Rod Loy

Rod Loy has been in full-time pastoral ministry for over thirty-five years. He serves as senior pastor at FirstNLR,  in North Little Rock, Arkansas, a multi-site church with thirteen campuses and an online attendance of more than 40,000 weekly (www.firstnlr.tv ). FirstNLR gives over a million dollars to missions every year and has helped to plant more than 1,100 churches in sixty-three nations. His passion for missions has taken him to over fifty different countries. 

Rod is also the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Project Rescue, a ministry that rescues women and children from human trafficking. Project Rescue operates over a dozen rescue homes in multiple homes. 

He is the author of Help! I'm in Charge, 3 Questions, Immediate Obedience, and After the Honeymoon. Rod’s unique approach to leadership has led him to adventures in the real world, including working as a volunteer lifeguard at a water park. A former children’s pastor, Rod has helped develop the Faith Case® curriculum for children and is still actively involved with kids. In fact, his office is in the preschool department!

He and his wife, Cindy, have been married for over thirty years and have two sons: Tyler and his wife, Emilie, and Parker and his wife, Meredith. They have two grandchildren: Evie Brooke and Maverick. The Loys live in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

For more resources from Rod Loy email him at rloy@firstnlr.com.