Allan Taylor is the Executive Pastor of Ministries at First Baptist Concord in Knoxville Tennessee. Previously, he served as Director of Sunday School & Church Education Ministries at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, TN. He came to this position after serving three churches as Minister of Education. Before surrendering to full-time Christian service, he was an assistant high school football coach. Allan conducts many Sunday School and leadership conferences both nationally and internationally and mentors, instructs and encourages Christian educators and Sunday School leaders. He has written two Sunday School books: The Six Core Values of Sunday School and Sunday School in HD. He also equips Sunday School leaders through his three DVD training series, Sunday School Done Right, Forward From Here, and Sunday School Matters. He and his wife, Linda, have been married 41 years and live in Knoxville, TN. They have three children and three grandchildren.