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The Austin Baptist Association seeks to assist member churches to start new works as well as support new churches as they grow into healthy, sustainable congregations.

In studying demographics in late 2010, the ABA discovered that a conservative estimate of 84% of the population of Austin claim to be unaffiliated with evangelicals. With a metropolitan population of over 1.7 million people, this statistic means that about 1.4 million people in our city do not believe in Jesus. There is no question that ABA congregations are doing some really wonderful things to reach Austin, but doing good is not good enough as we continue to lose ground.

Based on the current population growth and traditional church planting methods, the task of reaching Austin seems insurmountable. The ABA desires to partner with member churches to take steps to close the gap on lostness in Austin. The ABA has partnered with member churches to start over 40 churches in the last twelve years. Most of these new churches continue to flourish and some of them have even started new churches.

Currently, the ABA is financially supporting eight new works. It is our desire to partner with YOU to start a new work to reach our city.

Take a look at the new works that the ABA is currently supporting in some aspect:

  • Abundant Life Community Church
  • Austin City Life
  • Austin Karen Baptist Church
  • Cowboy Church of the Hill Country
  • Gateway Hill Country Church
  • Iglesia Bautista de la Gracia
  • Iglesia Bautista High Pointe
  • Iglesia Bautista Oak Hill
  • Life Church, Austin
  • Lost Pines Cowboy Church
  • The Baptist Church of Driftwood
  • The Church at Bee Cave
  • Vietnamese Unity Baptist Church
  • Zion Indian Church

Get Connected

Here Are a Few of Our Church Plants. Get Connected!

City Life Church in Downtown Austin.

Crosswalk Church in Round Rock.

Cowboy Church of the Hill Country.

Gateway Hill Country Church in Dripping Springs.

Primera Iglesia Bautista

Life Church in South Austin.

Lost Pines Cowboy Church in Elgin.

Baptist Church of Driftwood in Driftwood.

Church at Bee Cave in Lakeway.

Equipping

The ABA will assist Great Commission churches in their Great Commandment work. The ABA serves to network community-wide efforts to reach all people groups with the Gospel through relevant accessible resources.

The ABA Leadership Team constantly discusses how ABA churches can best be equipped. The results of these discussions has recently provided monthly meeting topics that include:

  • Presentation on financial issues by Dr. Kay Guess
  • Discussion on “Being Missional” led by Kim Edlund
  • Presentation on deacon ministry by Dr. Stephen Washburn

 

The ABA Leadership Team also encouraged pastors to join them at the Pastors’ Prayer Summit in January and the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit in August.

Other possible discussions/topicsw the ABA may soon present include discussions on social justice (homelessness, adoption, etc.) and “best practices” conversations about church events such as baptism, communion, advent, revival and evangelism as well as outreach. The ABA desires for all of the member churches to be a part of these discussions.

The ABA desires to provide relevant discussions and topics to equip churches to move their ministry forward.