A Hopeful Vision

The idea for AIM initially came up a little over a year ago when I was meeting with some church leaders from Austin. Up to that point, there had been very little, if any, intentional effort to launch culturally and ethnically diverse Word and Sacrament ministries in the greater Austin area. However, similar efforts have been successful in both Houston and the DFW area. I was asked at that time why I thought this was the case, and I replied that there was no catalyst yet with the passion and focus to get an effort like that “off the ground.” At that time, I was challenged to pray about moving to Austin and becoming that catalyst. From that initial conversation, several churches and leaders have started to work together to realize what a great need and opportunity for a gospel-proclaiming movement like this exists in Central Texas. AIM was launched in July 2025 with the goal of 10 new Word and Sacrament proclaiming ministries being launched in the next 10 years.  

I recently wrote a blog about AIM for the Unite Leadership Collective (ULC) for which I serve as a contributor and team member. Click the button below to read the entire Article.

We see a partnership being built between existing LCMS congregations in the greater Austin area. 

We see these congregations investing Spiritual, Relational, Intellectual, Physical and Financial Capital to further advance the Kingdom of God to more and more disconnected people of all languages and cultures in the greater Austin area. 

We see ten new LCMS Word and Sacrament missions, ministries, and church plants in a variety of languages and cultures in the greater Austin area.