[5] As of December 2024, Ortlund was listed as Theologian in Residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee,[6] and writes at TruthUnites.org.
Ortlund discloses in his writings that he came from and appreciated his Presbyterian background, writingI was baptized as an infant in the Church of Scotland.
[13][independent source needed] He goes on to write that he was "propelled... out of Presbyterianism" because of the doctrine of infant baptism (paedobaptism), and that after a period of intensive study, his "convictions had solidified against [it], and I (somewhat reluctantly) changed my church affiliation and was baptized [again] (dunked in a river, to be precise).
[citation needed] Ortlund served as an associate pastor of Sierra Madre Congregational Church.[when?
[16] Ortlund has debated Trent Horn (a member of Catholic Answers) on several issues, including purgatory and baptismal regeneration.
[17][18] He has criticized John MacArthur and others for oversimplifying matters in deciding how churches in California ought to respond to governmental COVID restrictions, where others described his position as arguing that MacArthur had "prioritiz[ed] worship over [a more submissive posture that included considerations of] loving your neighbor, obedience to government and maintaining a good witness".