Equipping Leaders. Restoring Lives. Advancing the Kingdom.
Dr. LaTishia J. LaNier-Mckinnie
Dr. LaTishia LaNier-McKinnie is a pastor, leadership strategist, author, educator, and organizational reform advocate dedicated to restoring integrity, healing, and accountability within both ministry and community leadership.
Her educational foundation began at Westminster Choir College, where she pursued studies in Music and Administration. She later completed her B.A. in Ministry, earned a Master’s degree in Christian Counseling, and recently completed her PhD in Christian Organizational Leadership through NorthWestern Christian University.
Dr. McKinnie further developed in worship, leadership, and ministry service under George Searight at Abundant Life Family Worship Church, where she cultivated a deeper foundation in ministry, worship, and spiritual leadership.
She was later ordained and affirmed as an Elder under the mentorship and leadership of Theresa Ayers and Terrill McGill, who further helped shape and strengthen her pastoral and leadership development.
She is currently a committed member of First Baptist Church under the leadership of James McCarroll, where she continues to grow in leadership, spiritual development, and ministry training. Dr. McKinnie was personally invited to participate in a leadership development cohort led by Pastor McCarroll that equips pastors and ministry leaders from across the nation in principles of excellence in Kingdom leadership.
With the blessing and support of church leadership, Dr. McKinnie and her husband have been encouraged to continue the broader ministry and evangelistic work God has entrusted to them beyond the local church setting. Their commitment to remaining teachable, accountable, and spiritually grounded continues to shape both their ministry and leadership approach.
Beyond the church walls, Dr. McKinnie is a sought-after speaker and leadership trainer, known for addressing topics such as spiritual leadership, church accountability, healing from abuse, biblical governance, and transformational leadership. She has mentored worship leaders, music directors, pastors, and emerging leaders across New Jersey and Tennessee, helping leaders build healthy ministry cultures rooted in integrity and spiritual maturity.
She is the creator of Josiah’s Method, a leadership and restoration framework focused on repentance, reconciliation, transparency, and rebuilding trust within faith communities. Her work bridges pastoral care, leadership development, counseling, and organizational strategy to help individuals and ministries heal and grow.
Dr. McKinnie is also the author of Today’s Pastors, Yesterday’s Kings, Generational Curses, No More! and soon to be released Effectual Prayer Preparing theBride "A Manual and Journal for hearing God and avoiding wrong turns. She additionally hosts the The Talk Storm Podcast, a platform devoted to confronting difficult conversations within the Church while promoting healing, restoration, truth, and reconciliation.
At the core of her mission is a passion to help restore the Body of Christ through biblical truth, courageous leadership, compassionate counseling, and transformational discipleship.
Welcome to LaNier-McKinnie Ministries—Where Healing, Leadership, and Purpose Meet.
Who is Dr. LaTishia LaNier-McKinnie, and why does this ministry exist?
At LaNier-McKinnie Ministries, we are committed to strengthening individuals, restoring leaders, and helping heal the Body of Christ through biblical counseling, ethical leadership, education, and restorative ministry. We believe that lasting transformation begins with God's truth, compassionate guidance, and leaders who are equipped to serve with integrity.
Through speaking engagements, counseling services, leadership coaching, worship ministry development, and educational programs, we partner with churches, organizations, families, and individuals to cultivate spiritual maturity, restore trust, and inspire lasting change.
Whether you are seeking personal healing, leadership development, or practical strategies to strengthen your ministry or organization, our mission is to equip you with biblical wisdom, practical tools, and Christ-centered solutions that bring hope, healing, and restoration.
Our Mission
"We are on a journey to assist leaders to be a help, to be counsel, and to be a guide to not only become compliant with the state, but to also make certain that you allow yourself to be that beacon of hope for so many people who are lost today."
The church is in a dire state, and we need to undertake the arduous task of rebuilding and re-ordering the kingdom of God, while intentionally separating the wheat from the tares. Our mission is to protect our children and our future, ensuring that we become the change agents in someone’s life by addressing the pain of the past and helping others move forward..
Our Vision
Our vision is to heal the hearts and minds of those wounded by the leaders they once trusted while providing a path of restoration for leaders seeking redemption. As a speaker, abuse counselor, and author, I am committed to helping individuals, families, churches, and communities move from pain to healing through Christ-centered counseling, education, and leadership development.
This is a place of hope, restoration, and transformation—where ethical leadership is strengthened, generational cycles are broken, spiritual growth is nurtured, and lives are restored by the power of God. Here, broken trust is rebuilt, hearts are healed, and people are equipped to walk confidently in their God-given purpose.