The MyDestination 2035 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

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Fees and Expenses

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2035 Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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1.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2035(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		12.51	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		2.63	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2.63	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		7.25	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		46.49	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		19.85	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		19.85	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		6.79	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		31.00	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		31.00	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2035 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

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Principal Investment Risks

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  19.35%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (22.71)%  12/2008

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

MyDestination 2035 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.08%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.09%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

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1.27%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement/recoupment

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0.02%

^[2],[3]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.29%

1 Year

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$ 131

3 Years

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405

5 Years

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699

10 Years

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$ 1,536

2007

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5.20%

2008

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(38.86%)

2009

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30.99%

2010

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16.02%

2011

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(2.99%)

2012

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16.30%

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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19.35%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(22.71%)

One Year

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16.30%

Five Years

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0.95%

Since Inception

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1.64%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2035 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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15.89%

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Five Years

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0.43%

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Since Inception

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1.07%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2035 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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10.87%

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Five Years

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0.59%

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Since Inception

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1.15%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2035 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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15.86%

Five Years

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1.67%

Since Inception

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2.37%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2035 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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0.43%

Five Years

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2.32%

Since Inception

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3.13%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2035 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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4.22%

Five Years

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5.95%

Since Inception

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6.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2035 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.42%

Five Years

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2.04%

Since Inception

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2.72%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2035 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

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(2.89%)

Since Inception

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0.12%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] Due to the repayment provision referenced in footnote 1, the Adviser was repaid a portion of expenses previously reimbursed by the Adviser.

[3] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[4] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[5] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Global Natural Resources Equity Fund

GuideStone Funds Global Natural Resources Equity Fund

Investment Objective

The Global Natural Resources Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Global Natural Resources Equity Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Global Natural Resources Equity Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		1.05%
Other expenses	[1]	0.35%
Total annual operating expenses		1.40%

    Expense Example

This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Global Natural Resources Equity Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	143
3 Years	443

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund’s last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any,) in equity securities, which may include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock, of companies considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries and natural resources related sectors or that supply goods, technology and services to such companies. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers from a number of different countries, including the United States. The Fund's portfolio is diversified among a number of companies across different industries and capitalization ranges.

• Companies in natural resources industries include companies to be principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of natural resources; the development of technologies for the production or efficient use of natural resources; or the furnishing of related supplies or services. For these purposes, "natural resources" generally includes, but is not limited to: energy (such as utilities, producers/developers, refiners, service/ drilling), alternative energy (such as uranium, coal, hydrogen, wind, solar, fuel cells), industrial products (such as building materials, cement, packaging, chemicals, supporting transport and machinery), forest products (such as lumber, plywood, pulp, paper, newsprint, tissue), base metals (such as aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, iron ore and steel), precious metals and minerals (such as gold, silver, platinum, diamonds), and agricultural products (grains and other foods, seeds, fertilizers, water).

• A particular company will be considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries if at the time of investment at least 50% of the company's assets, gross income, cash flow or net profits is committed to, or derived from, those industries. A company will also be considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries if the company has the potential for capital appreciation primarily as a result of particular products, technology, patents or other market advantages in natural resources industries.

• The Fund may invest in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world and in countries having economies and markets generally considered to be developed, but may also invest in equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging markets.

• Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions.

• The Fund may invest in a company principally engaged in precious metal-related activities, which is one that derives at least 50% of its revenues from the exploration, mining or processing of or dealing in precious metals.

• The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

• Depending on market conditions, the Fund may at times, but will not necessarily, hold up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, which could limit the ability of the Fund to meet its investment objectives.

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers, in managing their respective portions of the Fund's portfolio, practice different investment styles that the Adviser believes complement one another. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio, while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Principal Investment Risks

• There is no guarantee that securities that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• Investment in companies in natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations.

• Concentrating investments in the natural resources sector increases the risk of loss because the securities of many or all of the companies in the sector may decline in value due to developments adversely affecting the sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if the sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector may change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies.

• The Fund may be susceptible to financial, economic, political and/or market events, as well as government regulation, impacting the gold industry. Fluctuations in the price of gold may dramatically affect the profitability of companies in the gold industry.

• The Fund's investments in companies engaged in precious metal-related activities may be significantly affected by developments in the precious metals industries and may be linked to the prices of gold and silver, or other precious metals. These prices can be influenced by a variety of global economic, financial and political factors and may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time and be more volatile than other types of investments. Economic, political or other conditions affecting one or more of the major sources of gold and silver could have a substantial effect on supply and demand in countries throughout the world. Additionally, the majority of such producers are domiciled in a limited number of countries. Moreover, companies engaged in precious metal-related activities also face risks related to their operations that may affect overall profitability. These risks include the uncertainty and cost of mineral exploration and acquisitions and the uncertainties and unexpected problems and delays in developing mines. In addition, the business of mining precious metals is subject to numerous risks that could adversely impact such companies. These risks include environmental hazards, industrial accidents, underground fires, labor disputes, unexpected geological formations, availability of appropriately skilled persons, unanticipated ground and water conditions, fall of ground accidents, legal and regulatory restrictions and seismic activity.

• Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Fund. Sub-Advisers may make currency investment decisions independent of their underlying stock selections.

• Medium-sized company stocks have historically been subject to greater investment risk than larger-company stocks. The risks generally associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks.

• An investment in small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risk and be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience and market diversification.

• The Fund's investment in another investment company may subject the Fund indirectly to the underlying risks of the investment company. The Fund also will bear it share of the underlying investment company's fees and expenses, which are in addition to the Fund's own fees and expenses.

• To the extent that the Fund holds assets in cash and cash equivalents and not in the investments described, the ability of the Fund to meet its objective may be limited.

• Fund performance is dependent upon the success of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers in implementing the Fund's investment strategies in pursuit of the Fund's investment objective. To a significant extent, the Fund's performance will depend on the success of the Adviser's methodology in allocating the Fund's assets to Sub-Advisers and its selection and oversight of the Sub-Advisers. The Sub-Advisers' investment styles may not always be complementary, which could adversely affect the performance of the Fund.

Performance

The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

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MyDestination 2015 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2015 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2015 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2015 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2015 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.05%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.98%
Total annual operating expenses		1.13%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2015 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	115
3 Years	359
5 Years	622
10 Years	1,375

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			Retirement 2025(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		30.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		11.40	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		12.00	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		1.80	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		4.80	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		37.70	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		18.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		8.49	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		8.49	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		2.22	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		12.80	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		12.80	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		17.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		9.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		3.25	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		2.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		2.50	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		2.50	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2015 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in convertible securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting a convertible security's market value, which tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in laws.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund's percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund's target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds' website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  15.12%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (15.87)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2015 Fund		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		11.46%	2.84%	3.38%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	10.72%	2.05%	2.57%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	7.58%	2.01%	2.46%	Dec. 29, 2006
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		11.95%	3.56%	4.00%	Dec. 29, 2006
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	3.13%	Dec. 29, 2006
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	6.11%	Dec. 29, 2006
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.04%	2.72%	Dec. 29, 2006
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	0.12%	Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

Growth Allocation Fund I

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Growth Allocation Fund I

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Growth Allocation Fund I seeks capital appreciation with modest current income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Allocation Fund I.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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4.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of equity securities with a smaller percentage of fixed-income securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		25	%		15-35	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Medium-Duration Bond		10	%		5-25	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		5	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)		40	%		25-55	%
Value Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Growth Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Small Cap Equity		4	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		25	%		10-40	%
International Equity		25	%		10-40	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		10	%		5-25	%
Real Estate Securities		4	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in law.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  16.15%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (16.82)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Growth Allocation Fund I | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.05%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

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0.86%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

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1.01%

1 Year

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$ 103

3 Years

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322

5 Years

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558

10 Years

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$ 1,236

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

12.88%

2005

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8.20%

2006

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11.21%

2007

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7.40%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.82%)

2009

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28.22%

2010

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13.68%

2011

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(2.21%)

2012

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15.09%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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16.15%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(16.82%)

One Year

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15.09%

Five Years

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1.96%

Since Inception

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6.49%

Inception Date

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Jul. 01, 2003

Growth Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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14.31%

^[2]

Five Years

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0.83%

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Since Inception

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5.19%

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Inception Date

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Jul. 01, 2003

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Growth Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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10.12%

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Five Years

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1.14%

^[2],[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.11%

^[2],[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

^[2],[3]

Growth Allocation Fund I | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.60%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.27%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.95%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Growth Allocation Fund I | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.02%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Growth Allocation Fund I | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.05%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.64%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Growth Allocation Fund I | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.06%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[3] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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MyDestination 2055 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2055 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2055 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2055 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2055 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		2.21%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.14%
Total annual operating expenses		3.45%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(2.11%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.34%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2055 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	136
3 Years	863
5 Years	1,612
10 Years	3,589

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			40 Years Before			30 Years Before			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2055(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		5.00	%		5.00	%		6.50	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.00	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.50	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		51.00	%		51.00	%		50.10	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		21.45	%		21.45	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		21.45	%		21.45	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		8.10	%		8.10	%		7.82	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		34.00	%		34.00	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		34.00	%		34.00	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2055 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return year ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  10.20%  3/2012 Worst Quarter:  (4.45)%  6/2012

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2055 Fund		One Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		14.18%	14.18%	Jan. 01, 2012
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	13.57%	13.57%	Jan. 01, 2012
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	9.37%	9.37%	Jan. 01, 2012
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.47%	16.47%	Jan. 01, 2012
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	0.43%	Jan. 01, 2012
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	4.22%	Jan. 01, 2012
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	16.42%	Jan. 01, 2012
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	16.83%	Jan. 01, 2012

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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May 01, 2013

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Investment Objective

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The MyDestination 2055 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2055 Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example by Year [Heading]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			40 Years Before			30 Years Before			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2055(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		5.00	%		5.00	%		6.50	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.00	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.50	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		51.00	%		51.00	%		50.10	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		21.45	%		21.45	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		21.45	%		21.45	%		21.14	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		8.10	%		8.10	%		7.82	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		34.00	%		34.00	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		34.00	%		34.00	%		33.40	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2055 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return year ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  10.20%  3/2012 Worst Quarter:  (4.45)%  6/2012

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

MyDestination 2055 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

2.21%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.14%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

3.45%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(2.11%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.34%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 136

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

863

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

1,612

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 3,589

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

14.18%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Mar. 31, 2012

Highest Quarterly Return

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10.20%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2012

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(4.45%)

One Year

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14.18%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

14.18%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

MyDestination 2055 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.57%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

13.57%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

^[3]

MyDestination 2055 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.37%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.37%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

^[3]

MyDestination 2055 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.47%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

16.47%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

MyDestination 2055 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.43%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

0.43%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

MyDestination 2055 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.22%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

MyDestination 2055 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

16.42%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

MyDestination 2055 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

16.83%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jan. 01, 2012

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

Growth Allocation Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Growth Allocation Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Growth Allocation Fund seeks capital appreciation with modest current income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Allocation Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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2.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of equity securities with a smaller percentage of fixed-income securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		25	%		15-35	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Medium-Duration Bond		10	%		5-25	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		5	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)		40	%		25-55	%
Value Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Growth Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Small Cap Equity		4	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		25	%		10-40	%
International Equity		25	%		10-40	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		10	%		5-25	%
Real Estate Securities		4	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in law.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress

www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  16.02%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (16.98)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Growth Allocation Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.03%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

