about larissa
Larissa has an infectious passion for life, family, her Church and her local community. She is married to her best mate and has two vibrant and active girls.
Larissa and her family are based in the Northern Rivers in NSW and both serve at The Gathering under the leadership of Pastors Lachlan and Tara Jones.
Larissa has a Bachelor of Theology, is an accredited tertiary educator, has her Grad Cert in Wellness Studies and is currently completing a Graduate Cert in Professional Studies. Larissa is registered with the Australian Christian Mentoring Network and Australian Chaplaincy Mentoring Association.
Larissa’s early years were both privelidged and deeply traumatic. By the age of 21, steeped in the occult, emersed in a life of drugs and mental health issues, Larissa on the verge of suicide had a radical encounter with Christ.
Larissa has gone on to be in Church leadership since 2000 and a ACC credentialed minister from 2008 until 2020 at Horizon Church in Sydney. She has served with Alphacrucis College (ACC National Bible College) as a Governing Board Member, a lecture and an academic assessor.
“my life is currently a beautiful and wild harmony” - Larissa
Recently Larissa is the developer of the De Activate Anxiety Program including authoring an Amazon Bestseller of the same name.
Larissa is also passionate about bringing the Kingdom of God to those outside Church gatherings. Alongside Church leadership, she also works in the welfare industry coaching, teaching and empowering people for over 20 years. All of these experiences help Larissa connect with everyday men, women and young adults in a practical and relatable manner.
“We must be so full of the Holy Spirit, that we can be IN the world even though we're not of it.” - Larissa
Lead Pastor’s Lachlan & Tara Jones, The Gathering, Tweed Coast
Larissa is someone who is authentic and honest about her journey of following Jesus. She is willing to celebrate the victorious seasons and also the challenging ones. Personally I don’t promote people chasing platform, but will promote those chasing after the Kingdom in all areas of their life, and Larissa is just that kind of person. She is hungry to see people in all spheres of life experience the transforming love and power of God in a real way. As her Local Church Pastor, I highly recommend her ministry.