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This Week at Cross Church | Summer is Moving Forward
Summer is Moving Forward
Summer is moving forward at Cross Church. Camps, Vacation Bible Xtreme, and our July 4th celebration are all behind us. This Sunday will be our final message in the book of Romans for the summer as we complete Romans chapter five. We have only one Sunday left in July! Yes, summer is moving forward at Cross Church.
Over 1 Million People
This past week our team notified me that over one million unique people on Facebook alone have watched the National Observance of the 2018 National Day of Prayer in Washington, DC. This does not include our own National Day of Prayer website, God TV, Brio, Daystar Television Network, and others, which each broadcast across the world. Cross Church, you have been an intricate part of this vision and I want to thank you so much for all you have done for the 2018 National Day of Prayer. We were also informed that an estimated 50,000+ observances happened in towns, cities, and counties all over America this year on May 3. Please begin to pray with us about the 2019 National Day of Prayer and mark your calendar now for the first Thursday in May 2019.
Support Cross Church This Summer Financially
My dear people, we are now on the downside of our fifteen-week goal of $6 million here at Cross Church to fund our ministries at an optimum level. As of this week our status is:
- Our goal for the first nine weeks: $3,600,000
- Received for the first nine weeks: $3,743,909
We are now $2,256,000 away from our goal of $6 million for the summer. Now is the time for us to rise up and finish well over these next six weeks. July is usually our greatest challenge, so please help and contribute wherever you are this week and in these next six weeks of the summer. I recognize the unique challenges summer brings with vacation, travel, and completely different schedules. While Jeana and I traveled this summer, it was great to know our automated giving was happening no matter our location. We can do this with God’s help and your belief in generosity.
Pray for Our Ministry Team This Week
Jeana and I are so blessed and grateful for every day the Lord gives us to serve Him and be part of His grand work throughout the world. Thank you for your prayers. Would you join me in praying for our Ministry Team and spouses this week? Please save this list and put it where you will see it and call out these names to the Lord in prayer over the next week:
- Dr. Ronnie Floyd, Senior Pastor (Jeana)
- Dr. Nick Floyd, Lead Teaching Pastor, Staff Leader (Meredith)
- Dr. Jeff Crawford, Lead Pastor of Ministries, Teaching Pastor (Julie)
- Ben Mayes, Executive Pastor of Finances & Operations (Sue)
SPRINGDALE CAMPUS
- Clint Smith, Campus Pastor (Ashley)
- Johann Acuna, Associate Worship Pastor (Aubrey)
- Heath Bryant, Children & Family Pastor (Shelli)
- Chuck Butler, Minister to Students (Amy)
- Scott Carter, Associate Minister of Missions (Crystal)
- Mike Craig, Pastor to Adults (Meredith)
- Pablo Daut, Minister to Hispanics (Florencia)
- Brian Dunaway, Director of Communications & Technology (Gina)
- Will Dunlap, Associate Children’s Pastor (Bailey)
- Micah Farish, Associate Minister to Students (Karis)
- Becky Fletcher, Administrative Assistant to Clint Smith (Jim)
- Charlie Foster, Minister to Adults 70+ and Pastoral Care (Gloria)
- Gina Franzke, Director of Women’s Ministry/First Impressions (Ed)
- Jesse Garcia, Associate Minister to Students (Amy)
- Keith Harmon, Marriage & Family Pastor (Jackie)
- Andy Jennings, Millennial Pastor (Lauren)
- Jennifer McCroddan, Director of Preschool Ministries (Mark)
- Gayla Oldham, Personal Assistant to Dr. Ronnie Floyd (Tony)
- John Phillips, Director of Creative Video (Jennifer)
- Doug Sarver, Minister of Global Missions (Karen)
- Ed Upton, President, Cross Church School of Ministry (Eleanor)
- Eric Vaughan, Executive Director of Compassion Northwest Arkansas (Pamela)
PINNACLE HILLS CAMPUS
- Buster Pray, Campus Pastor (Martha)
- Jeremy Dixon, Associate Minister of Students (Carly)
- Mollie Duddleston, Director of Ministry Operations & Women’s Ministry (Jim)
- Billy Hardesty, Associate Children’s Pastor (Rachel)
- Jeniffer Johnson, Director of Preschool Ministries (Shane)
