Stephen is fully convinced he has the greatest family in the world! He and his wife Lorie met while studying at Southern Seminary where she earned an M.Div. Stephen has also spoken to Congress on the issue of school violence and appeared in numerous magazines and books concerning the topic of school violence. Stephen has also worked as a Bible study leader and worship band drummer for Centifuge camps for four years. Stephen has been in youth ministry for the last decade having served as youth pastor, writer for LifeWay's KNOWN Sunday School material, and writer for Deacon Magazine and is a consistent contributor for Moody Publishing's online outreach to the Millennial Generation,. He is a ferocious reader with a with a slight addiction to diet coke. Stephen Keene is a pastor, educator, writer, husband and father. Pastor Stephen Keene - Minister of Students and Education Wendy also served as a Professor in the Engineering Department of Purdue University. Both Pastor Wayne and his wife, Wendy, have engineering degrees and worked in industry prior to the call to ministry. The Westers have two children, Sarah (born in 1996) and Nick (born in 2000) which they homeschool. Worth, Texas where he also received his Doctor of Ministry degree. Pastor Wester, originally from Evansville, IN, was ordained into the ministry at First Southern Baptist Church in Evansville in 1991, and received his Master of Divinity degree in 1993 from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Wester served as Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Mira Mesa in San Diego. Prior to that he was pastor for ten years at First Baptist Church, Academy, TX. The Westers come to Tullahoma from California, where Dr. Pastor Wayne’s first Sunday at Highland as Senior Pastor was May 3rd, 2009.

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