06/27/2022
Please join me in welcoming Austin Westlake as the new Assemblies of God Youth Ministries Director of Student Discipleship. Austin and his wife Lauren are both graduates of Central Bible College and have served as youth pastors in inner-city Kansas City. Most recently, Austin served as the District Youth Director for the Southern Missouri Assemblies of God Ministry Network. The Westlakes live in Springfield, MO with their son, Jude and daughter, Quinn. As the Director of Student Discipleship, Austin will model a vision and mission of equipping the Church to win, build, and send disciples who make disciples, contribute to resource development in partnership with Speed the Light, Youth Alive, AIM, Fine Arts, Bible Quiz, Called Ministerial Advancement, and Bible Engagement Project. Austin will also work closely with Assemblies of God Discipleship departments to advance and integrate the 7 dimensions of a Spirit-Filled Disciple.