1.04%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.17%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.01%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.16%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 118

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

371

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

643

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,419

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

25.23%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

12.80%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

8.09%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

11.03%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

7.16%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(32.98%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

27.96%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

13.65%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

(2.39%)

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

14.84%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

16.02%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(16.98%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

14.84%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.78%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.09%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.75%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Growth Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

14.31%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

0.80%

^[3]

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.00%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.66%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

^[3]

Growth Allocation Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

9.97%

^[3],[4]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

1.11%

^[3],[4]

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.83%

^[3],[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.69%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

^[3],[4]

Growth Allocation Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.60%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.27%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.63%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.27%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Growth Allocation Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.22%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

5.95%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

5.18%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

5.62%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Growth Allocation Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.05%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.68%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.27%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

Growth Allocation Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.74%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.45%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[4] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Growth Allocation Fund

GuideStone Funds Growth Allocation Fund

Investment Objective

The Growth Allocation Fund seeks capital appreciation with modest current income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Allocation Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Growth Allocation Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.03%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.04%
Total annual operating expenses		1.17%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.01%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.16%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Growth Allocation Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	118
3 Years	371
5 Years	643
10 Years	1,419

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of equity securities with a smaller percentage of fixed-income securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		25	%		15-35	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Medium-Duration Bond		10	%		5-25	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		5	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)		40	%		25-55	%
Value Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Growth Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Small Cap Equity		4	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		25	%		10-40	%
International Equity		25	%		10-40	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		10	%		5-25	%
Real Estate Securities		4	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in law.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  16.02%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (16.98)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Growth Allocation Fund		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		14.84%	1.78%	7.09%	4.75%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	14.31%	0.80%	6.00%	3.66%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	9.97%	1.11%	5.83%	3.69%	Aug. 27, 2001
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		13.60%	2.27%	7.63%	5.27%	Aug. 27, 2001
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	5.18%	5.62%	Aug. 27, 2001
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	7.68%	4.27%	Aug. 27, 2001
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.74%	6.45%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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MyDestination 2025 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2025 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2025 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2025 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2025 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.05%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.06%
Total annual operating expenses		1.21%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2025 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	123
3 Years	384
5 Years	665
10 Years	1,466

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			10 Years Before			Retirement 2025(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		24.00	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		4.56	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		9.60	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2.40	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		7.44	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		44.70	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		15.75	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		12.62	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		12.62	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		3.71	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		19.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		19.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		9.00	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		2.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		1.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.00	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.00	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.00	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2025 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in convertible securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting a convertible security's market value, which tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  18.37%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (19.75)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2025 Fund		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		13.90%	2.13%	2.65%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	13.28%	1.45%	1.93%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	9.19%	1.48%	1.90%	Dec. 29, 2006
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		14.11%	2.90%	3.42%	Dec. 29, 2006
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	3.13%	Dec. 29, 2006
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	6.11%	Dec. 29, 2006
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.04%	2.72%	Dec. 29, 2006
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	0.12%	Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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MyDestination 2005 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2005 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2005 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2005 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2005 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.17%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.86%
Total annual operating expenses		1.13%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.07%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.06%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2005 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	108
3 Years	352
5 Years	616
10 Years	1,368

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, during a shareholder's later retirement years and 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			10 Years After			15 Years After
	Retirement 2005(5)
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		44.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		28.92	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		12.46	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		3.12	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		25.10	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		12.50	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		5.63	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		5.63	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		1.34	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		8.40	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		8.40	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2005 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund’s value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund’s investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund’s dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities (“junk bonds”), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund’s value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s ability to make such payments.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  11.63%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (12.09)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2005 Fund	One Year		Five Years		Since Inception		Inception Date
GS4 Class	8.92%		3.04%		3.59%		Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	8.25%	[1]	2.12%	[1]	2.67%	[1]	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	5.88%	[1]	2.09%	[1]	2.57%	[1]	Dec. 29, 2006
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	8.47%		3.34%		3.91%		Dec. 29, 2006
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	0.43%		2.32%		3.13%		Dec. 29, 2006
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	4.22%		5.95%		6.11%		Dec. 29, 2006
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	16.42%		2.04%		2.72%		Dec. 29, 2006
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	16.83%		(2.89%)		0.12%		Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Extended-Duration Bond Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Extended-Duration Bond Fund seeks maximum total return consistent with preservation of capital.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Extended-Duration Bond Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 27% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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27.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, and typically more) in fixed-income securities. The Fund's portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors.

• The Fund invests primarily in:

• Obligations issued or guaranteed by:

• The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations; and

• Foreign governments, banks and corporations.

• Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

• Taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds.

• The average quality rating for the Fund's portfolio will be greater than or equal to the "Baa" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's® ("S&P®") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"). The Fund does not currently expect to invest more than 20% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated lower than investment grade. The Fund will not invest in fixed-income securities that have a quality rating less than "B" as rated by Moody's or the equivalent by S&P® or Fitch (or, if unrated, determined by a Sub-Adviser to be of the same quality). If an investment held by the Fund is downgraded below a "B" or equivalent rating, the Sub-Adviser will take action that it believes to be advantageous to the Fund.

• The average dollar-weighted duration of the Fund normally will be greater than or equal to seven years. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security, and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fixed income security's duration, the more sensitive that security will be to changes in interest rates. Similarly, the longer the Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive the Fund will be to interest rate changes than a fund with a shorter dollar-weighted average duration.

• The Fund may hold up to 30% of its assets in obligations denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and may invest beyond this limit when considering U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.

• The Fund may use various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, and swap agreements. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments as a substitute for taking a position in an underlying asset; to increase returns; to manage market, foreign currency and/or duration or interest rate risk; or as part of a hedging strategy.

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers practice different investment styles and make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as interest rates, yield curve positioning, yield spreads, duration, sectors, credit ratings or fundamental issuer selection. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. Bond prices typically drop as interest rates rise, and vice versa. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept some short-term fluctuations in value. Longer-term bonds are generally more volatile, as are lower-rated bonds. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk of prepayment which may result in a loss of anticipated payments or principal being reinvested at lower rates. When interest rates rise, the Fund's average maturity may lengthen due to a drop in prepayments. This may increase the Fund's sensitivity to interest rates and its potential for price declines.

• The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• The amount of public information available about municipal securities is generally less than what is available for corporate equities or bonds. Special factors, such as legislative changes and state and local economic and business developments, may adversely affect the yield and/or value of the Fund's investments in municipal securities. Other factors include the general conditions of the municipal securities market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular municipal project, municipality or state in which the Fund invests may have an impact on the Fund's share price. In addition, the secondary market for certain municipal bonds may not be as developed or liquid as other securities markets, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to sell such municipal bonds at attractive prices.

• A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-duration securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes, and may be subject to greater interest rate risk.

• Bonds rated below investment grade, such as high yield securities ("junk bonds"), involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Obligations of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments that are not hedged to the U.S. dollar.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and two broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. The Barclays U.S. Long-Term Credit Bond Index and Barclays U.S. Long-Term Government Bond Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and two broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  16.15%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (9.85)%  9/2008

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    Average Annual Total Return as of 12/31/12

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.48%

Other expenses

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0.08%

Total annual operating expenses

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0.56%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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none

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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0.56%

^[2]

1 Year

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$ 57

3 Years

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179

5 Years

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313

10 Years

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701

One Year

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15.41%

Five Years

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11.06%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.37%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.35%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.48%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.32%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.80%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.05%)

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.75%

^[2]

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

77

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

250

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

439

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 985

2003

rr_AnnualReturn2003

11.19%

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

8.37%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

5.54%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

4.56%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

8.29%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(8.28%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

24.97%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

12.05%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

13.14%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

15.06%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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16.15%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Sep. 30, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(9.85%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

15.06%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

10.83%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.18%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.20%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

13.15%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

8.69%

^[3]

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.08%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.98%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

^[3]

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.05%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

8.10%

^[3]

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

6.75%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.68%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

^[3]

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

8.28%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

10.20%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.04%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.39%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | Barclays U.S. Long-Term Credit Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

12.79%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

10.42%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

8.23%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.37%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

EXTENDED-DURATION BOND | Barclays U.S. Long-Term Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

3.79%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

9.59%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

7.64%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

8.15%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.63% for the GS2 Class and 0.75% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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Balanced Allocation Fund

GuideStone Funds Balanced Allocation Fund

Investment Objective

The Balanced Allocation Fund seeks moderate capital appreciation with current income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Balanced Allocation Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Balanced Allocation Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.03%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.97%
Total annual operating expenses		1.10%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(0.01%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.09%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Balanced Allocation Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	111
3 Years	349
5 Years	605
10 Years	1,339

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 3% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines approximately equal percentages of fixed-income securities with equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds. Target Range Fixed Income Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		41	%		25-55	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		11	%		5-25	%
Medium-Duration Bond		16	%		5-30	%
Extended-Duration Bond		4	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		8	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		28	%		15-45	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Growth Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Small Cap Equity		2	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		13	%		5-25	%
International Equity		13	%		5-25	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		18	%		10-30	%
Inflation Protected Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Flexible Income		3	%		0-10	%
Real Estate Securities		3	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  13.63%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (11.14)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Balanced Allocation Fund		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		11.79%	3.61%	6.82%	5.33%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	10.87%	2.29%	5.43%	3.88%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	8.02%	2.46%	5.34%	3.93%	Aug. 27, 2001
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		10.47%	3.84%	7.05%	5.63%	Aug. 27, 2001
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	5.18%	5.62%	Aug. 27, 2001
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	7.68%	4.27%	Aug. 27, 2001
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.74%	6.45%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.12% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Risk/Return:

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

MyDestination 2015 Fund

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2015 Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The MyDestination 2015 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2015 Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate

2.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			Retirement 2025(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		30.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		11.40	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		12.00	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		1.80	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		4.80	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		37.70	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		18.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		8.49	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		8.49	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		2.22	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		12.80	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		12.80	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		17.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		9.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		3.25	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		2.25	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		2.50	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		2.50	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2015 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in convertible securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting a convertible security's market value, which tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in laws.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund's percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund's target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds' website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund's performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund's GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund's GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

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The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  15.12%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (15.87)%  12/2008

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

MyDestination 2015 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.05%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

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0.98%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.13%

1 Year

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$ 115

3 Years

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359

5 Years

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622

10 Years

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$ 1,375

2007

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6.12%

2008

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(29.31%)

2009

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26.27%

2010

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13.54%

2011

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1.84%

2012

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11.46%

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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15.12%

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(15.87%)

One Year

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11.46%

Five Years

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2.84%

Since Inception

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3.38%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2015 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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10.72%

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Five Years

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2.05%

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Since Inception

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2.57%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2015 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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7.58%

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Five Years

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2.01%

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Since Inception

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2.46%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2015 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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11.95%

