Christian ministry rooted in listening - to God, to people, and to place.

Offering Christian ministry shaped by a life of faith, pastoral leadership, family and community, prophetic attentiveness, and creative practice. My work is grounded, relational, and life-giving, making space for people to encounter God, grow in wisdom, and live more faithful, whole and integrated lives.

What I offer

I work with individuals, leaders, and communities through:

• Teaching that helps people recognise God’s presence in everyday life and respond with faith, freedom, and integrity.

• Prophetic ministry expressed through attentive listening, discernment, and authentic expression woven naturally through everything I do.

• Mentoring and supervision that offer a steady, thoughtful place to reflect, especially in times of responsibility or transition.

• Counselling and art therapy that integrate Christian spirituality, emotional wellbeing, and creative process.

• An ongoing arts practice as a painter, where art becomes a way of listening, prayer, and making meaning.

How I work

I work in ways that are both spiritually attentive and practically grounded. I care about faith that can be lived - faith that holds up under pressure, adapts through change, and brings real freedom and health over time. My work is shaped by experience, creativity, and a steady prophetic attentiveness to what God is saying and doing.

I value authenticity over performance, depth over intensity, and discernment that leads to wise, workable application.

A note on place

Living and working in Aotearoa New Zealand matters to how I work. Faith is always lived somewhere, among particular people, stories, and landscapes. Attending to place, context, and relationship is part of how I understand both ministry and wellbeing.

Appointments online or in person at my studio/office in Waiuku.

Art to view and buy from my studio in Waiuku.

Learn more about Jill Smith