Stephen Austin received his BA, MA, M.Div, and D.Min from Abilene Christian University.

Austin has taught or co-taught courses for ACU and the Baxter Institute, as well as giving seminars and conferences in several Central and South American countries.

Austin has served as a missionary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and as a bilingual minister in Houston, TX.

He has been the director of the Texas Gulf Coast Bible Institute since 2005.

He helped found and expand the video conferencing network, and also the online video program.