Meet
our Staff
Eddie
Schafer
Pastor
I
was born in Dallas and raised in Irving. I haven't strayed
very far from home.Being raised in a Christian home it was
easy for me to ask Jesus into my life at the age of 7. At
the age of 15 I felt called into the ministry. I've graduated
from MacArthur High School, Dallas Baptist College (now it's
a big university) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Before attending Southwestern I attended DTS (not to be confused
with Dallas Transit System) and took classes at Bright Divinity
School. While attending graduate school I worked at United
Parcel Service.
Just
before graduating from SWBTS, and accepting my first church,
I married Rochelle. She works at Denton Baptist Association.
We have three boys: Steven, Michael, and Nathan. They are
my delight. In my 20 years as serving as a pastor, I've served
in 5 churches. In May of 2000, I came to Highland. We consider
Denton to be a wonderful place to live and raise a family.
And we consider the folks at Highland to be the best around.
They are a delight to serve.
I
like to play the guitar (self enjoyment), fish (I caught a
9 pounder out of Lake Ray Roberts last year), and golf (I
took it up a few months ago not having played in 25 years).
Well,
enough about me. Why don't you stop by and tell me a little
about yourself!
Larry
Davis
Minister to Senior Adults
I
felt God calling me to the ministry at an early age. I was
a member of a small Baptist church in Oklahoma. Since I didn't
realize there were ministry opportunities other than preaching,
I didn't answerthe call. Later I was made aware of other areas
of ministry and realized
I could serve in other ways. While working on my degree in
accounting at McNeese, I worked in Lake Charles, LA, at Hercules
full time. I was active as a deacon serving in many capacities
of the church. I surrendered to God's call while at the Southern
Baptist Convention in New Orleans in 1983. I came to Denton
in 1975 and worked at Denton Lawn Sprinkler while attending
seminary. I graduated in 1989 with an associate degree in
Religious Education. I returned to seminary in 1990 for further
studies, finishing in 1992. I came to Highland in 1991 as
Minister of Education, always having adesire to work with
Senior Adults. In 1997, the Lord opened the door for me to
serve in the rewarding capacity of Minister of Senior Adults
here at Highland.
Brandon
McCarroll
Minister to Youth
I
was born in Garland, Texas but raised in Round Rock, Texas.
I grew up in a Christian family; my Grandfather was a Pastor
and my parents had me in Church every Sunday and Wednesday.
I accepted Christ at a young age, but it did not really have
a huge effect on my life until my sophomore year of High School,
when Christ began noticeably transforming my life. During
the next year, God began leading me towards a career in vocational
ministry. This was a calling that would take several years
for me to work out, and God is still guiding and directing
me in that.
I
graduated from Baylor University in December 2008 with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Film and Digital Media, and a minor in Religion.
I am currently attending George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
where I am pursuing a Master’s of Divinity degree. I
started my work at Highland Baptist Church in June 2009. Through
this I hope to love students the way that Christ loves them,
to teach them about His love for them, and to encourage them
to love others in this same way. I pray that Highland will
be a place that is reaching and growing students for Christ,
and I pray that it is a place where students are learning
to love God and love others.
As far as hobbies and interests go, I love music. I played
baritone in the marching band throughout high school and college,
but I love playing the guitar and piano much more. I enjoy
watching sports, especially Baylor athletics and the Texas
Rangers. I also enjoy anything related to video or media production,
and just hanging out with friends! If you’d like to
know more, please say hi or give me a call sometime; I’d
love to chat and get to know more about you as well!
Check
out our Youth Facebook Group
Henry
Goodson
Minister to Children
I was born and reared in Lubbock, Texas, graduating from Lubbock High School back in 1963. After some work at Texas Tech University, studying architecture, I and my family picked up roots and moved to the Metroplex, to continue my education at Arlington Baptist College, as a music major. When my wife became ill, I returned to Lubbock until her death. My two little girls and I headed off the Chattanooga, Tennessee so that I could continue my music studies. After finishing my stint in Tennessee, I returned to Lubbock, where I met and Ellen and her son Terry. Ellen consented to marry me, and has been my faithful companion and support for 38 years.
I have been involved in ministry since I was a teen, in music, children ministry, youth work, senior ministry, Christian publishing, a teacher and counselor in a home for troubled teens, (in New York), principal of Christian school. I've served in ministry in Lubbock, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Lakemont, New York; and over 30 years in the Metroplex.
The Lord brought Ellen and I to Highland Baptist about 2 1/2 years ago, where I have been involved with the music program and the children ministry. After serving three months as interim children minister, I was asked to take the position permanently.
I enjoy working with the kids and I am looking forward to seeing their lives changed and brought closer to the Lord.
Jay
Wicker
Interim Minister to Music
