John Barnard (born 20 April 1948) is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music (ARSCM) and an active developer of church music as a composer, arranger, choir director, and organist in North West London, England.

He returned to John Keble Church in September 2010, following the appointment of Canon Chris Chivers as Vicar.

Barnard has been involved in directing the music for BBC Radio 2's Sunday Half Hour.

In 2006, he was a judge for a BBC hymn-writing competition, for which he composed the hymn tunes Kirknewton and Gowanbank for two of the winning entries.

In April 2015, Barnard pleaded guilty to possession and printing of pornographic images of 14- to 16-year-old boys.