About Us

Pastor Steve Austin has served in full-time ministry since 2000 after practicing law in Houston for eight years. He has been a pastor and Senior Director at Lakewood Church in Houston since 2003, where he has overseen numerous ministries, Christian education classes, and hundreds of volunteers. He is also an author and speaker. After ministering to the sick in the largest medical center in the world for 25 years, the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Steve launched Living Hope Chaplaincy in April, 2021 after completing hospital chaplaincy training at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His goal is to have teams of trained volunteers providing world-class spiritual care in major hospitals around the United States and abroad. Pastor Steve has been married for over 27 years and has two daughters.

Nancy Jimenez has been an outstanding ministry leader at Lakewood Church since 2002, where she has overseen numerous ministries and hundreds of volunteers. A primary focus of hers is the Hospital Ministry at Lakewood, where she recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers to visit over 100 patients a month in Houston area hospitals. She also completed hospital chaplaincy training at MD Anderson Cancer Center where she ministered to hundreds of cancer patients. While juggling her responsibilities at Lakewood, Nancy went back to college at night and earned a Communications degree from the University of Houston - Downtown graduating Summa Cum Laude. She has been married for 35 years and has one son.