Five Years

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3.56%

Since Inception

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4.00%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2015 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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0.43%

Five Years

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2.32%

Since Inception

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3.13%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2015 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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4.22%

Five Years

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5.95%

Since Inception

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6.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2015 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.42%

Five Years

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2.04%

Since Inception

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2.72%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2015 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

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(2.89%)

Since Inception

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0.12%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

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Balanced Allocation Fund I

GuideStone Funds Balanced Allocation Fund I

Investment Objective

The Balanced Allocation Fund I seeks moderate capital appreciation with current income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Balanced Allocation Fund I.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Balanced Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.04%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.79%
Total annual operating expenses		0.93%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Balanced Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
1 Year	95
3 Years	296
5 Years	515
10 Years	1,143

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 5% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines approximately equal percentages of fixed-income securities with equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		41	%		25-55	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		11	%		5-25	%
Medium-Duration Bond		16	%		5-30	%
Extended-Duration Bond		4	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		8	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		28	%		15-45	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Growth Equity		9	%		2-20	%
Small Cap Equity		2	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		13	%		5-25	%
International Equity		13	%		5-25	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		18	%		10-30	%
Inflation Protected Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Flexible Income		3	%		0-10	%
Real Estate Securities		3	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  13.74%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (11.08)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Balanced Allocation Fund I		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS2 Class		12.05%	3.80%	6.38%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	10.69%	2.21%	4.67%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	8.02%	2.39%	4.66%	Jul. 01, 2003
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		10.47%	3.84%	6.55%	Jul. 01, 2003
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	5.02%	Jul. 01, 2003
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	6.64%	Jul. 01, 2003
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.06%	Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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May 01, 2013

Defensive Market Strategies Fund

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GuideStone Funds Defensive Market Strategies Fund

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Investment Objective

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The Defensive Market Strategies Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility compared to the equity market.

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Fees and Expenses

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The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Defensive Market Strategies Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

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    Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 304% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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304.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• To pursue its investment objective, the Fund utilizes principal investment strategies, managed by the Fund's Sub-Advisers under the ultimate supervision of the Adviser. The principal strategies, when combined, are intended to result in the Fund obtaining investment returns consistent with the equity market, but with lower volatility when compared to the equity market. The Adviser determines the allocation of assets among the principal strategies and seeks to ensure an allocation that will allow the Fund to maintain its reduced volatility as compared to the broader market. Each Sub-Adviser is in turn responsible for investing the assets allocated to the principal strategy, or the portion of the principal strategy, for which it is responsible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

• The principal strategies, and the range of assets that will be allocated to each, is as follows:

Principal Strategy	Range of Assets
Long Only Equity		30	%-80%
Convertible Bond		0	%-50%
Long-Short Equity		0	%-35%

• The Adviser monitors portfolio activity and reallocates assets among the Sub-Advisers as necessary in an attempt to ensure the Fund's portfolio, when viewed as a whole, is consistent with the Fund's principal investment objective. The Sub-Advisers, in managing their respective portions of the Fund's portfolio, practice different investment styles that the Adviser believes complement one another in an attempt to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

• The Long Only Equity Strategy is divided into two main components: a "value yield" component that focuses primarily on dividend paying stocks and a "U.S. defensive equity" component that focuses primarily on U.S. stocks with lower volatility compared to the broader equity market. Pursuant to the Long Only Equity Strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of U.S. companies but may also invest in common stocks of foreign companies either on a foreign exchange or through depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in common stocks of foreign companies in countries having economies and markets generally considered to be developed and, to a lesser extent, companies located in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks and real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and other real estate related companies.

• The Convertible Bond Strategy involves investments in convertible securities. While the Fund has broad discretion to invest in all types of convertible securities of U.S. issuers, the Fund focuses primarily on investments in convertible bonds. These convertible securities will tend to have valuations more closely aligned with a company's bonds than common stock. The Fund may also invest in convertible securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations. The Fund may invest in both investment grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") subject to a maximum of 35% of its total assets in junk bonds ("Baa" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's^® or Fitch, Inc.).

• The Long-Short Equity Strategy involves a long component and a short component. The long component primarily involves investments in equity securities with a focus on growth. The short component involves making short sales of stocks. The Fund may establish short positions in stocks of companies with a market value of up to 30% of its assets pursuant to this strategy. When the Fund takes a short position, it sells at the current market price a stock that it has borrowed, in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the stock. The Fund intends to reinvest the proceeds from its short sales by taking additional long positions in stocks. This investment technique is known as "leverage," which increases risk and may magnify the Fund's gains or losses.

• The Fund may hold up to 20% of its assets in obligations denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and may invest beyond this limit when considering U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.

• The Fund may use forward currency exchange contracts, options and futures on stock indices and equity swap agreements to gain exposure to foreign markets and currencies. The Fund may also use other types of derivative instruments, such as futures, options and forward contracts as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset, to increase return, to manage foreign currency risk, to hedge against losses or as an alternative to selling a security short.

• The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective.

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Principal Investment Risks

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• There is no guarantee that securities that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective depends, in part, on the ability of the Adviser to allocate assets effectively among the Sub-Advisers overseeing the Fund's principal strategies. There can be no assurance that the actual allocations will achieve the Fund's investment objective. Similarly, there is no guarantee that the principal strategies will work effectively together to achieve the Fund's investment objective or that a principal strategy will be effective in achieving its individual objectives.

• Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles with periods of rising and falling prices. The market value of a stock may fall due to general market declines or because of factors related to the issuing company or its industry.

• Short sales involve selling a security the Fund does not own in anticipation that the security will decline in price. The Fund will suffer a loss if it sells a security short and the value of the security rises rather than falls. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund's potential loss on a short position is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security less the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Therefore, in theory, stocks sold short have unlimited risk. The Fund's use of short sales in effect "leverages" the Fund.

• The Fund is subject to leverage risk. Leveraging occurs when the Fund increases its assets available for investment using borrowings or similar transactions. Due to the fact that short sales involve borrowing securities and selling them, the Fund's short sales effectively leverage the Fund's assets. The use of leverage, including short sales and other forms of leveraging such as engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, lending portfolio securities, entering into futures contracts and engaging in forward commitment transactions, may magnify the Fund's gains or losses. Leverage also creates interest expense that may lower the Fund's overall returns.

• Although the Fund will not concentrate in any particular industry, it may be heavily invested in a particular economic sector. If the Fund focuses on one or a few sectors, its performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by factors influencing that sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if a sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector often change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies.

• Obligations or securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds from the company's liquidation. Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risk applicable generally to equity securities.

• REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties they own and may be affected by the quality of any credit they extend. REITs are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. The value of REITs may be more sensitive to high or rising interest rates and may decline in value as a result, or become less attractive investments.

• The value of fixed-income securities held by the Fund will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer including its credit standing and general economic conditions.

• In addition to the interest rate and credit risks applicable to fixed-income securities, a convertible security's market value also tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• The Fund is subject to the risk that REITs and other real estate related companies share prices overall will decline over short or even long periods because of rising interest rates. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate related companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. High interest rates may also mean that financing from property purchases and improvements is more costly and difficult to obtain.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• High yield securities ("junk bonds") involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk, the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates and the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies in the case of forward currency exchange contracts. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investment held by the Fund. Sub-Advisers may make currency investment decisions independent of their underlying security selections.

• The Fund expects to have a high portfolio turnover rate due to short-term trading. High turnover could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions and lower the Fund's after-tax performance.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return year ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  6.12%  12/2011 Worst Quarter:  (0.48)%  6/2012

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

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After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

Defensive Market Strategies Fund | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.87%

Other expenses

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0.26%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.13%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.05%)

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Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.08%

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1 Year

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$ 110

3 Years

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354

5 Years

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617

10 Years

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1,370

One Year

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8.93%

Since Inception

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8.62%

Inception Date

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Sep. 01, 2011

Defensive Market Strategies Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.87%

Other expenses

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0.50%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.37%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.04%)

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Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.33%

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1 Year

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135

3 Years

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430

5 Years

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746

10 Years

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$ 1,643

2012

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8.57%

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2011

Highest Quarterly Return

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6.12%

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Worst Quarter:

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Jun. 30, 2012

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(0.48%)

One Year

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8.57%

Since Inception

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8.28%

Inception Date

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Sep. 01, 2011

Defensive Market Strategies Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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7.36%

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Since Inception

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7.33%

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Inception Date

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Sep. 01, 2011

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Defensive Market Strategies Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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5.99%

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Since Inception

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6.67%

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Inception Date

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Sep. 01, 2011

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Defensive Market Strategies Fund | S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.00%

Since Inception

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15.08%

Inception Date

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Sep. 01, 2011

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.99% for the GS2 Class and 1.25% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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EXTENDED-DURATION BOND

GuideStone Funds Extended-Duration Bond Fund

Investment Objective

The Extended-Duration Bond Fund seeks maximum total return consistent with preservation of capital.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Extended-Duration Bond Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses EXTENDED-DURATION BOND		GS2 Class	GS4 Class
Management fee		0.48%	0.48%
Other expenses		0.08%	0.32%
Total annual operating expenses		0.56%	0.80%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[1]	none	(0.05%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)	[2]	0.56%	0.75%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example EXTENDED-DURATION BOND (USD $)	GS2 Class	GS4 Class
1 Year	57	77
3 Years	179	250
5 Years	313	439
10 Years	701	985

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 27% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, and typically more) in fixed-income securities. The Fund's portfolio is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors.

• The Fund invests primarily in:

• Obligations issued or guaranteed by:

• The U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations; and

• Foreign governments, banks and corporations.

• Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

• Taxable and tax-exempt municipal bonds.

• The average quality rating for the Fund's portfolio will be greater than or equal to the "Baa" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's® ("S&P®") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"). The Fund does not currently expect to invest more than 20% of its assets in fixed-income securities rated lower than investment grade. The Fund will not invest in fixed-income securities that have a quality rating less than "B" as rated by Moody's or the equivalent by S&P® or Fitch (or, if unrated, determined by a Sub-Adviser to be of the same quality). If an investment held by the Fund is downgraded below a "B" or equivalent rating, the Sub-Adviser will take action that it believes to be advantageous to the Fund.

• The average dollar-weighted duration of the Fund normally will be greater than or equal to seven years. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security, and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer a fixed income security's duration, the more sensitive that security will be to changes in interest rates. Similarly, the longer the Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive the Fund will be to interest rate changes than a fund with a shorter dollar-weighted average duration.

• The Fund may hold up to 30% of its assets in obligations denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, and may invest beyond this limit when considering U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.

• The Fund may use various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, futures contracts, options, forward contracts, and swap agreements. The Fund may invest in derivative instruments as a substitute for taking a position in an underlying asset; to increase returns; to manage market, foreign currency and/or duration or interest rate risk; or as part of a hedging strategy.

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers practice different investment styles and make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as interest rates, yield curve positioning, yield spreads, duration, sectors, credit ratings or fundamental issuer selection. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. Bond prices typically drop as interest rates rise, and vice versa. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept some short-term fluctuations in value. Longer-term bonds are generally more volatile, as are lower-rated bonds. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk of prepayment which may result in a loss of anticipated payments or principal being reinvested at lower rates. When interest rates rise, the Fund's average maturity may lengthen due to a drop in prepayments. This may increase the Fund's sensitivity to interest rates and its potential for price declines.

