Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.

He now serves as president of Renewal Ministries[2] and as Canon Theologian in the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast of the Anglican Church in North America.

[6] He additionally notes that while attending the first Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, Francis Schaeffer's address left a lasting impact on his convictions about pastoral ministry.

[7] After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1975,[4] Ortlund joined the staff of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California.

[2] After Cascade was accepted into the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), he began teaching Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

[2] He also serves as Canon Theologian in the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast of the Anglican Church in North America.

[18] In October 2024, Ortlund received criticism from political conservatives when he endorsed Kamala Harris for President on social media.

"[21] In his podcast, You're Not Crazy, Ortlund specifically states his purpose is "to very carefully, reverently, joyously attend to cultivate and build the intangibles of relational beauty that the gospel itself calls for and creates".

[23] Ortlund is an emeritus council member of the Gospel Coalition,[24] "a fellowship of evangelical churches in the Reformed tradition".

In the 1991 book Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Ortlund wrote that the principle of male-female equality was established at creation, as was male headship, stating, "In the partnership of two spiritually equal human beings, man and woman, the man bears the primary responsibility to lead the partnership in a God-glorifying direction.

[34] Ortlund has emphasized the importance of the Old Testament in the Christian faith, pointing out how the Apostle Paul stressed his roots in Judaism.