What Others Are Saying About “FORWARD: 7 Distinguishing Marks For Future Leaders”

Ten days ago, my newest book was released. It is entitled FORWARD: 7 Distinguishing Marks For Future Leaders. This is a book about how leadership will look in the future.

I thought it might encourage you to know what others are saying about FORWARD. It is available at Amazon.com or your favorite book retailer in print and e-reader versions.

Ronnie Floyd has been a mentor and friend of mine for over fifteen years, I have watched and learned so much about leading and development of leaders which I use daily in my life and work as a football coach. He does a great job of clearly communicating the traits that are so valuable.

Gus Malzahn, Head Football Coach, Auburn University

In Forward, Ronnie expertly illustrates seven leadership characteristics that when unpacked and applied will propel your leadership to new heights and position you as a leader to accomplish more than you ever thought possible.

Donnie Smith, President and CEO, Tyson Foods

Anyone who knows Ronnie Floyd knows that he is a leader’s leader. In this short but compelling piece, you get a glimpse of what makes him so effective: character, formed by confidence in God’s Word; humility, shaped by the gospel; and vision, inspired by the urgency of the mission. He not only gets things done, he inspires scores of leaders to come along with him. And what better measure is there of leadership?

J.D. Greear, Ph.D., Author of Jesus, Continued . . . Why the Spirit Inside You Is Better Than Jesus Beside You and Gospel: Recovering the Power that Made Christianity Revolutionary

Where are the leaders in the world today? What kind of leader needs to emerge in the future to lead our nation’s government, schools, businesses, and churches? Ronnie Floyd answers this question in his new book Forward. Every leader and want to be leader needs to read this book.

Dr. Tony Evans, President, The Urban Alternative and Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship

My pastor and friend Ronnie Floyd brings to us words that affirm how we are moving forward as well as “pushing us out of the nest” in order to fly with purpose and direction. Forward reinforces that we are to be visionaries with our eye on the goal, not allowing us to be derailed by matters or things that take one off course. Forward is not the natural approach towards leadership but rather God’s way.

Johnelle Hunt, Co-Founder, J.B. Hunt Transport

Some people talk about leadership; Ronnie Floyd exudes and exemplifies it. His new book, Forward, 7 Distinguishing Marks for Future Leaders provides insights from a man who is not a good observer of leadership, but a model of it. His impact on the nation as pastor of one of America’s most dynamic churches as well as in his role as President of the Southern Baptist Convention is eclipsed only by the less visible, but perhaps more significant leadership as a man of personal and intense prayer and devotion. He has long been able to balance a highly visible and public role as a national leader with the quiet and “behind the curtain” role of a humble servant of God.

Mike Huckabee, Former Governor of Arkansas and talk show host

Dr. Ronnie Floyd is a wonderful leader and a prayer warrior whom so many admire. It’s great to see he’s taking the lessons he has learned and is passing them along to a new generation.

Roma Downey, Actress and Producer and President, LightWorkers Media

Insightful and powerful . . . Pastor Floyd drills straight to the heart of the issue. It is time for the emergence of a different brand of leader in this country. Forward provides an inspirational message of faith and vision . . . no matter what your field.

Bill Simon, President and CEO, Walmart, US 2010–2014

Evangelical pastors and ministry directors must be committed to compelling, biblical leadership. Ronnie Floyd is a man of unparalleled experience as a leader. He has demonstrated an unswerving commitment to the Great Commission and to the type of personal integrity that characterizes good leadership. Forward is a tremendous resource for those who aspire to God-honoring ministry.

Albert Mohler Jr., President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

This book will help you think through leadership for a new generation, guided by one of the church’s most respected and influential leaders.

Russell D. Moore, President, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission

With an estimated 265 million people facing an eternity without God on this continent, the North American mission field needs the kind of forward leaders Ronnie Floyd describes in this book. Ronnie’s clear, passionate call for biblically grounded, visionary leadership will prove invaluable to those—both young and old—who seek to make a gospel-sized difference in our world. But don’t just read this book. Let it transform how you influence others.

Kevin Ezell, President, North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention