Pastor: David Head
David Head is a husband, dad, friend, pastor, teacher, theologian, thinker, writer, reader, musician, runner and avid Kentucky Wildcat fan. But mostly, he is simply a disciple of Jesus Christ who continues to be stunned by the power of the gospel and amazed by the sweetness of grace. His life goal is to make much of Jesus by following Him with passion and helping as many people as possible know, love and center their lives in Him.
David believes that the gospel-saturated local church is central to God’s mission in the world. A graduate of New Orleans Seminary, for over 20 years he has served as pastor of congregations in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. He began serving as Pastor with the people of Highland Baptist Church in Shelbyville, KY in January of 2010.
A native Kentuckian, David has been married for 29 years to his best friend, Paula. Paula has served as a Bible teacher and in music and worship ministries, and often mentors younger women. She loves photography and scrap-booking. From 2001-2006, she served as director of the Benevolence Center at First Baptist, Leesburg, FL, a pioneer in gospel-based community ministries of mercy.
Their son Drew is a student at Boyce College in Louisville and serves as Youth Minister at Trinity Baptist Church in Lexington, KY. In addition the Heads share their home with Samson the Wonder Dog—a 70-lb Lab!
Pastor David writes a blog at PONDER ANEW (come join the conversation!) and is available on FACEBOOK® as well.
Minister of Education and Music: Allen Clark
Allen Clark has served as Highland's Minister of Education and Music since 1988. Prior to coming to Highland he served in 3 other Churches in Louisville. Clark is a graduate of the University of Louisville and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
In addition to serving as worship leader for Highland, Clark coordinates the ministry of our age graded music program, preschool through adults, as well as overseeing the educational ministry of the Church.
Minister to Children: Joe Hanks
BA in Theology; Baptist College of Florida (2006)
Pursuing Masters of Divinity; The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Minister to Students [6th - 12th grade]: Jon Caranna
Jon Caranna began serving as Minister of Students with our faith-family in September, 2010. A native of Mississippi, Jon has a deep love for students and a passion to see students and their families come to know and follow Christ. Jon has served on staff with several churches and also has a broad experience with international missions, having served on 5 continents. He is currently a student at Boyce College in Louisville. Jon is married to Bobbi, who teaches English at Bullitt Lick Middle School in Shepherdsville.
Staff Secretary: Sharon Cissell
If you need to know how or who, check with Sharon. She coordinates general office work, maintains a Church Calendar of activities, prepares church publications, coordinates special events maintaining a building use calendar and handles any number of other office responsibilities.