[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10051]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WELCOMING REVEREND DR. RONNIE FLOYD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Womack) is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. WOMACK. Madam Speaker, it is a personal honor this morning to 
welcome to the House Chamber the Reverend Dr. Ronnie Floyd, elected 
this week president of the Southern Baptist Convention in Baltimore.
  Dr. Floyd is the senior pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, 
a multicampus ministry in one of America's fastest growing regions. His 
commitment to evangelism, discipleship, and the advancement of the 
Gospel to America and the world is remarkable.
  He has authored a number of books, founded and hosts a 
businessperson's luncheon called The Summit, and has been a strategic 
leader in the Southern Baptist Convention for decades.
  His lovely wife, Jeana, joins us in the gallery today, as does his 
son, Nick, himself an associate pastor at Cross Church, and his 
beautiful wife, Meredith. His other son, Josh, is a championship 
football coach who just took the head coaching position with Hewitt-
Trussville High School in Birmingham, Alabama.
  He is a dynamic leader, a dynamic visionary, and minister. I am proud 
to call him president of the Southern Baptist Convention. But more than 
anything, Madam Speaker, I am proud to call him my pastor and friend.

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