• The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• The amount of public information available about municipal securities is generally less than what is available for corporate equities or bonds. Special factors, such as legislative changes and state and local economic and business developments, may adversely affect the yield and/or value of the Fund's investments in municipal securities. Other factors include the general conditions of the municipal securities market, the size of the particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. Changes in economic, business or political conditions relating to a particular municipal project, municipality or state in which the Fund invests may have an impact on the Fund's share price. In addition, the secondary market for certain municipal bonds may not be as developed or liquid as other securities markets, which may adversely affect the Fund's ability to sell such municipal bonds at attractive prices.

• A change in interest rates may adversely affect the value of fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities will generally fall. Longer-duration securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes, and may be subject to greater interest rate risk.

• Bonds rated below investment grade, such as high yield securities ("junk bonds"), involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Obligations of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments that are not hedged to the U.S. dollar.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and two broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. The Barclays U.S. Long-Term Credit Bond Index and Barclays U.S. Long-Term Government Bond Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  16.15%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (9.85)%  9/2008

    Average Annual Total Return as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns EXTENDED-DURATION BOND		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		15.06%	10.83%	9.18%	9.20%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	13.15%	8.69%	7.08%	6.98%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	10.05%	8.10%	6.75%	6.68%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS2 Class		15.41%	11.06%	9.37%	9.35%	Aug. 27, 2001
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		8.28%	10.20%	8.04%	8.39%	Aug. 27, 2001
Barclays U.S. Long-Term Credit Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		12.79%	10.42%	8.23%	8.37%	Aug. 27, 2001
Barclays U.S. Long-Term Government Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		3.79%	9.59%	7.64%	8.15%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.63% for the GS2 Class and 0.75% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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May 01, 2013

MyDestination 2005 Fund

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Investment Objective

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The MyDestination 2005 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

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Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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8.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, during a shareholder's later retirement years and 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			10 Years After			15 Years After
	Retirement 2005(5)
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		44.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		28.92	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		12.46	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		3.12	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		25.10	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		12.50	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		5.63	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		5.63	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		1.34	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		8.40	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		8.40	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2005 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund’s value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund’s investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund’s dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities (“junk bonds”), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund’s value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer’s ability to make such payments.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund’s value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]

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Best Quarter:  11.63%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (12.09)%  12/2008

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

MyDestination 2005 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.17%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

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0.86%

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Total annual operating expenses

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1.13%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.07%)

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Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.06%

1 Year

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$ 108

3 Years

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352

5 Years

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616

10 Years

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$ 1,368

2007

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6.42%

2008

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(22.78%)

2009

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21.84%

2010

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10.56%

2011

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2.52%

2012

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8.92%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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11.63%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(12.09%)

One Year

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8.92%

Five Years

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3.04%

Since Inception

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3.59%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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8.25%

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Five Years

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2.12%

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Since Inception

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2.67%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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5.88%

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Five Years

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2.09%

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Since Inception

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2.57%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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8.47%

Five Years

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3.34%

Since Inception

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3.91%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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0.43%

Five Years

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2.32%

Since Inception

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3.13%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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4.22%

Five Years

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5.95%

Since Inception

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6.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.42%

Five Years

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2.04%

Since Inception

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2.72%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2005 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

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(2.89%)

Since Inception

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0.12%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

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Real Assets Fund

GuideStone Funds Real Assets Fund

Investment Objective

The Real Assets Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and income consistent with protection from inflation.

Fees and Expenses

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Real Assets Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Real Assets Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses	[1]	2.81%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.96%
Total annual operating expenses		3.87%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[2]	(2.79%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.08%

    Expense Example

This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Real Assets Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	110
3 Years	924

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund's last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.

Principal Investment Strategies

• To pursue its investment objective, the Fund allocates assets among certain Select Funds and other investments ("underlying funds"), which include other open-end management investment companies that invest in various asset classes in order to pursue an overall real return investment strategy under the ultimate supervision of the Adviser. In the Fund's pursuit of "real return" the Fund will invest in "real asset classes" which are defined broadly by the Fund to include any financial or physical assets that historically provide a rate of return at or above the rate of inflation over the long term. The Adviser monitors portfolio activity and reallocates assets among the underlying funds as necessary in an attempt to ensure the Fund's portfolio, when viewed as a whole, is consistent with the Fund's investment objective.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the underlying funds.

Underlying Funds	Target			Range
GuideStone Funds Inflation Protected Bond Fund		33.0	%		20-50	%
GuideStone Funds Global Natural Resources Equity Fund*		17.5	%		10-30	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund**		17.5	%		10-25	%
GuideStone Funds Flexible Income Fund*		17.0	%		10-30	%
GuideStone Funds Real Estate Securities Fund		15.0	%		5-25	%

        *Shares of these funds are not available for individual investment.

      **This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.  

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments among the underlying funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval. The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the underlying funds. There is no guarantee that the underlying funds or their investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund is subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than securities rated investment grade. Issuers of these securities may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in inflation-indexed bonds, the Fund is subject to risks related to the periodic adjustment of interest and/or principal payments on these securities due to changes in inflation, and the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerably more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the underlying fund may have no income to distribute. Although some issuers of inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation. The principal value of an investment in the Fund is not protected or otherwise guaranteed by virtue of the Fund's investments in an underlying fund that invests in inflation-indexed bonds.

• Floating rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and an underlying fund in which the Fund invests may be unable to sell loans at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than their fair market value. An underlying fund may find it difficult to establish a fair value for floating rate loans held by it. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a loan may decline after the underlying fund invests and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to it. In the event the borrower defaults, the underlying fund's access to the collateral may be limited or delayed by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Further, in the event of a default, second lien secured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral is sufficient to satisfy the borrower's obligations to the first lien secured lenders and even then, the remaining collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to it. If the underlying fund acquires a participation interest in a loan, it may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely would not have any rights against the borrower directly. Loans made to finance highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions.

• Because the Fund owns underlying funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• To the extent the underlying funds invest more heavily in particular sectors, the Fund's performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The instruments or industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events. Alternatively, the lack of exposure to one or more sectors may adversely affect performance. Because the Fund is focused on inflation and not broad market performance, the underlying funds in which the Fund invests may hold a limited number of securities and may at times be substantially over- and under-weighted in certain economic sectors. As such, the Fund's performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by the factors influencing those sectors. To the extent the underlying funds emphasize the real estate sector, energy sector, materials sector or a combination of those sectors, your investment in the Fund will be linked to the performance of one or multiple sectors, and the value of the Fund's shares may change at different rates compared to the value of shares of a fund with investments in a mix of different sectors or industries.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in natural resources industries, the Fund is subject to an increased risk of loss. Natural resources may be significantly affected by events relating to international political and economic developments, energy conservation, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in commodities, it is subject to commodities risk. Exposure to the commodities markets and/or a particular sector of the commodities markets, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The commodities markets may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including changes in overall market movements, domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies, war, acts of terrorism, changes in domestic or foreign interest rates and/or investor expectations concerning interest rates, domestic and foreign inflation rates and investment and trading activities in commodities. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions. To the extent the underlying fund focuses its investments in a particular commodity in the commodities market, the Fund will be more susceptible to risks associated with the particular commodity. No active trading market may exist for certain commodities investments. Because the Fund's performance is linked to the performance of potentially volatile commodities, investors should be willing to assume the risks of significant fluctuations in the value of the Fund's shares.

• Because the Fund owns an underlying fund that buys investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in laws.

• Investment by an underlying fund in medium-sized stocks involves greater risk than investing in larger company stocks. The risks associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks.

• Investment by an underlying fund in small-cap companies may involve greater risk and may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience and market diversification.

• Because the Fund owns underlying funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by an underlying investment in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by an underlying fund in which the Fund invests.

• To the extent that the Fund owns an underlying fund that invests in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Although the Fund is intended to provide a measure of protection against inflation, it is possible that it will not do so to the extent intended. The Fund's investments may be adversely affected to a greater extent than other investments during deflationary periods.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the underlying funds directly, to the extent permitted.

Performance

The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.12% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2015. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

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SMALL CAP EQUITY

GuideStone Funds Small Cap Equity Fund

Investment Objective

The Small Cap Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Small Cap Equity Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses SMALL CAP EQUITY		GS2 Class	GS4 Class
Management fee		0.96%	0.96%
Other expenses		0.09%	0.33%
Total annual operating expenses		1.05%	1.29%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[1]	(0.02%)	(0.10%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)	[2]	1.03%	1.19%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example SMALL CAP EQUITY (USD $)	GS2 Class	GS4 Class
1 Year	105	121
3 Years	332	399
5 Years	577	698
10 Years	1,281	1,548

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 128% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets and typically more) in equity securities, which may include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock, of U.S. companies that, at the time of purchase, are in the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market, generally consistent with the capitalization range of companies comprising the Russell 2000^® Index. The market capitalization range of the Russell 2000^® Index changes with market conditions and due to modifications in its member composition. As of May 31, 2013, the market capitalization in the Russell 2000^® Index ranged from $129 million to $3.3 billion. The Fund's portfolio is not limited to the stocks listed in the Russell 2000^® Index and, as such, is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors. Because the Fund may continue to hold a security whose market capitalization increases or decreases over time, a portion of the Fund's holdings may have market capitalizations outside the range of the Russell 2000^® Index at any given time.

• The Fund is generally diversified with respect to stocks possessing attractive fundamental values and strong growth prospects. Many of the companies in which the Fund invests retain their earnings to finance current and future growth. These companies generally pay little or no dividends.

• In addition to its investments in small capitalization stocks, the Fund invests in Russell 2000^® Index derivatives. The Russell 2000^® Index derivatives are backed by an actively managed, diversified portfolio of fixed-income investments, comprising no more than 15% of the Fund's net assets.

• The Fund may use various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, forward currency exchange contracts (to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies); currency futures and options thereon (to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies); interest rate swaps, floors and caps (investment purposes); credit default swaps (investment purposes); futures and options on stock indices (investment purposes); futures and options on U.S. Treasury securities (investment purposes); and currency swaps (investment purpose and to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies). The Fund may also use other types of derivative instruments, such as futures and options contracts, forward contracts and swap agreements as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset, to increase returns, to manage market, foreign currency and/or duration or interest rate risk, or as part of a hedging strategy.

• The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective.

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers, using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, select securities that they believe have favorable investment characteristics but may make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as revenue and earnings growth, relative valuation, business catalysts or quality of management. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Principal Investment Risks

• There is no guarantee that the stock market or the stocks that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund invests primarily in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• The Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies through American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular ADR or foreign stock. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• The Fund expects to have a high portfolio turnover rate. High turnover could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions and lower the Fund's after-tax performance.

