JACKSON, Tenn. — Dec. 10, 2020 — Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention鈥檚 Executive Committee, will deliver the commencement address as part of 51社区鈥檚 December graduation ceremony Dec. 12 at Oman Arena.
About 285 students will receive their degrees during the ceremony that begins at 10 a.m. All seating will be socially distanced, and graduates and guests will be asked to wear masks.
Floyd was pastor of five churches over a span of 43 years, the last 32 of which were as senior pastor of Cross Church in Springdale, Ark. He was elected to lead the SBC鈥檚 Executive Committee in 2019.
He graduated from Howard Payne University and completed his master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Floyd is the author of more than 20 books.
He and his wife Jeana have been married for 42 years. They have two sons and seven grandchildren.
The commencement ceremony will be streamed live at .