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John & Geetha Warner

Esther George

John Warner trained at Moore Theological College and was ordained in the Diocese of Sydney in 2003. Before accepting the role with BCA, John worked as an evangelist, pastor and church planter with Holy Trinity Adelaide. John is assisted in the SA/NT office by Esther George. John is married to Geetha and they have four adult children.

The South Australian/Northern Territory Regional Office Team
John Warner – Regional Officer
Esther George – Administrative Assistant

The SA/NT region incorporates four Dioceses – Adelaide, The Murray, Willochra and the Northern Territory. In 2021, 1.8 million people were living in SA, with almost 450,000 people in rural, regional, and remote SA. Over 250,000 live in the NT with 11,000 outside the greater Darwin area.

The SA/NT team's Prayer Points for March 2025
Give thanks:

for the encouraging commencement service at Nungalinya College, Friday 21 February, and the commissioning of new BCA Field Staff, David (and Margaret) Pohlman, as Anglican Dean.

for those who have started coming to Church and become Christian in various locations in SA and the NT.
Pray for:

Mary (and Owen) Lewis's (re)commissioning as BCA Field Staff on Kangaroo Island, 3pm Thursday 13 March at Kingscote Anglican - (this is your invite to come over for the day!) Please pray as they move and that God would use them to encourage the faithful and see many girls, boys and grown ups come to know the goodness of Jesus' lordship for their life.

the Woods as they head back to Coober Pedy and that God might continue to use them in 2025 to make disciples of the nations in and around Coober Pedy.

God's Word, that it might be sown in 'good soil' as people hear and respond to the call of the gospel.

The SA/NT team's Prayer Points for April 2025

Pray for the faithful and courageous proclamation of Christ over Easter by our Field Staff.

Give thanks and pray for the BCA SA/NT Committee, the office admin team and also our volunteers who help out each month.

The SA/NT team's Prayer Points for May 2025

Pray for HOPE25; that God would save many people throughout Australia.

Pray for good and wise decisions at the BCA AGM and National Council Meeting from 13–15 May.

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