• The Fund may invest in initial public offerings which entails special risks, including limited operating history of the issuing companies, unseasoned trading and limited liquidity.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk, the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates and the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies in the case of forward currency exchange contracts. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  22.83%  6/2003 Worst Quarter:  (25.60)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns SMALL CAP EQUITY		One Year	Five Years	Ten Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		15.02%	3.61%	9.13%	5.71%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	14.12%	3.38%	8.23%	4.95%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	10.96%	3.06%	7.80%	4.76%	Aug. 27, 2001
GS2 Class		15.25%	3.77%	9.28%	5.87%	Aug. 27, 2001
Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.35%	3.56%	9.72%	6.54%	Aug. 27, 2001

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total Fund operating expenses, before expense payments by broker-dealers, to 1.12% for the GS2 Class and 1.21% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of shareholder service fees attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. The "Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver and expense reimbursement)" may not equal the limits for total annual operating expenses for each Class due to indirect fees and expenses associated with investments in the GS4 Class of the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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Flexible Income Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
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Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
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Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund’s last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund had not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.
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Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund invests mainly in a diversified portfolio of below investment grade fixed-income securities with varying maturities across a broad number of issuers, borrowers and/or industries. Fixed-income securities can include floating rate loans, government notes and bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, convertible debt securities, fixed and floating rate corporate debt securities and below investment grade debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in: Senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans made by U.S. banks and other financial institutions. High yield (below investment grade) and investment grade corporate securities located in the United States. The average credit quality for the Fund's portfolio will be greater than or equal to the "B" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's ("S&P®") or Fitch, Inc. ("Fitch"). The Fund will invest its assets in high yield securities ("junk bonds") and other instruments rated below investment grade ("Baa" category by Moody's or the equivalent by S&P® or Fitch) but may invest up to 10% of its net assets in investment grade securities, including obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations. The Fund does not focus on below investment grade fixed-income securities or other instruments with any particular duration or maturity and does not seek to maintain the maturity of the Fund's portfolio in any particular range. The Fund uses one or more Sub-Advisers to manage its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio, while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that it manages in accordance with its investment strategies and processes.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund's value will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. The prices of fixed-income securities typically drop as interest rates rise and vice versa. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors. Lower-rated securities are generally more volatile. An investor in the Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. High yield securities ("junk bonds") involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than securities rated investment grade. Issuers of these securities may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be negatively affected by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments. There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are also subject to the risk of prepayment which may result in a loss of anticipated payments or principal being reinvested at lower rates. Senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans are generally acquired as a participation interest in, or assignment of, loans originated by U.S. banks and other financial institutions ("Senior Loans") and are subject to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. If the Fund acquires a participation interest in a Senior Loan, the Fund may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely would not have any rights against the borrower directly. Senior Loans made to finance highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. The Fund is subject to collateral risk. Senior Loans are generally secured by collateral and subject to restrictive covenants in favor of the lenders or security holders, including the Fund, that invest in them. In most loan agreements, there is no formal requirement to pledge additional collateral. Therefore, there is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after the Fund invests and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund. In the event the borrower defaults, the Fund's access to the collateral may be limited or delayed by bankruptcy or other insolvency laws. Further, in the event of a default, second lien secured loans will generally be paid only if the value of the collateral is sufficient to satisfy the borrower's obligations to the first lien secured lenders and even then, the remaining collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed to the Fund. Unsecured loans are not secured by specific collateral and as a result are subject to greater risk that the value of the assets of the borrower may be insufficient to cover repayment and interest. The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity. Senior Loans are often unrated and unassigned, may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, and the Fund may be unable to sell loans at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to do so or may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than what the Fund regards as their fair market value. Senior Loans may also be difficult to value. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued by foreign issuers and trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherit in investing in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of the security. In additions, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk. The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully the Sub-Adviser pursues its investment strategies.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
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Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance.
Performance Availability Phone [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone	1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.GuideStoneFunds.org
Flexible Income Fund | GS4 Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.75%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.69%	[1]
Total annual operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.44%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(0.24%)	[2]
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	1.20%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 122
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	$ 432

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 1.20% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2015. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

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GuideStone Funds

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May 01, 2013

MyDestination 2025 Fund

Risk/Return:

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GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2025 Fund

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Investment Objective

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The MyDestination 2025 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2025 Fund.

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 2% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations.

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Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			10 Years Before			Retirement 2025(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		24.00	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		4.56	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		9.60	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2.40	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		7.44	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		44.70	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		15.75	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		12.62	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		12.62	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		3.71	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		19.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		19.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		9.00	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		2.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		1.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.00	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.00	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.00	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2025 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

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Principal Investment Risks

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in convertible securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting a convertible security's market value, which tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  18.37%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (19.75)%  12/2008

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period. Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

MyDestination 2025 Fund | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.10%

Other expenses

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0.05%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

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1.06%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

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1.21%

1 Year

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$ 123

3 Years

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384

5 Years

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665

10 Years

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$ 1,466

2007

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5.29%

2008

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(35.00%)

2009

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30.12%

2010

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15.32%

2011

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0.03%

2012

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13.90%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

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18.37%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(19.75%)

One Year

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13.90%

Five Years

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2.13%

Since Inception

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2.65%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2025 Fund | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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13.28%

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Five Years

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1.45%

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Since Inception

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1.93%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2025 Fund | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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9.19%

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Five Years

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1.48%

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Since Inception

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1.90%

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Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

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MyDestination 2025 Fund | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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14.11%

Five Years

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2.90%

Since Inception

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3.42%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2025 Fund | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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0.43%

Five Years

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2.32%

Since Inception

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3.13%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2025 Fund | Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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4.22%

Five Years

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5.95%

Since Inception

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6.11%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2025 Fund | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.42%

Five Years

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2.04%

Since Inception

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2.72%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

MyDestination 2025 Fund | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

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16.83%

Five Years

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(2.89%)

Since Inception

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0.12%

Inception Date

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Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations.

[2] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[3] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Growth Allocation Fund I

GuideStone Funds Growth Allocation Fund I

Investment Objective

The Growth Allocation Fund I seeks capital appreciation with modest current income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Growth Allocation Fund I.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		Growth Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.05%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	0.86%
Total annual operating expenses		1.01%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	Growth Allocation Fund I GS2 Class
1 Year	103
3 Years	322
5 Years	558
10 Years	1,236

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 4% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of equity securities with a smaller percentage of fixed-income securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		25	%		15-35	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		6	%		2-15	%
Medium-Duration Bond		10	%		5-25	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2	%		0-10	%
Global Bond		5	%		2-15	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)		40	%		25-55	%
Value Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Growth Equity		18	%		10-30	%
Small Cap Equity		4	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		25	%		10-40	%
International Equity		25	%		10-40	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		10	%		5-25	%
Real Estate Securities		4	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		6	%		2-15	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy investments in real estate, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to factors affecting the real estate market, including, among others, overbuilding, change in rental fees, limited diversification and change in law.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investing in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic stability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  16.15%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (16.82)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Growth Allocation Fund I		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS2 Class		15.09%	1.96%	6.49%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	14.31%	0.83%	5.19%	Jul. 01, 2003
GS2 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	10.12%	1.14%	5.11%	Jul. 01, 2003
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		13.60%	2.27%	6.95%	Jul. 01, 2003
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	5.02%	Jul. 01, 2003
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.05%	6.64%	Jul. 01, 2003
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	9.06%	Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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MyDestination 2035 Fund

GuideStone Funds MyDestination 2035 Fund

Investment Objective

The MyDestination 2035 Fund seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital appreciation and income.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the MyDestination 2035 Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses		MyDestination 2035 Fund GS4 Class
Management fee		0.10%
Other expenses		0.08%
Acquired Fund fees and expenses	[1]	1.09%
Total annual operating expenses		1.27%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement/recoupment	[2][3]	0.02%
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)		1.29%

    Expense Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)	MyDestination 2035 Fund GS4 Class
1 Year	131
3 Years	405
5 Years	699
10 Years	1,536

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 1% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• The Fund, through investments predominately in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), is managed to the specific retirement year included in its name by adjusting the percentage of fixed-income securities and the percentage of equity securities to become more conservative each year until reaching the year approximately 15 years after the retirement year.

• The Fund's strategy is to pursue the maximum amount of capital growth, consistent with a reasonable amount of risk, during a shareholder's pre-retirement and early retirement years, and to adjust the Fund's asset mix to increase the exposure to investments in fixed-income securities, with an emphasis on shorter duration bonds, until 15 years after the target retirement year.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets as of July 2013.

	July 2013			20 Years Before			10 Years Before			Retirement 2035(5)			5 Years After			10 Years After			15 Years After
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)(2)		12.51	%		15.25	%		24.00	%		30.00	%		37.50	%		48.50	%		58.00	%
Money Market		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Low-Duration Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		6.00	%		12.00	%		18.75	%		36.37	%		58.00	%
Medium-Duration Bond		2.63	%		3.81	%		9.60	%		12.00	%		15.00	%		9.70	%		0.00	%
Extended-Duration Bond		2.63	%		3.05	%		2.40	%		1.50	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Global Bond		7.25	%		8.39	%		6.00	%		4.50	%		3.75	%		2.43	%		0.00	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(2)(3)		46.49	%		45.45	%		44.05	%		36.00	%		30.40	%		22.00	%		15.00	%
Defensive Market Strategies		0.00	%		1.50	%		17.50	%		18.00	%		15.25	%		10.75	%		7.50	%
Equity Index		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Value Equity		19.85	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Growth Equity		19.85	%		18.83	%		11.65	%		7.96	%		6.73	%		5.02	%		3.38	%
Small Cap Equity		6.79	%		6.29	%		3.25	%		2.08	%		1.69	%		1.21	%		0.74	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(2)		31.00	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
International Equity		31.00	%		29.30	%		17.70	%		12.00	%		10.10	%		7.50	%		5.00	%
Real Return Select Funds(2)		6.67	%		6.67	%		11.25	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		20.00	%		22.00	%
Inflation Protected Bond		0.00	%		0.00	%		4.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%		12.00	%
Flexible Income		0.00	%		0.00	%		1.50	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%		5.00	%
Real Estate Securities		3.33	%		3.33	%		2.75	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%		1.00	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		3.34	%		3.34	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		4.00	%
Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy(4)		3.33	%		3.33	%		3.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		2.00	%		0.00	%

⁽¹⁾  These target allocations may include investment grade and high yield fixed-income classes and may include foreign and domestic investments.

⁽²⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽³⁾ The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities.

⁽⁴⁾  This fund is not a series of the Trust and is advised by an unaffiliated adviser.

⁽⁵⁾  The retirement year of 2035 assumes that an investor retired at age 65.  

• The Fund's assets will be transferred to the Conservative Allocation Fund approximately 15 years after the retirement year through a merger with the Conservative Allocation Fund. If such a merger is not possible, the Fund's Board of Trustees will consider other available options, including the continued operation of the Fund, merger with another Fund or termination of the Fund. The Conservative Allocation Fund seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

• The Adviser establishes the asset mix of the Fund and selects the underlying investments in which to invest using its proprietary investment process, which is based on fundamental research regarding the investment characteristics of each asset class and the Select Funds or other investments, as well as its outlook for the economy and financial markets.

