Meet our team
Rev. Jonathon Schroder
LEAD PASTOR
Jonathon (Jono) has been in pastoral ministry since 2011, having completed a Bachelor of Theology with Sydney College of Divinity. He previously served for eight years as the Senior Pastor of New Life Baptist Church in Echuca-Moama, before coming to North Lakes at the beginning of 2020 to take up a call to Axis. In 2025, he was ordained as a minister of in the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia.
Jono holds the Scriptures as the supreme authority for life and practice. He has a practical style of preaching that enables people to apply Biblical truths to their everyday lives, with a ministry calling that is strongly discipleship-driven. Jono has a passion to see people understand the good news of Jesus, experience transformation by grace and then be activated to pursue their God-calling.
Jono is married to Yvonne, who hails from California, USA. They met working together on a mission outreach team, during the time that Yvonne was serving with Operation Mobilisation. Jonathon enjoys the full support of Yvonne in his ministry calling, and is also blessed with three beautiful daughters, Hannah, Abigail, and Anabelle. They are unified together in seeing God’s work progress.
-

Breanna Ganley
ASSISTANT PASTOR
-

Damien Ganley
NEXTGEN PASTOR
-

Deb Mills
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR
-

Ansie Ebersohn
BOOKKEEPER
-

Antoinette Audie
CHURCH TREASER - VOLUNTEER
-

John Adams
LBA CHURCH SECRETARY - VOLUNTEER
Ministry leaders
MEN’S MINISTRY
Nick Susnjara
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Yvonne Schroder
SENIOR’S MINISTRY
Jeff & Tina Adams
YOUNG ADULTS’ MINISTRY
Damien & Breanna Ganley
2025/2026 Local Board of Administrators
Jonathon Schroder, Chair
Alaina Westaway, Vice Chair
Antionette Audie, Church Treasurer
Mel Goff
Dan Killey
Frinè Lupke
Steve Paroz
Chris Yarrow