- Forrest Knight, Associate Worship Pastor (Jordan)
- Jamie Lantzsch, Minister of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults (Lisa)
- Lee Larry, Associate Minister of Connections & Special Projects
- Adam Miller, Minister of Students (Abby)
- Bradley Morris, Associate Worship Pastor
- Brad Noblitt, Worship Pastor (Caitlin)
- Chris Plunkett, Minister of Discipleship & Young Adults (Cary)
- Travis Young, Children’s Pastor (Ginger)
FAYETTEVILLE CAMPUS
- Phil McMichael, Campus Pastor (Rachel)
- Clif Anderson, Operations & Men’s Ministry Pastor (Sarah)
- Jonathan Beasley, Associate Pastor and College Ministry Strategist (Elisabeth)
- Nick Bethea, Children’s Pastor (Jordan)
- Jennifer Francis, Director of Preschool & Women’s Ministries, (Josh)
- Jason Fryer, Hope for the City Pastor (Olivia)
- Luke Harper, Minister to Students (Kelsey)
- Dave Kinney, Associate Campus Pastor, Adult Pastor (Emily)
- Jill Langham, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Nick Floyd (Mike)
- David McKinney, Worship Pastor (Rachel)
- Brian Mills, College Pastor (Jennifer)
- Zach Morris, Associate College Pastor
- Shane Schauer, Associate Worship Pastor (Chelsea)
NEOSHO CAMPUS
- Chris Deitsch, Campus Pastor (Rachel)
Now is the Time to Lead,
Ronnie W. Floyd
This Week at Cross Church | Summer Updates
Over 2,300 in Vacation Bible Xtreme and Over 200 at Middle School Camp
The Lord is moving at Cross Church this summer! We saw over 2,300 people involved in Vacation Bible Xtreme on all of our campuses and over 200 involved in Middle School Camp. Through VBX, we saw 116 come to faith in Christ and of these, 23 have already been baptized, advancing in their new-found faith walk. Through our Middle School Camp, 19 came to faith in Christ and of these, 10 have been baptized and are also advancing in their new-found faith walk. Follow-up is continuing with all of these new followers of Jesus Christ. Thank you, staff and Dream Teams, for making both of these ministry events last week powerful and life-changing! We are making disciples and teaching them what Jesus says in His Word.
Over 50 New Students are Registered for the Cross Church School of Ministry, Kicking off in August
Our Cross Church School of Ministry prepares leaders for life, ministry, and gospel advancement globally. On Sunday, August 5, we will graduate 21 Ministry Residents from our 2017-18 program and send them out to advance the gospel. When we have a new class of Ministry Residents come into our ministry on August 19, 2018, we will have 52 new full-time staff members who will engage with us for one year as we pour into, teach, and empower them to launch out in ministry advancement globally. Our upcoming sixth class will be our largest ever, and we give God the glory.
The Holy Land was Powerful!
As you know, we just returned from the Holy Land on Saturday evening. The Holy Land trip was powerful! It was so engaging. It is a rapid-fire few days that challenge you to think and call you to a different level spiritually. I could go on and on, but the Lord reminded me of something so needed, that I wrote about it yesterday in an article entitled, Praying for the Needs of Others. I hope you will read it. I think you will be encouraged.
God is Calling Us to Give Weekly to and Through This Great Church!
As you know, I am deeply passionate about the subject of generosity. I call out to God each day for the Lord to bless you financially! I believe as we honor God with the first tenth and more and give it to and through our own local church, the nations will be blessed to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Last week in Israel was a great reminder of how much the world needs Jesus Christ. Therefore, Cross Church, wherever you are across the world, make sure each week you give to and through Cross Church to reach the world with the gospel, beginning right here in Northwest Arkansas. Your giving supports what we have already written about today in children and young teens coming to Jesus and being discipled, as well as the dire need to equip and launch the next generation of spiritual leaders into ministry. You cannot out-give God, so please always remember: Regardless of how much you shovel out to God, His shovel is bigger than yours! You cannot out give Him!
See you Sunday,
Ronnie W. Floyd