Profiles

Shannan Baker is the senior associate for contemporary worship programs at Baylor University, where she earned her doctorate in church music. Dr. Baker’s research focuses on contemporary worship, including its theology, music, and practice in the church. She seeks to use her research to edify and serve the church. She is a member of Worship Leader Research, which publishes data-supported articles for lay worship leaders, and co-hosts the Independent Worship Report podcast, where she and her co-hosts explore the musical and lyrical dimensions of songs for the church.

A Michigan native, Baker currently lives in Waco, Texas, where she also serves as the Worship Pastor at Park Lake Drive Baptist Church.