Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. (born September 7, 1949[1]) is the former and founding Pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He now serves as President of Renewal Ministries and as Canon Theologian in the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast of the Anglican Church in North America. Ortlund endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.[2]
Education
editOrtlund received a B.A. from Wheaton College in 1971, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1975, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1978, and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 1985.[3]
Ministry
editOrtlund was ordained by Lake Avenue Congregational Church, Pasadena, California in 1975. He served as a pastor in various churches from 1975 to 2019:
- 1975–1981: Pastoral staff, Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto, California.
- 1982–1985: Assistant Minister, Banchory Ternan West Parish Church (Church of Scotland).
- 1985–1989: Pastor, Cascade Presbyterian Church (PCA), Eugene, Oregon.
- 1989–1998: Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois.
- 1998–2003: Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church (PCA), Augusta, Georgia.
- 2004–2007: Senior Pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church (PCA), Nashville, Tennessee.
- 2008–2019: Senior Pastor, Immanuel Church (Acts 29), Nashville, Tennessee.
Personal life
editOrtlund is the son of Ray and Anne Ortlund. He is married to Jani and they have four children, including Gavin Ortlund.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ortlund, Raymond C., Jr. (Personal Name)". John Bulow Campbell Library. Columbia Theological Seminary. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ https://www.theblaze.com/news/nashville-pastor-ray-ortlunds-endorsement-of-harris-goes-really-really-badly
- ^ "Ray's Bio". Immanuel Church. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- ^ Zylstra, Sarah Eekhoff (24 January 2018). "How Ray Ortlund Became Foster Father to a Generation of Church Planters". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 30 September 2024.