We can’t wait to see how you will bring hope to your community through connection, being a positive influence, and showing value to your neighbors.
Do you want to learn more about World Impact’s core ministry programs to transform communities?
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Knowing Christ and being in fellowship with other believers through a local body is the only complete answer to the problems under-resourced communities face.
We believe that trained urban pastors and leaders produce healthy urban churches which nurture flourishing neighborhoods.
The Inside the Urban Church report’s findings demonstrate that this is not just theory, but reality.
It’s our hope that the information gained through this report can be a blessing – to you, your ministry, and your community.
I invite you to get to know your local World Impact representatives below.
Rev. Dr. Alvin Sanders
President & CEO, World Impact
Lorenzo oversees the Texas Triangle Megaregion for World Impact between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
He is also the Lead Pastor of LifePoint Church in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, TX.
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, he is passionate about teaching and preaching the gospel with biblical faithfulness and cultural clarity. He:
He has an unwavering dedication to spreading the gospel in the urban context, working to reach 2nd and 3rd-generation Latinos and to equip indigenous, kingdom-minded pastors and leaders to advance the gospel.
His leadership and ministry aim is to make disciples, train leaders, and plant churches.
In addition to serving as Lead Pastor of LifePoint Church, Lorenzo served as the South Central Director of Urban Ministry for Acts 29 Network.
He has also served in multiple leadership roles in denominational and city networks.
Lorenzo resides in Dallas, Texas, where he lives with his wife Helen Elizondo, of 29 years; they have four adult children, three of whom are married. Additionally, they are the proud grandparents of three grandsons, Noah James Elizondo, Liam Jett Elizondo, and Josiah Abram Castro.
Marty serves the eastern half of the United States for World Impact.
A husband, father, and grandfather, Marty has served as a pastor, executive pastor, and in various roles in the development for several non-profits.
His passion is to see God’s people engaged in God’s mission to reach all peoples with the good news of Jesus.
He has been on mission at World Impact for three years, with over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, having led small organizations and served in senior leadership in well-known organizations.
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Most Christians do not intend to exploit others while doing poverty work.
Many of us are motivated to see justice for the oppressed and have a desire to see suffering alleviated.
Good intentions are a great starting point, but they do not automatically lead to healthy poverty work because we are vulnerable to our sin nature.
Healthy poverty work begins when we grapple with the foundational weakness built into our work — the idealistic belief that we can rescue people from their circumstances.
We’ve designed a free assessment to help you, as an urban church leader, reflect upon and evaluate your church’s effectiveness in reaching and serving others.
You’ll get your free results emailed to you once you hit submit.
