So far, the SBC has not ventured very far away from the mold they've used since long before the conservative resurgence in selecting executives for institutions and agencies. They did consider the need at Southwestern for a leader who had real experience as a theological educator at the level required by the position, instead of opting to give a political reward to someone whose prior theological experience had been at a broken down, second rate Bible college. Even so, Dr. Adam Greenway, Southwestern's new president, is still a "political insider" in the SBC with a pedigree of trustee board and committee service in addition to his job at Southern Seminary. Everyone else that has been picked is white, middle aged or older, and has rotated on and off several boards and committees at both the state convention and national level. The kind of change that appears to be reflected in the most recent convention gathering and by the election of J.D. Greear as SBC president has not yet reached the trustees who are still business as usual good ole boys.
Floyd is part of the old power base of the original conservative resurgence, and seems that he had to wait in line on a couple of occasions to get his turn at the spoils. HIs nomination and service as SBC president was delayed because some other newbies with more influence cut the line in front. Now he's getting a job that he was up for once before and somehow Frank Page, a relative latecomer to the more traditional group of resurgence wannabees, got it.