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The target allocations generally are not expected to vary from those shown by more than plus or minus 15 percentage points. For example, a target allocation of 20% could vary between 5% and 35%. Although the Adviser will not generally vary beyond the 15 percentage point allocation range, the Adviser may at times determine in light of market and economic conditions that this range should be exceeded to protect the Fund or help achieve its objective. The Adviser may change the asset allocations and target ranges and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds or other investments and changes to the allocation targets.

Principal Investment Risks

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds and other investments that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investments will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by the Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in small companies, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Select Funds in which the Fund invests.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and four broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s target investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  19.35%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (22.71)%  12/2008

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns MyDestination 2035 Fund		One Year	Five Years	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		16.30%	0.95%	1.64%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	15.89%	0.43%	1.07%	Dec. 29, 2006
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1][2]	10.87%	0.59%	1.15%	Dec. 29, 2006
Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		15.86%	1.67%	2.37%	Dec. 29, 2006
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		0.43%	2.32%	3.13%	Dec. 29, 2006
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.22%	5.95%	6.11%	Dec. 29, 2006
Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.42%	2.04%	2.72%	Dec. 29, 2006
MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.83%	(2.89%)	0.12%	Dec. 29, 2006

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations.

[2] Due to the repayment provision referenced in footnote 1, the Adviser was repaid a portion of expenses previously reimbursed by the Adviser.

[3] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.20% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). The return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

[2] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Registrant Name

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GuideStone Funds

Prospectus Date

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May 01, 2013

SMALL CAP EQUITY

Risk/Return:

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Risk/Return [Heading]

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GuideStone Funds Small Cap Equity Fund

Objective [Heading]

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Investment Objective

Objective, Primary [Text Block]

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The Small Cap Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. Any income received is incidental to this objective.

Expense [Heading]

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Fees and Expenses

Expense Narrative [Text Block]

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Small Cap Equity Fund.

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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April 30, 2014

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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    Portfolio Turnover

Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 128% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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128.00%

Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

Expense Example [Heading]

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    Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Strategy [Heading]

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Principal Investment Strategies

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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• The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets and typically more) in equity securities, which may include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock, of U.S. companies that, at the time of purchase, are in the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market, generally consistent with the capitalization range of companies comprising the Russell 2000^® Index. The market capitalization range of the Russell 2000^® Index changes with market conditions and due to modifications in its member composition. As of May 31, 2013, the market capitalization in the Russell 2000^® Index ranged from $129 million to $3.3 billion. The Fund's portfolio is not limited to the stocks listed in the Russell 2000^® Index and, as such, is diversified among a large number of companies across different industries and economic sectors. Because the Fund may continue to hold a security whose market capitalization increases or decreases over time, a portion of the Fund's holdings may have market capitalizations outside the range of the Russell 2000^® Index at any given time.

• The Fund is generally diversified with respect to stocks possessing attractive fundamental values and strong growth prospects. Many of the companies in which the Fund invests retain their earnings to finance current and future growth. These companies generally pay little or no dividends.

• In addition to its investments in small capitalization stocks, the Fund invests in Russell 2000^® Index derivatives. The Russell 2000^® Index derivatives are backed by an actively managed, diversified portfolio of fixed-income investments, comprising no more than 15% of the Fund's net assets.

• The Fund may use various types of derivative instruments including, but not limited to, forward currency exchange contracts (to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies); currency futures and options thereon (to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies); interest rate swaps, floors and caps (investment purposes); credit default swaps (investment purposes); futures and options on stock indices (investment purposes); futures and options on U.S. Treasury securities (investment purposes); and currency swaps (investment purpose and to hedge against fluctuations in foreign currencies). The Fund may also use other types of derivative instruments, such as futures and options contracts, forward contracts and swap agreements as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset, to increase returns, to manage market, foreign currency and/or duration or interest rate risk, or as part of a hedging strategy.

• The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective.

• The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers, using fundamental research and quantitative analysis, select securities that they believe have favorable investment characteristics but may make investment decisions for the Fund based on an analysis of differing factors, such as revenue and earnings growth, relative valuation, business catalysts or quality of management. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

Risk [Heading]

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Principal Investment Risks

Risk Narrative [Text Block]

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• There is no guarantee that the stock market or the stocks that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund invests primarily in small companies. An investment in a smaller company may be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience, markets and product diversification.

• The Fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies through American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks trading on U.S. exchanges. These securities are subject to many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency fluctuations and political and financial instability in the home country of a particular ADR or foreign stock. In addition, securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• The Fund expects to have a high portfolio turnover rate. High turnover could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions and lower the Fund's after-tax performance.

• The Fund may invest in initial public offerings which entails special risks, including limited operating history of the issuing companies, unseasoned trading and limited liquidity.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk, the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates and the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies in the case of forward currency exchange contracts. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed-income securities held by the Fund is likely to decrease.

• The performance of the Fund will depend on how successfully its Sub-Advisers pursue its investment strategies.

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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Performance

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

Performance Availability Phone [Text]

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1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)

Performance Availability Website Address [Text]

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www.GuideStoneFunds.org

Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

Bar Chart [Heading]

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    GS4 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  22.83%  6/2003 Worst Quarter:  (25.60)%  12/2008

Performance Table Heading

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]

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After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

SMALL CAP EQUITY | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

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0.96%

Other expenses

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0.09%

Total annual operating expenses

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1.05%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.02%)

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

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1.03%

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1 Year

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$ 105

3 Years

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332

5 Years

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577

10 Years

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1,281

One Year

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15.25%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.77%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.28%

Since Inception

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5.87%

Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

SMALL CAP EQUITY | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.96%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.33%

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

1.29%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

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(0.10%)

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

1.19%

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1 Year

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121

3 Years

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399

5 Years

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698

10 Years

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$ 1,548

2003

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46.24%

2004

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14.89%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

6.37%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

11.27%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

0.87%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(37.19%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

27.93%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

27.47%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.22%

2012

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15.02%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

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Jun. 30, 2003

Highest Quarterly Return

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22.83%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

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Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

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Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

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(25.60%)

One Year

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15.02%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.61%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.13%

Since Inception

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5.71%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Aug. 27, 2001

SMALL CAP EQUITY | after taxes on distributions | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

14.12%

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Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.38%

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Ten Years

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8.23%

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Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.95%

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Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

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SMALL CAP EQUITY | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS4 Class

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

10.96%

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Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.06%

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Ten Years

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7.80%

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Since Inception

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4.76%

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Inception Date

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Aug. 27, 2001

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SMALL CAP EQUITY | Russell 2000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

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One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.35%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.56%

Ten Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10

9.72%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.54%

Inception Date

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[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total Fund operating expenses, before expense payments by broker-dealers, to 1.12% for the GS2 Class and 1.21% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of shareholder service fees attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. The "Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver and expense reimbursement)" may not equal the limits for total annual operating expenses for each Class due to indirect fees and expenses associated with investments in the GS4 Class of the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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Defensive Market Strategies Fund

GuideStone Funds Defensive Market Strategies Fund

Investment Objective

The Defensive Market Strategies Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility compared to the equity market.

Fees and Expenses

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Defensive Market Strategies Fund.

    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Operating Expenses Defensive Market Strategies Fund		GS2 Class	GS4 Class
Management fee		0.87%	0.87%
Other expenses		0.26%	0.50%
Total annual operating expenses		1.13%	1.37%
Fee waiver & expense reimbursement	[1]	(0.05%)	(0.04%)
Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)	[2]	1.08%	1.33%

    Expense Example

This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

Expense Example Defensive Market Strategies Fund (USD $)	GS2 Class	GS4 Class
1 Year	110	135
3 Years	354	430
5 Years	617	746
10 Years	1,370	1,643

    Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 304% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

• To pursue its investment objective, the Fund utilizes principal investment strategies, managed by the Fund's Sub-Advisers under the ultimate supervision of the Adviser. The principal strategies, when combined, are intended to result in the Fund obtaining investment returns consistent with the equity market, but with lower volatility when compared to the equity market. The Adviser determines the allocation of assets among the principal strategies and seeks to ensure an allocation that will allow the Fund to maintain its reduced volatility as compared to the broader market. Each Sub-Adviser is in turn responsible for investing the assets allocated to the principal strategy, or the portion of the principal strategy, for which it is responsible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.

• The principal strategies, and the range of assets that will be allocated to each, is as follows:

Principal Strategy	Range of Assets
Long Only Equity		30	%-80%
Convertible Bond		0	%-50%
Long-Short Equity		0	%-35%

• The Adviser monitors portfolio activity and reallocates assets among the Sub-Advisers as necessary in an attempt to ensure the Fund's portfolio, when viewed as a whole, is consistent with the Fund's principal investment objective. The Sub-Advisers, in managing their respective portions of the Fund's portfolio, practice different investment styles that the Adviser believes complement one another in an attempt to achieve the Fund's investment objective.

• The Long Only Equity Strategy is divided into two main components: a "value yield" component that focuses primarily on dividend paying stocks and a "U.S. defensive equity" component that focuses primarily on U.S. stocks with lower volatility compared to the broader equity market. Pursuant to the Long Only Equity Strategy, the Fund primarily invests in common stocks of U.S. companies but may also invest in common stocks of foreign companies either on a foreign exchange or through depositary receipts. The Fund may invest in common stocks of foreign companies in countries having economies and markets generally considered to be developed and, to a lesser extent, companies located in emerging markets. The Fund may also invest in preferred stocks and real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and other real estate related companies.

• The Convertible Bond Strategy involves investments in convertible securities. While the Fund has broad discretion to invest in all types of convertible securities of U.S. issuers, the Fund focuses primarily on investments in convertible bonds. These convertible securities will tend to have valuations more closely aligned with a company's bonds than common stock. The Fund may also invest in convertible securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest in obligations issued by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, banks and corporations and foreign governments, banks and corporations. The Fund may invest in both investment grade securities and high yield securities ("junk bonds") subject to a maximum of 35% of its total assets in junk bonds ("Baa" category as rated by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or the equivalent by Standard and Poor's^® or Fitch, Inc.).

• The Long-Short Equity Strategy involves a long component and a short component. The long component primarily involves investments in equity securities with a focus on growth. The short component involves making short sales of stocks. The Fund may establish short positions in stocks of companies with a market value of up to 30% of its assets pursuant to this strategy. When the Fund takes a short position, it sells at the current market price a stock that it has borrowed, in anticipation of a decline in the market price of the stock. The Fund intends to reinvest the proceeds from its short sales by taking additional long positions in stocks. This investment technique is known as "leverage," which increases risk and may magnify the Fund's gains or losses.

• The Fund may hold up to 20% of its assets in obligations denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and may invest beyond this limit when considering U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers.

• The Fund may use forward currency exchange contracts, options and futures on stock indices and equity swap agreements to gain exposure to foreign markets and currencies. The Fund may also use other types of derivative instruments, such as futures, options and forward contracts as a substitute for investing directly in an underlying asset, to increase return, to manage foreign currency risk, to hedge against losses or as an alternative to selling a security short.

• The Fund may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective.

