INC Annual Report 2025 - Flipbook - Page 11
National Executive
Members
ROSS ABRAHAM
GEOFF WOODWARD
REBECCA CONNETT
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Secretary
Pastor Ross Abraham has been the Chairman
of the International Network of Churches (INC)
and Global Care Australia for twelve years
and a member of the National Executive for
sixteen years. He holds a Diploma of Ministry, a
Certificate in Church Planting from Cherrybrook
and a Certificate in Train the Trainer. Ross
attained a Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drugs
and a Diploma in Mental Health as well as being
a qualified Equine assisted therapist. He has
trekked Kokoda seven times, hiked the Overland
Track and led several cycling events pedalling
tens of thousands of kilometres around Australia
to raise money for Global Care Australia.
Pastor Geoff Woodward has been a National
Executive Member for twenty-five years. He is
the Deputy Chairman of INC in Australia. He is
currently the Senior Pastor of Metro Church in
WA, a church he started in 1988. He has been in
pastoral leadership since 1975 and was ordained
in INC in 1986. Geoff has been in various
ministry roles, including Youth Pastor, Assistant
Pastor and State Chairman for WA. He also has
experience in the not-for-pro昀椀t sector, including
Director of Transform Cambodia for thirteen years,
head of Red Frogs WA and Director of HOPE.
Geoff also holds a Certi昀椀cate from the Arthur
Blessitt School of Evangelism and is a graduate of
the Dale Carnegie Leadership Course.
Pastor Rebecca Connett joined the National
Executive in 2020. She is currently the Senior
Pastor of Goodlife Church in NSW, with
campuses in Newcastle and Toronto. Rebecca
was part of the pioneering Red Frogs team on
the Gold Coast in 1997 and Sunshine Coast
in 2000. With her husband Dave, she also
served as Youth and Young Adults Pastor at
Suncoast Church from 2000 to 2008. Rebecca
has a Bachelor of Science (Physiology and
Pharmacology), Diploma of Ministry, and a
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
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