Pastor's Corner
Rev. Dr. LaShante Walker, is the senior pastor of Howard Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) of Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Walker is an extremely accomplished leader. She has significant experience in the church, academy and education field, affording her a long-term viability and tenure in her related positions. As such, she has produced healthy, enduring results towards meeting specific strategic initiatives within higher education, church, and community organizations. But more than an administrator, Dr. Walker is a person who is an influential presence in both the academy and her local community; whose leadership as well as expertise is highly sought after.
LaShante Walker received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Arkansas State University, a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Vanderbilt University and a Doctorate of Education degree from Lipscomb University. After many years as an administrator and faculty member in higher education, Dr. Walker is now serving as a leadership consultant. As the founder and president of Walker Vision Consulting Incorporated, she provides leadership development training, executive coaching, and serves as a keynote speaker.
Dr. Walker is the author of Day by Day: Drawing Closer to God and contributing author for the Women Who Worship Daily Devotional. A prolific writer, educator, and speaker, she can be seen locally and nationally ministering to various congregations and women’s conferences.
Dr. Walker is a native of Wynne, Arkansas. She is the mother of two adult daughters, Caradine and Caeden and resides with her family in Nashville, TN.
