Our Ministry

A History of
Anna Harris Ministries

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Anna Harris

Founder, Executive Director

Anna Harris has come to see that the revelation of God as a loving, perfect Father is the foundation for life and healing. Her passion and ministry is to help Christians and Christian leaders recover from trauma and adversity, finding their first love again.

She is the founder of Defined by God Ministries and is a certified trauma & resilience life coach. She utilizes a combination of trauma recovery coaching and heart healing ministry tools with her coaching clients. She is also an author, speaker, podcast host, ordained Christian heart healing minister, and retreat host/speaker.

Her informed and insightful teaching, intertwined with her own life story allows others to receive God’s healing love in their lives more readily.

Anna spent many years as the senior pastor of a local church, during which time she also founded and led their school of ministry. She is the proud mom of four adult children, and she now resides in central Texas with her two Maltese “babies”. 

Anna Harris, MEd

Certified Trauma & Resilience Life Coach, and Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist

Katrina James

Managing/Creative Assistant

As a passionate Christ follower, Katrina’s heart is to see people step into their own unique God-given calling and purpose by helping them to realize their true identity in Christ and discover their own unique giftings. She is a Business Development Strategist who helps people from all over the world conceptualize, build and establish their dream projects and bring their initiatives to life.

Katrina spent three years in Texas as Pastor Anna’s assistant and helped her run the local church while completing two years of ministry school. Before starting at Defined By God Ministries, Katrina worked and lived in Sydney Australia for four years as both a Business Development Consultant and a Carer. She holds a Business Management Degree, Advanced Music Business Diploma and Ministry Diploma from Catch The Fire School of Ministry. She has over 15 years experience in ministry working in various capacities as a worship leader, ministry leader and speaker.

Katrina enjoys playing and composing music along with exploring the outdoors. She is an avid traveller and loves to experience the world and various cultures.

FuN Facts:

Favourite Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Favourite Bible Character: Job – I admire his faithfulness
Life Motto: “Do you!” and “No matter what happens in life, you’re never stuck”
Favourite Holiday: Christmas
Dream Vacation Destination: Hawaii

Anna Harris

Founder, Executive Director

Hi there!

I’m Anna Harris, and I’m delighted that you’ve stopped by our website. Be sure to check out our media pages where you’ll find helpful blogs, podcasts and videos that we have put together for you relating to the topics that we are passionate about, and that will help you be spiritually and relationally healthy, and emotionally whole. I spent many years in full-time ministry, co-pastoring a church and directing a school of ministry.  I loved these years, especially working closely with students in the school of ministry. After a divorce, I took a few years off of ministry for healing, rest and reflection. I have always loved sharing with others the things that I have learned, and the things that have helped me and transformed my heart and life, which is why I founded Defined By God Ministries.  

 

I am passionate about many things, specifically:

  • Recognizing toxic/abusive relationships
  • Recognizing narcissism
  • Recognizing abuse in the church
  • Recognizing the harm of toxic patriarchy for both men and women
  • Biblical Equality (the truth that men and women are equal)
  • Healthy Spirituality
  • Healthy Leadership
  • Heart Healing (inner healing)
  • Helping people heal from: Religious/Church trauma, relational trauma and childhood trauma
 

I especially love introducing people to their amazing heavenly Father. It’s truly life changing. I believe that God created us to be amazing, whole, free people with individual gifts, talents, creativity, intellect, dreams and purposes. As we heal and learn to be who we are created to be, we will be able to live healthy, whole, transformed lives. We can learn to live being Defined by God, rather than defined by others. I also coach people individually with coaching/heart healing sessions. Learn more and sign up here.

We have put together a foundational course called Loved by God, Fathered by God which I believe is the starting point for transformation. Learn more and sign up here.

Currently, we are in the planning stages for some exciting online offerings, so stay tuned! Be sure to sign up for the email list so you’ll be the first to know when we announce more about it. Also, we post a lot of helpful information over in the Facebook group, which you can find here.

Can you tell that I’m excited about seeing others get healthy and whole emotionally and spiritually?  Come along for the ride and find out how amazing God is, and how He created YOU to be amazing too!

Anna Harris, MEd
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist

FuN Facts:

Favourite Scripture: 1 John 3:1
Favourite Bible Character: John, the beloved
Life Motto: I want to be an expert at receiving God’s love, and just BE his daughter. There is rest and freedom in that. 
Favourite Holiday: Christmas (really any time my kids are all together)
Dream Vacation Destination: Scotland (recently discovered my roots there!)

Katrina James

Managing/Creative Assistant

As a passionate Christ follower, Katrina’s heart is to see people step into their own unique God-given calling and purpose by helping them to realize their true identity in Christ and discover their own unique giftings. She is a Business Development Strategist who helps people from all over the world conceptualize, build and establish their dream projects and bring their initiatives to life.

Katrina spent three years in Texas as Pastor Anna’s assistant and helped her run the local church while completing two years of ministry school. Before starting at Defined By God Ministries, Katrina worked and lived in Sydney Australia for four years as both a Business Development Consultant and a Carer. She holds a Business Management Degree, Advanced Music Business Diploma and Ministry Diploma from Catch The Fire School of Ministry. She has over 15 years experience in ministry working in various capacities as a worship leader, ministry leader and speaker.

Katrina enjoys playing and composing music along with exploring the outdoors. She is an avid traveller and loves to experience the world and various cultures.

FuN Facts:

Favourite Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Favourite Bible Character: Job – I admire his faithfulness
Life Motto: “Do you!” and “No matter what happens in life, you’re never stuck”
Favourite Holiday: Christmas
Dream Vacation Destination: Hawaii