Ronnie Floyd

Ronnie Wayne Floyd (born 11 November 1955) is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Springdale in Springdale, Arkansas, USA and of its second campus the The Church At Pinnacle Hills in Rogers, Arkansas, both "megachurches". On Jan. 16, 2011, a third campus was launched in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the three campuses officially changed their names to CrossChurch. He has appeared on many television and radio programs and has written several books.^[1]

Early career

Floyd was born on 11 November 1955 in Gonzales, Texas.^[2] He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard Payne University in 1978, then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he obtained an Master of Divinity in 1980 and a Doctor of Ministry in 1983.^[2] He was a pastor at First Baptist Churches in Cherokee, Texas (1976-1978), Milford, Texas (1978-1981), Palacios, Texas (1981-1984) and Nederland, Texas (1984-1986).^[2]

Senior pastor

Floyd became Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Springdale in 1986 and senior pastor of The Church at Pinnacle Hills when that extension to the Springdale church was established in 2001.^[1] He has been described as a fundamentalist, a member of the "conservative resurgence" that took control of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) during the 1980s. In 1989 he was a candidate to become president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, but was defeated by the more moderate Mike Huckabee. Floyd later became chairman of the SBC Executive Committee (1995-1997) and president of the SBC Pastors Conference (1997).^[3]

In July 2004 Floyd appeared on nationwide television urging people to "vote God". Although he claimed he was not endorsing any one candidate in the Presidential election campaign then under way, he seemed to be clearly endorsing George W. Bush over John Kerry. If so, this would jeopardize his church's tax-exempt status.^[4]

In May 2006 Floyd was nominated by the SBC's inerrantist leaders as a candidate to become President of the SBC. Some conservative Southern Baptists criticized the nomination since the election process did not seem open, and Floyd's churches had only given a small percentage of their undesignated receipts to the SBC Cooperative Program.^[5] In 2007 he joined the 30-member Faith and Family Values Coalition organized by Mike Huckabee.^[3] In May 2010 the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force chaired by Floyd issued a report pressing for a revival of evangelism in the face of declining baptisms and outlining new responsibilities for Southern Baptist mission organizations.^[6] At their annual meeting in June 2010 the members of the Southern Baptist Convention overwhelming endorsed the report.^[7] However the President and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, Morris Chapman, disagreed with some of the task force findings and issued a list of alternate recommendations to those given by the task force.^[8]

Bibliography

• Ronnie Floyd (1983). Implementing a theology of stewardship that will build a biblical attitude of giving in the local Southern Baptist church. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1988). Coping with life in a confused world. Spirit Publications. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1993). Reconnecting: How to Renew and Preserve the 3 Vital Elements of a Powerful Spiritual Life. Broadman & Holman. ISBN 0805460888. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1994). Choices: Making Sure Your Everyday Decisions Move You Closer to God. Broadman & Holman. ISBN 0805461523. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1996). God's Gateway to Supernatural Power. B&H Publishing Group. ISBN 0805492968. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1997). The Meaning of a Man: Discovering Your Destiny as a Spiritual Champion. B&H Publishing Group. ISBN 0805463488. 
• Ronnie Floyd (1999). How to Pray. Thomas Nelson Inc. ISBN 0849937469. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2000). Life on fire: radical disciplines for ordinary living. Thomas Nelson Incorporated. ISBN 0849937485. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). The gay agenda: it's dividing the family, the church, and a nation. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215828. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated For Teens. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215860. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated For Women. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215836. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated For Men. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215844. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated For Finances. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215879. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated For Parents. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215887. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2004). Family Life Illustrated for Marriage. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892215852. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2005). Family Life Illustrated Study Guide. New Leaf Pr. ISBN 0892215992. 
• Ronnie Floyd, Ronnie Floyd (2005). Finding the Favor of God: A Discovery That Will Change Your Life. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892216190. 
• Ronnie Floyd (2006). 10 Things Every Minister Needs to Know. New Leaf Publishing Group. ISBN 0892216557. 
• Ronnie Floyd, Bill Bright (2010). The Power of Prayer and Fasting: God's Gateway to Spiritual Breakthroughs (revised & expanded from 1997 edition). B&H Publishing Group. ISBN 0805464832. 

See Also

• Southern Baptist Convention
• List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people

References