Principal Investment Risks

• There is no guarantee that securities that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor in this Fund should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value.

• The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective depends, in part, on the ability of the Adviser to allocate assets effectively among the Sub-Advisers overseeing the Fund's principal strategies. There can be no assurance that the actual allocations will achieve the Fund's investment objective. Similarly, there is no guarantee that the principal strategies will work effectively together to achieve the Fund's investment objective or that a principal strategy will be effective in achieving its individual objectives.

• Stocks generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline significantly over short time periods. There is a chance that stock prices overall will decline because stock markets tend to move in cycles with periods of rising and falling prices. The market value of a stock may fall due to general market declines or because of factors related to the issuing company or its industry.

• Short sales involve selling a security the Fund does not own in anticipation that the security will decline in price. The Fund will suffer a loss if it sells a security short and the value of the security rises rather than falls. Short sales expose the Fund to the risk that it will be required to buy the security sold short (also known as "covering" the short position) at a time when the security has appreciated in value, thus resulting in a loss to the Fund. The Fund's potential loss on a short position is limited only by the maximum attainable price of the security less the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Therefore, in theory, stocks sold short have unlimited risk. The Fund's use of short sales in effect "leverages" the Fund.

• The Fund is subject to leverage risk. Leveraging occurs when the Fund increases its assets available for investment using borrowings or similar transactions. Due to the fact that short sales involve borrowing securities and selling them, the Fund's short sales effectively leverage the Fund's assets. The use of leverage, including short sales and other forms of leveraging such as engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, lending portfolio securities, entering into futures contracts and engaging in forward commitment transactions, may magnify the Fund's gains or losses. Leverage also creates interest expense that may lower the Fund's overall returns.

• Although the Fund will not concentrate in any particular industry, it may be heavily invested in a particular economic sector. If the Fund focuses on one or a few sectors, its performance is likely to be disproportionately affected by factors influencing that sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if a sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector often change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies.

• Obligations or securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Preferred stock represents an equity interest in a company that generally entitles the holder to receive dividends and a fixed share of the proceeds from the company's liquidation. Preferred stock is subject to issuer-specific and market risk applicable generally to equity securities.

• REITs may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying properties they own and may be affected by the quality of any credit they extend. REITs are dependent upon management skills and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, defaults by borrowers and self-liquidation. The value of REITs may be more sensitive to high or rising interest rates and may decline in value as a result, or become less attractive investments.

• The value of fixed-income securities held by the Fund will fluctuate in response to interest rates and other economic factors. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer including its credit standing and general economic conditions.

• In addition to the interest rate and credit risks applicable to fixed-income securities, a convertible security's market value also tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price approaches or is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price."

• The Fund is subject to the risk that REITs and other real estate related companies share prices overall will decline over short or even long periods because of rising interest rates. During periods of high interest rates, REITs and other real estate related companies may lose appeal for investors who may be able to obtain higher yields from other income-producing investments. High interest rates may also mean that financing from property purchases and improvements is more costly and difficult to obtain.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by the Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• High yield securities ("junk bonds") involve greater risks of default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk, the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates and the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currencies in the case of forward currency exchange contracts. The use of certain derivatives may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• The Fund might not be able to sell a security promptly and at an acceptable price, which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the Fund's liquidity.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investment held by the Fund. Sub-Advisers may make currency investment decisions independent of their underlying security selections.

• The Fund expects to have a high portfolio turnover rate due to short-term trading. High turnover could produce higher transaction costs and taxable distributions and lower the Fund's after-tax performance.

Performance

The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS4 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS4 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a broad-based market index during the same periods.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

    GS4 Class Annual Total Return year ended 12/31

Best Quarter:  6.12%  12/2011 Worst Quarter:  (0.48)%  6/2012

    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

Average Annual Total Returns Defensive Market Strategies Fund		One Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
GS4 Class		8.57%	8.28%	Sep. 01, 2011
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions	[1]	7.36%	7.33%	Sep. 01, 2011
GS4 Class after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares	[1]	5.99%	6.67%	Sep. 01, 2011
GS2 Class		8.93%	8.62%	Sep. 01, 2011
S&P 500® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		16.00%	15.08%	Sep. 01, 2011

[1] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit total annual operating expenses to 0.99% for the GS2 Class and 1.25% for the GS4 Class (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. The "Fee waiver and expense reimbursement" may also include the waiver of a shareholder service fee attributable to the Fund's cash balances invested in the Money Market Fund. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[2] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current expenses.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs"). After-tax returns are shown for only the GS4 Class. After-tax returns for the GS2 Class will vary.

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GuideStone Funds Conservative Allocation Fund I

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The Conservative Allocation Fund I seeks current income and modest capital appreciation.

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This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Conservative Allocation Fund I.

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    Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

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April 30, 2014

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    Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 8% of the average value of its portfolio.

Portfolio Turnover, Rate

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The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund’s revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

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    Expense Example

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This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

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Principal Investment Strategies

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• The Fund, through investments in the GuideStone Funds Select Funds ("Select Funds"), combines a greater percentage of fixed-income securities with a smaller percentage of equity securities.

• The Adviser uses the following target and potential ranges in allocating the Fund's assets among the Select Funds.

	Target			Range
Fixed Income Select Funds(1)		58	%		45-75	%
Money Market		2	%		0-10	%
Low-Duration Bond		56	%		45-70	%
U.S. Equity Select Funds(1)(2)		15	%		5-25	%
Defensive Market Strategies		8	%		2-20	%
Value Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Growth Equity		3	%		0-10	%
Small Cap Equity		1	%		0-10	%
Non-U.S. Equity Select Fund(1)		5	%		2-15	%
International Equity		5	%		2-15	%
Real Return Select Funds(1)		22	%		10-35	%
Inflation Protected Bond		12	%		5-25	%
Flexible Income		5	%		2-15	%
Real Estate Securities		1	%		0-10	%
Global Natural Resources Equity		4	%		0-10	%

⁽¹⁾  All asset classes include a Fund or Funds which may invest a portion of its or their assets in derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The U.S. Equity Select Funds asset class includes the Defensive Market Strategies Fund which may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income and convertible securities. 

• Target allocations represent the Fund's current target for investments in the Select Funds. Actual allocations may differ from the target due to market fluctuations and other factors. The Adviser may change these target allocations and ranges from time to time and may add or eliminate new or existing Select Funds or other investments without shareholder approval.

• The Fund will rebalance its assets from time to time to adjust for changes in the values of the underlying Select Funds.

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Principal Investment Risks

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• The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the share prices of the Select Funds that it owns. There is no guarantee that the Select Funds or the underlying investments made by the Select Funds will increase in value. Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy bonds and other fixed-income securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates rise, the prices of fixed-income securities fall and vice versa. Other factors may affect fixed-income securities, such as financial conditions of a particular issuer and general economic conditions. The yield earned by a Select Fund will also vary with changes in interest rates and other economic factors.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in fixed-income securities with longer durations, the Fund's investments in those Select Funds may be more sensitive to changes in interest rates. Duration measures the expected life of a fixed-income security and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the Select Fund's dollar-weighted average duration, the more sensitive that Select Fund will be to interest rate changes as compared to funds with shorter dollar-weighted average durations.

• There is a risk that the issuer of a fixed-income investment owned by a Select Fund may fail to pay interest or even principal due in a timely manner or at all.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in high yield securities ("junk bonds"), the Fund will be subject to risks that the junk bonds may default and are more volatile than bonds rated investment grade. Issuers of these bonds may be more sensitive to economic downturns and may be unable to make timely interest or principal payments. The Fund's value could be hurt by price declines due to actual or perceived changes in an issuer's ability to make such payments.

• Not all obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury; some are backed only by the credit of the issuing agency or instrumentality. For instance, obligations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury but are backed by the credit of the federal agencies or government sponsored entities. Accordingly, there may be some risk of default by the issuer in such cases.

• Because the interest and/or principal payments on an inflation-indexed bond are adjusted periodically for changes in inflation, the income distributed by the Fund may fluctuate considerable more than the income distributions of a typical bond fund. Income fluctuations associated with changes in interest rates may be low; however, income fluctuations associated with changes in inflation may be high. In periods of extreme deflation, the Fund may have no income to distribute.

• Although some issuers of the inflation-indexed securities guarantee to pay at least the original principal value of any inflation-indexed bond it issues, other issuers may not offer the same guarantee. As a result, some inflation-indexed securities held by the Fund may suffer a loss of principal as well as lower income during periods of sustained deflation.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in senior secured and unsecured floating rate loans ("Senior Loans"), the Fund will be exposed to the risk that a court could subordinate a Senior Loan, which typically holds the most senior position in the issuer's capital structure, to presently existing or future indebtedness or take other action detrimental to the holders of Senior Loans. In addition, the Fund's exposure to Senior Loans may heighten the Fund's collateral and liquidity risks. There is a risk that the value of the collateral securing a Senior Loan may decline after investment and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed. Regarding liquidity risk, Senior Loans may not have an active trading market and are generally subject to restrictions on transfer, so they may not be sold at a time when it is desirable to do so or may only be sold at prices that are less than what is thought to be their fair value.

• To the extent that the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in derivatives, it is exposed to derivative risk. Derivatives are subject to the risk of changes in the market price of the underlying securities, credit risk with respect to the counterparty to the derivative instruments, correlation risk and the risk of loss due to changes in interest rates. The use of certain derivatives by the underlying Select Funds may also have a leveraging effect which may increase the volatility of the Fund and may reduce its returns.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that buy stocks and other equity securities, the Fund's value will fluctuate due to business developments concerning a particular issuer, industry or country, as well as general market and economic conditions.

• There is a risk that value-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, value stocks have tended to lag the overall stock market during rising markets and to outperform it during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of value stocks and the stock market).

• There is a risk that growth-oriented investments may not perform as well as the rest of the U.S. stock market as a whole. In the past, growth stocks have tended to outperform the overall stock market during rising markets and to lag during periods of flat or declining markets (although no guarantee may be made with respect to the future performance of growth stocks and the stock market).

• Because the Fund owns a Select Fund that invests in natural resources companies, the Fund will be exposed to certain risks associated with those industries. Natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. The securities of companies in the natural resources sector may experience more price volatility than securities of companies in other industries.

• Because the Fund owns Select Funds that invest in foreign issuers, the Fund is subject to risks presented by investments in such issuers. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions, or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk.

• Investment by a Select Fund in emerging markets involves even greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability.

• Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments.

• Because the Fund indirectly pays a portion of the expenses incurred by the Select Funds in which it invests, in addition to paying its own expenses, the overall cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than investing in the individual Select Funds directly.

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Therefore, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods. The Composite Index shows how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests. (The Composite Index corresponds to the Fund’s percentage allocations to the underlying asset classes as represented by the Fund’s investment in the Select Funds.) The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index, Russell 3000^® Index and MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index are provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities that are closer to those in which the Fund invests.

The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available on the Funds’ website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).

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The following bar chart and table illustrate the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and the annual total returns of the Fund’s GS2 Class shares. The table provides some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing how the Fund’s GS2 Class returns, both before and after taxes, averaged over certain periods of time, compare to the performance of a composite index and three broad-based market indices during the same periods.

