Reverend Tondala LaShun Hayward is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church. She has gracefully navigated pastoring cross-racial and cross-cultural appointments for almost a decade. Pastoring urban and suburban churches along with teaching at private and public schools have given her opportunities to connect with people of all ages, gender, ethnicities, and socioeconomic status. With the love of Christ and the guiding power of the Holy Spirit, Pastor T, as many call her, accepts people as they are and nurtures them in their journey towards spiritual growth and discipleship.

Hearing and being obedient to the voice of God, reminds her of when God called Samuel in 1 Samuel 3. It wasn't easy for her to acknowledge and accept her spiritual gift as a prophet of the foretold. She repeatedly went through the stages of denial, doubt, acceptance. However, as God continued to speak through her when praying, preaching, and conversing, she accepted her spiritual gift and was liberated.

Rev. Hayward has conferred a Bachelor of Science in Education with a sociology minor from the University of Memphis, a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix, and a Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary.