Ronald Wayne Floyd was born on November 11,1955 and is an American Baptist pastor, and a former Southern Baptist executive.
15 Facts About Ronnie Floyd
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Ronnie Floyd resigned his post as Senior Pastor in 2019 to become the full-time CEO of the Southern Baptist Executive Committee and run the day-to-day operations of the denomination.
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Ronnie Floyd was born on 11 November 1955 in Gonzales, Texas.
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Ronnie Floyd obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard Payne University in 1978, then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he obtained a Master of Divinity in 1980 and a Doctor of Ministry in 1983.
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Ronnie Floyd was a pastor at First Baptist churches in Cherokee, Texas, Milford, Texas, Palacios, Texas and Nederland, Texas.
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Ronnie Floyd became Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Springdale in northwestern Arkansas, USA, in 1986.
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In 2001, Ronnie Floyd led his congregation in the building and opening of a second campus, The Church at Pinnacle Hills in Rogers, Arkansas.
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Ronnie Floyd is the founder of the Cross Church School of Ministry, a one-year residential ministry school that prepares students for life, ministry, and global evangelism.
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Ronnie Floyd is the founder and host of the Summit, a weekly lunch seminar for Northwest Arkansas businesspersons which hosts renowned guest speakers.
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Ronnie Floyd became chairman of the SBC Executive Committee and president of the SBC Pastors Conference.
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On June 10,2014, Ronnie Floyd was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the SBC's annual gathering held in Baltimore.
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Ronnie Floyd served as SBC President until June 15,2016 when Dr Steve Gaines was elected.
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Ronnie Floyd's leadership was marked by yet another unprecedented milestone for the Southern Baptist Convention when he and the Executive Committee trustees failed to fully comply with the directive of the Convention's delegates when, amidst calls for his removal and a tumultuous trustee meeting, Ronnie Floyd's resistance to complete transparency and participation in the commissioned abuse task force was supported by the Executive Committee trustees.
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In June 2016, Ronnie Floyd was tapped by then-candidate Donald Trump to serve on an advisory board of evangelical leaders.
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Ronnie Floyd had previously announced that he would not endorse Trump for President and had concerns about some of the candidate's comments, but he believed there was "too much at stake" to refrain from voting or to turn down the opportunity to attempt to influence a possible future president.