Mike DeGuzman
Teaching Pastor
As one who did not grow up in a Christian home, I had a lot of catching up to do when Jesus saved me in 1993 when I was 26 years old. I was then privileged to have a mature Christian brother take me under his wing to disciple me in the faith. Originally, I thought everyone was discipled but soon realized that very few have these opportunities. As part of what we do at CBC, I make it my aim to make disciples who will go on to make disciples.
I knew early in my Christian life that God had called me into full-time ministry but I did not know what that would look like. I just wanted to be faithful to whatever God had in front of me to do. Whether that was setting up chairs in our church plant, leading an AWANA group, or working with teenagers, I needed to be faithful. We spent 3 years on staff with Student Venture (the teenage ministry of Cru) and 9 years working with youth at CBC in Beaufort, SC. Never, in my wildest dreams, did I see myself as the lead pastor of a church. Yet, that is where God has me and I continue to make it my aim to be faithful.
My wife Sherry and I have 8 children. Three of our children are married and have blessed us with the joy of 8 grandchildren. We have twin daughters who have been missionaries in Vinnitsa, Ukraine for over 10 years now. Our other children are here in Florida.
Away from CBC, I enjoy salt water fishing and rooting on my teams in Tampa.
Justin Park
Pastor of Soul Care and Discipleship
Having grown up in a Christian home, I knew the truth of scripture at an early age but did not come to know Christ as Lord and Savior of my life until I was 22 years old. To get to that point, the Lord brought me on a journey all over the world where I was able to see how good He is and how deep His love is for His children.
As a young boy, I was drawn to any story about good conquering evil, so it was a natural fit that I joined the Delayed Entry Program for the Marine Corps at age 17. I went to boot camp directly out of high school in 2003 and retired as a Sergeant Major in 2025. I would serve in Public Affairs as a combat photographer, as a 1stSgt and a Sergeant Major, with wing, air, and ground units, and as a drill instructor during my time in service. I met Laura at the Daytona beach, and we’ve been married since November 10, 2005. We have 2 children, Lucas and Madelyn. Through deployments, training exercises, and vastly different assignments, our family has been blessed to see God’s sovereignty over our lives at every turn for His glory, and our good.
My passion for discipleship and counseling came partly from experiencing the way God works through those aspects of the church. He commands us to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20) and we see a beautiful picture of the early church in Acts 2:46-47, where people are living out the implications of the gospel. What is described there just looks normal in healthy churches. People who often have little or nothing in common can come together because of the new birth. As our family has moved often over the years, it is within that kind of supernatural community that God’s power has shone the brightest. In a dark world where there is confusion and division everywhere you look, there is nothing like brothers and sisters who love one another because God loved us. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (I John 4:11).
I’ve been involved in community group and men’s Bible study leadership and worked with different outreach groups while being discipled along the way. I enjoy learning from other Christians and looking for accountability with a desire to remain faithful, receiving formal and informal instruction. I graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, a MA in Executive Leadership from Liberty University, and a MDiv with a Grad Certificate in Biblical Counseling from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Our family loves sports and physical activity, reading, and spending time together.
Josh Head
Pastor of Worship & Outreach
I’ve been a pastor at CBC since 2019 and it has been my deep joy to proclaim the gospel story – God’s reconciliation of all things in Jesus – day after day and week after week.
I’m so grateful to be the son of faithful Christian parents who consistently pointed me to Jesus as a kid. Some of my earliest memories are in church: watching my parents play and sing to the Lord in worship and drinking kool-aid and eating cookies after the service.
As I look back at my teenage years, I can so clearly see God working and stirring in me a love of beauty and truth, often expressed through creative storytelling of artists in the world. They were the poets, songwriters, and pastors who preached to me and stirred my heart with longing for God.
I studied music at Liberty University where I met my amazing wife Sophia singing opera together. We were married in 2012 and moved to Ocala two weeks later. Since that time, our household has grown to include 5 children, 6 chickens, and 2 cats. We are passionate about feasting with friends and have made it a habit to have a home of hospitality.
In 2022, I graduated with a Masters degree from The Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies and during the week I also teach at Ambleside School downtown, preaching weekly and teaching music.
Together, our family loves to sing, read, and feast together.
“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” Psalm 34:3