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The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.

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    GS2 Class Annual Total Return years ended 12/31

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Best Quarter:  8.06%  6/2009 Worst Quarter:  (5.81)%  12/2008

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    Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/12

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After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.

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Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”).

Performance Table Explanation after Tax Higher

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Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

Conservative Allocation Fund I | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

Management fee

rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets

0.10%

Other expenses

rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets

0.11%

Acquired Fund fees and expenses

rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets

0.61%

^[1]

Total annual operating expenses

rr_ExpensesOverAssets

0.82%

Fee waiver & expense reimbursement

rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets

(0.06%)

^[2]

Total annual operating expenses (after fee waiver & expense reimbursement)

rr_NetExpensesOverAssets

0.76%

1 Year

rr_ExpenseExampleYear01

$ 78

3 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear03

256

5 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear05

449

10 Years

rr_ExpenseExampleYear10

$ 1,008

2004

rr_AnnualReturn2004

4.77%

2005

rr_AnnualReturn2005

3.46%

2006

rr_AnnualReturn2006

6.21%

2007

rr_AnnualReturn2007

6.55%

2008

rr_AnnualReturn2008

(12.98%)

2009

rr_AnnualReturn2009

17.13%

2010

rr_AnnualReturn2010

7.25%

2011

rr_AnnualReturn2011

1.92%

2012

rr_AnnualReturn2012

7.07%

Highest Quarterly Return, Label

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Best Quarter:

Highest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate

Jun. 30, 2009

Highest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn

8.06%

Lowest Quarterly Return, Label

rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel

Worst Quarter:

Lowest Quarterly Return, Date

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate

Dec. 31, 2008

Lowest Quarterly Return

rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn

(5.81%)

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

7.07%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.59%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.56%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Conservative Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

6.19%

^[3]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[3]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.16%

^[3]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

^[3]

Conservative Allocation Fund I | after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares | GS2 Class

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

4.69%

^[3],[4]

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.44%

^[3],[4]

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

3.18%

^[3],[4]

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

^[3],[4]

Conservative Allocation Fund I | Composite Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

5.41%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

3.19%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

4.57%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Conservative Allocation Fund I | Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

0.43%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.32%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

2.72%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Conservative Allocation Fund I | Russell 3000® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.42%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

2.05%

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

6.64%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

Conservative Allocation Fund I | MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Ex-U.S. Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)

Risk/Return:

rr_RiskReturnAbstract

One Year

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01

16.83%

Five Years

rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05

(2.89%)

Since Inception

rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception

9.06%

Inception Date

rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate

Jul. 01, 2003

[1] The expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current Acquired Fund fees and expenses based on the Fund's revised target allocations among the Select Funds.

[2] The Adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit direct Fund operating expenses to 0.15% (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses, acquired Fund fees and expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the short sales of securities). This contractual waiver and reimbursement applies to direct Fund operating expenses only and, should it be needed, will remain in place until April 30, 2014. If expenses fall below the levels noted above within three years after the Adviser has made such a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may repay the Adviser so long as the repayment does not cause the Fund to exceed its expense limitation during the year in which the repayment is made and the expense limitation in place during the year in which the waivers were originally incurred. This contractual waiver and reimbursement can only be terminated by the GuideStone Funds' Board of Trustees.

[3] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown and are not relevant if you hold your shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts ("IRAs").

[4] Returns may be higher than other returns for the same period due to a tax benefit of realizing a capital loss on the sale of Fund shares.

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	GuideStone Funds
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	May 01, 2013
Global Natural Resources Equity Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	GuideStone Funds Global Natural Resources Equity Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The Global Natural Resources Equity Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Global Natural Resources Equity Fund.
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the total annual Fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Portfolio turnover rate for the Fund’s last fiscal year is not provided because the Fund has not commenced operations prior to the date of this Prospectus.
Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_OtherExpensesNewFundBasedOnEstimates	Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, Based on Estimates [Text]	rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesBasedOnEstimates	Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Expense Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	This example is meant to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Finally, the example assumes that all dividends and other distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any,) in equity securities, which may include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock, of companies considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries and natural resources related sectors or that supply goods, technology and services to such companies. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers from a number of different countries, including the United States. The Fund's portfolio is diversified among a number of companies across different industries and capitalization ranges. Companies in natural resources industries include companies to be principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of natural resources; the development of technologies for the production or efficient use of natural resources; or the furnishing of related supplies or services. For these purposes, "natural resources" generally includes, but is not limited to: energy (such as utilities, producers/developers, refiners, service/ drilling), alternative energy (such as uranium, coal, hydrogen, wind, solar, fuel cells), industrial products (such as building materials, cement, packaging, chemicals, supporting transport and machinery), forest products (such as lumber, plywood, pulp, paper, newsprint, tissue), base metals (such as aluminum, copper, nickel, zinc, iron ore and steel), precious metals and minerals (such as gold, silver, platinum, diamonds), and agricultural products (grains and other foods, seeds, fertilizers, water). A particular company will be considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries if at the time of investment at least 50% of the company's assets, gross income, cash flow or net profits is committed to, or derived from, those industries. A company will also be considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries if the company has the potential for capital appreciation primarily as a result of particular products, technology, patents or other market advantages in natural resources industries. The Fund may invest in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world and in countries having economies and markets generally considered to be developed, but may also invest in equity securities of foreign companies located in emerging markets. Although the Fund has the flexibility to invest a significant portion of its assets in one country or region, it generally intends to remain diversified across countries and geographical regions. The Fund may invest in a company principally engaged in precious metal-related activities, which is one that derives at least 50% of its revenues from the exploration, mining or processing of or dealing in precious metals. The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Depending on market conditions, the Fund may at times, but will not necessarily, hold up to 20% of its assets in cash and cash equivalents, which could limit the ability of the Fund to meet its investment objectives. The Fund uses a multi-manager approach, using two or more Sub-Advisers that each manages a portion of its portfolio under the oversight of the Adviser. The Sub-Advisers, in managing their respective portions of the Fund's portfolio, practice different investment styles that the Adviser believes complement one another. The Adviser recommends sub-adviser selections to the board of trustees based on a variety of qualitative and quantitative factors in an attempt to maximize return across the entire portfolio, while minimizing risk to the extent possible. Buy and sell decisions are made at the discretion of each individual Sub-Adviser with regard to the portion of the Fund's portfolio that they manage in accordance with their investment strategies and processes.
Strategy Portfolio Concentration [Text]	rr_StrategyPortfolioConcentration	The Fund invests mainly (at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any,) in equity securities, which may include stock, stock futures, rights, warrants or securities convertible into stock, of companies considered to be principally engaged in natural resources industries and natural resources related sectors or that supply goods, technology and services to such companies.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Investment Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	There is no guarantee that securities that the Fund buys will increase in value. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund's value will go up and down in response to changes in the market value of its investments. Market value will change due to business developments concerning a particular issuer or industry, as well as general market and economic conditions. An investor should be able to accept significant short-term fluctuations in value. Investment in companies in natural resources industries may be significantly affected by (often rapid) changes in supply of, or demand for, various natural resources. They may also be affected by changes in energy prices, international political and economic developments (such as political events affecting access to natural resources), environmental incidents, energy conservation, depletion of natural resources, the success of exploration projects, commodity prices and tax and other government regulations. Concentrating investments in the natural resources sector increases the risk of loss because the securities of many or all of the companies in the sector may decline in value due to developments adversely affecting the sector, including market, economic, political or regulatory developments. The Fund's performance may also suffer if the sector does not perform as well as the Sub-Advisers expected. Prices of securities in the same sector may change collectively regardless of the merits of individual companies. The Fund may be susceptible to financial, economic, political and/or market events, as well as government regulation, impacting the gold industry. Fluctuations in the price of gold may dramatically affect the profitability of companies in the gold industry. The Fund's investments in companies engaged in precious metal-related activities may be significantly affected by developments in the precious metals industries and may be linked to the prices of gold and silver, or other precious metals. These prices can be influenced by a variety of global economic, financial and political factors and may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time and be more volatile than other types of investments. Economic, political or other conditions affecting one or more of the major sources of gold and silver could have a substantial effect on supply and demand in countries throughout the world. Additionally, the majority of such producers are domiciled in a limited number of countries. Moreover, companies engaged in precious metal-related activities also face risks related to their operations that may affect overall profitability. These risks include the uncertainty and cost of mineral exploration and acquisitions and the uncertainties and unexpected problems and delays in developing mines. In addition, the business of mining precious metals is subject to numerous risks that could adversely impact such companies. These risks include environmental hazards, industrial accidents, underground fires, labor disputes, unexpected geological formations, availability of appropriately skilled persons, unanticipated ground and water conditions, fall of ground accidents, legal and regulatory restrictions and seismic activity. Securities of foreign issuers may be negatively affected by political events, economic conditions or inefficient, illiquid or unregulated markets in foreign countries. Foreign issuers may be subject to inadequate regulatory or accounting standards, which may increase investment risk. Investing in emerging markets involves greater risks than investing in more developed foreign markets because, among other things, emerging markets often have more political and economic instability. Changes in currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively affect the values of foreign investments held by the Fund. Sub-Advisers may make currency investment decisions independent of their underlying stock selections. Medium-sized company stocks have historically been subject to greater investment risk than larger-company stocks. The risks generally associated with these companies include more limited product lines, markets and financial resources, lack of management depth or experience, dependency on key personnel and vulnerability to adverse market and economic developments. Accordingly, the prices of medium-sized company stocks tend to be more volatile than prices of large-company stocks. An investment in small- and micro-cap companies may involve greater risk and be more volatile and less liquid than an investment in a larger company. Small companies generally are more sensitive to adverse business and economic conditions than larger, more established companies. Small companies may have limited financial resources, management experience and market diversification. The Fund's investment in another investment company may subject the Fund indirectly to the underlying risks of the investment company. The Fund also will bear it share of the underlying investment company's fees and expenses, which are in addition to the Fund's own fees and expenses. To the extent that the Fund holds assets in cash and cash equivalents and not in the investments described, the ability of the Fund to meet its objective may be limited. Fund performance is dependent upon the success of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers in implementing the Fund's investment strategies in pursuit of the Fund's investment objective. To a significant extent, the Fund's performance will depend on the success of the Adviser's methodology in allocating the Fund's assets to Sub-Advisers and its selection and oversight of the Sub-Advisers. The Sub-Advisers' investment styles may not always be complementary, which could adversely affect the performance of the Fund.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance. Once it has a full calendar year of performance, total return information will be presented. Updated performance information is available on the Fund's website at www.GuideStoneFunds.org or by calling 1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433).
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The Fund is new and does not have a full calendar year of performance.
Performance Availability Phone [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone	1-888-98-GUIDE (1-888-984-8433)
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.GuideStoneFunds.org
Global Natural Resources Equity Fund | GS4 Class
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management fee	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.05%
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.35%	[1]
Total annual operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	1.40%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 143
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	$ 443

[1] Other expenses and acquired Fund fees and expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.