Ronnie graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, AR in 1982 with a B.A. in Music Education certifying to teach K-12. He is now a nationally appointed U.S. missionary, having received an Assemblies of God license to preach in 1982 and ordination in 1987. Before he became a campus pastor, he traveled eight years as an evangelist with the Assemblies of God, incorporating piano, singing, and drama into the presentation of the Gospel while evangelizing. He married Dana Hoover in September of 1983. They have four children: Courtney born on Valentine’s Day 1986, Ryan born August 12, 1987, Caleb born November 5, 1992, and Joshua born September 26, 1994. He began working with Chi Alpha in the Fall of 1989.