About

Austin Pyle Worship Pastor

Area of Ministry: Worship

Family: My wife, Blanca, our two awesome kids — Elijah & Anya as well as our Shiba Inu and our COVID dog (what were we thinking?)

Saved: I made a decision to follow Jesus when I was 7 years old at my church in small-town, Hays, Kansas.

Joined Lakeshore Staff: September 2020

FAVORITE

 Book: The Bible!

Food: Dim Sum, Sushi, Ramen, Krispy Kreme

 Snack Food: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos dipped in Frito Lays bean dip

Movie: Peter Pan, Emperor’s New Groove -pretty much every action film

TV Shows: Old Disney series

CD/Artist/Band/Song: Hillsong Young & Free + Bethel + Phil Wickham + Bieber…you know, all the Christian artists

Actor / Actress: Robin Williams, Freddie Highmore, Hugh Laurie

 Season: Fall, of course!

Place in the World:  Brussels, Belgium

Place to Pray: living room on our sofa with coffee + journal

Recreational Activities/Hobbies: very recently tried some carpentry (but you wouldn’t exactly want me building anything in your home)

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

 Sports Team: Broncos

Sport: Whatever my kids are playing

LEAST FAVORITE 

Food: liver (but really, who eats this anyway?)

Snack Food: celery + peanut butter

Season: Winter

 Place in the World: Pretty much anywhere in Arizona

Sports Team: I only have favorites

Best thing someone said to you: Let the world feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it.

Life Motto: Go to bed with dreams, wake up with a purpose.

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Jesus, Beethoven, Brian Houston

My Hero: Jesus

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: 2nd semester in college, spent the mornings in class, hours every afternoon reading the Bible and worshiping, I got to know Jesus more than ever on my own for the first time

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I’m not latino (although I wish I were); I grew up in a small town in Kansas and geeked out in Spanish class