Ronnie Floyd

Ronnie Floyd
Ronnie Floyd
Church	Cross Church
Personal details
Born	Ronald Wayne Floyd; November 11, 1955 (age 68); Gonzales, Texas
Nationality	American
Denomination	Baptist (Southern Baptist Convention)
Spouse	Jeana Floyd
Children	2
Occupation	Chief Executive Officer, Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (2019-2021); Pastor, Cross Church (1986-2019); President, Southern Baptist Convention (2014-16);
Alma mater	B.S., Howard Payne University ; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ; D.Min., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Ronald Wayne Floyd (born November 11, 1955) is an American Baptist pastor, and a former Southern Baptist executive. Ronnie was the Senior Pastor of Cross Church (formerly called First Baptist Springdale), a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Northwest Arkansas, and served as the 61st president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2014-2016. He 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. His resignation on October 14, 2021 coincided with mounting pressure in the wake of the SBC sexual abuse scandal. ^[1]

^ "Ronnie Floyd resigns as Southern Baptist Executive Committee president amid sex abuse investigation fight". The Washington Post. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

[1] "Ronnie Floyd resigns as Southern Baptist Executive Committee president amid sex abuse investigation fight". The Washington Post. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

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