Austin Surina

Austin was born in Dallas, Texas, and lived in Austin for about 13 years. Before his eighth-grade year, his family moved to Parker, Colorado. While in Colorado, Austin found the Lord at his home church and gave his life to Christ. Austin attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, where his faith was developed in a mighty and powerful way. The Lord blessed Austin to attend MidAmerica Nazarene University on a collegiate baseball scholarship, where he studied Pastoral Ministry to pursue his call to ministry. However, Austin's career-ending injury forced him to give up the game he loves and switch universities. This change led Austin to Dallas Baptist University, where he studied Biblical Studies and graduated in 2020. He now attends Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, pursuing a Master of Theological Studies. Austin has had three years of church work experience before accepting the Youth Pastor position at The Oaks. Austin is excited by the opportunity to pour into your students' lives and cannot wait to see what God has in store for the Rooted Youth Ministries!