Austin has served as pastor of TruthPoint, in Lakeland since 1996. He is a 1995 graduate of Liberty University and in 1998 he received the Eagle Award from Liberty, a distinguished award given to chosen alumni.

Austin is also the author of "From Cheese Carrier to Champion", based on the story of David and Goliath, and "Come; The One Word from God That Can Change Your Life."

Austin is a walking testimony of what can happen when a person fully surrenders to Jesus Christ. In high school, he graduated at the bottom of his class; in college he failed four times. At the end of his freshman year in college, he had a 0.7 GPA and considered himself hopeless. Then, one night, his life changed. His story of transformation from feeling hopeless to being passionate about serving Christ is captured in his book, From Cheese Carrier to Champion. His prayer is that his story offers hope to those who have none.

Austin currently pastor Cornerstone Baptist Church in Homerville, GA as a dual campus ministry in partnership with TruthPoint in Lakeland.

He has been married to his beautiful wife Jennifer for over 20 years and they have three daughters, Alora Gail, KenLee and Dempsey Anna. 

They love serving and worshiping with their families in Lakeland and Homerville!