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John Ortberg
John is the senior pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and Editor at Large of Leadership Journal. He also teaches around the world at conferences and churches.
He is the author of The Life You’ve Always Wanted, Know Doubt, The Me I Want To Be, and most recently, Who is This Man?.
John and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children.
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Wire Story
Investigation Finds No Evidence of Abuse by Former Menlo Volunteer
The third-party inquiry, though, critiques lack of transparency by pastor John Ortberg, who resigned last year.
Editorial
John Ortberg and the Pitfalls of Pastoral Discernment
When we consent to our calling as ministers of the gospel, we assent to be public imitators of all it proclaims.
News
John Ortberg Resigns from Menlo Church
Elders cite “pain and broken trust” as the church launches a new investigation of son’s volunteer work with children.
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John Ortberg’s Church Announces New Investigation
Leadership apologizes for lack of transparency that eroded trust.
News
John Ortberg’s Church Says ‘No Evidence of Misconduct’ As More Details Emerge
Megachurch pastor’s son named as the volunteer who confessed sexual attraction to children.
Wire Story
John Ortberg Investigated After Church Volunteer Confessed Attraction to Minors
Menlo Church said the senior pastor showed “poor judgment” in allowing the member to work with children and failing to notify other staff.
News
Bill Hybels Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Former Willow Creek Leaders
John and Nancy Ortberg, others confront megachurch with its own #MeToo moment. “The charges against me are false,” says Hybels of former friends’ “collusion.”
The Fight for Social Justice Starts Within
Only a vibrant inner life can sustain the activist’s soul.
Campaign Issues Then and Now
Certain themes keep coming up, millennia after millennia.
Ortberg: Preaching Spit and Polish
Why I’m trying to get better at preaching.