Dr. Ronnie Floyd founded the Cross Church School of Ministry in 2013 to help those called to spiritual leadership. As a one-year program, students function as active members of the Cross Church ministry team, gaining practical experience in areas like outreach development and administrative leadership. Students receive mentorship from an assigned Cross Church minister, who guides them as they learn by doing and supports them to use their skills without fear of failure. Mentors also meet with students weekly in an Oxford-style learning environment to discuss experiences and engage in further professional learning.

1. About the Cross Church
School of Ministry
Ronnie Floyd

2. About the
Cross Church
School of
Ministry
 Dr. Ronnie Floyd, senior pastor of Cross Church in Arkansas, stands
out as an active participant in the Southern Baptist Convention's
mission to invest in people and spread the Gospel. In 2013, Dr.
Ronnie Floyd founded the Cross Church School of Ministry to help
those called to spiritual leadership.

3. About the
Cross Church
School of
Ministry
 As a one-year program, the Cross Church School of Ministry
functions much as residency does in the medical field. Those who
have chosen ministry as their vocation are welcome to come and
enhance their formal education with practical experience.
Program participants function as active members of the Cross
Church ministry team and take on all responsibilities such as
outreach development and the administrative leadership.

4. About the
Cross Church
School of
Ministry
 In undertaking these duties, students in the School of Ministry
receive the support of an assigned Cross Church minister as
mentor. These mentors are able to guide the students and support
them as they learn by doing, giving them the chance to use their
skills without fear of failure. The mentorship relationship also
includes an Oxford-style learning environment, where students
meet with mentors for a round-table discussion once per week.
This allows students to reflect on their experiences and engage
their minds in the next stage of their professional learning.