COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Immediate past Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd has been appointed president of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, the organization announced Aug. 22.
Floyd, who will continue to serve as pastor of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, wrote in a blog post announcing his latest ministry assignment, “America’s greatest need today is to experience the next Great Spiritual Awakening.
We know that no great movement of God ever occurs that is not preceded by the extraordinary prayer of God’s people.”
The role of president is new for the National Day of Prayer Task Force. Previously, leadership came from the office of chairman, a role filled since May 2016 by Anne Graham Lotz. With input from Lotz and others, the board developed the office of president. Lotz will continue to serve through May 2018.
As National Day of Prayer president, Floyd will oversee mobilization of individuals, churches, denominations and organizations to participate in ongoing prayer for America, culminating in the annual National Day of Prayer emphasis in May.
Congress established the National Day of Prayer in 1952, and a 1988 law designated the first Thursday in May as a national day of prayer. In 2017 some 2 million people participated in more than 30,000 events in all 50 states. (BP)
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