Mission Profile

Emily Quinn

Serving with BCA since January 2023

Emily is the Coordinator of the Foundation Studies Department at Nungalinya, a combined churches training college for Indigenous adults. She oversees the delivery of three ‘foundation’ courses: a pre-Certificate I, a Certificate I and a Certificate II course in English as an Additional Language or Dialect. Each course is delivered over a three-year period, in four-week intensives, with a focus on literacy, numeracy and the Scriptures.

About Nungalinya College
Larrakia Country

Nungalinya College is a combined churches training college for Indigenous Australians. The College trains men and women for leadership roles in churches and communities by exploring the Bible and Christian faith contextually. Students are trained to understand and participate healthily in community life while strengthening and celebrating Indigenous identity. Approximately 95 per cent of the student intake is from remote communities across the NT, WA, Qld, and down into SA.

Pray for Emily

March 2026

As Easter approaches, pray for local churches as people gather to remember Jesus’ death and resurrection. May this sacred season bring hope, healing, and renewed faith across remote communities.

April 2026

Pray for our Indigenous co-teachers working in the classrooms. Give thanks for two-way learning, humility, and deep listening, as people learn with and from each other; growing in trust, wisdom, and shared purpose.

May 2026

As the year’s busyness settles in and classes are in full swing, pray for Nungalinya staff and students. Ask for sustained energy, deep joy in learning, patience, and moments of encouragement along the way.