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Gavin Ortlund
Gavin Rutherford Ortlund (born June 30, 1983) is an American Christian apologist, Reformed Baptist theologian, and author. Operating through his public ministry Truth Unites, Ortlund is known for defending theologically conservative evangelical Protestantism from an irenic perspective, engaging with proponents of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, atheism, and liberal Protestantism.
Ortlund is Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville and Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He won Christianity Today's 2024 Book of the Year award for his work What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church.
Ortlund was born on June 30, 1983 in Scotland to parents Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. and Jani Ortlund. He was originally baptized as an infant in the Church of Scotland and he is the youngest of 4 children.
In 2006, Ortlund earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from the University of Georgia. In 2009, he earned a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. He went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2016, concentrating in historical theology. From 2017 to 2018, Ortlund performed post-doctoral research at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School through the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding, where he conducted research on Augustine's doctrine of creation.
After finishing his Master's degree, Ortlund was on his way[vague] to become a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. Due to concerns regarding pedobaptism, he was baptized upon profession of faith by immersion and sought ordination from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference instead. He served as an associate pastor of Sierra Madre Congregational Church.
From 2018 to 2023, Ortlund served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai (American Baptist Churches USA) in Ojai, California. In October 2023, he announced his departure from the pastorate to pursue full-time ministry through digital platforms and academic roles.
Ortlund currently serves as President of Truth Unites, a Christian apologetics and theological education ministry he launched in August 2020. He holds the position of Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ortlund is a fellow of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, run by The Gospel Coalition. In addition, Ortlund is a member of the Center for Baptist Renewal, and Credo, while maintaining membership in the St. Basil Fellowship of The Center for Pastor Theologians and serving as a Visiting Scholar at Reasons to Believe.
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Gavin Ortlund
Gavin Rutherford Ortlund (born June 30, 1983) is an American Christian apologist, Reformed Baptist theologian, and author. Operating through his public ministry Truth Unites, Ortlund is known for defending theologically conservative evangelical Protestantism from an irenic perspective, engaging with proponents of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, atheism, and liberal Protestantism.
Ortlund is Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville and Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He won Christianity Today's 2024 Book of the Year award for his work What It Means to Be Protestant: The Case for an Always-Reforming Church.
Ortlund was born on June 30, 1983 in Scotland to parents Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. and Jani Ortlund. He was originally baptized as an infant in the Church of Scotland and he is the youngest of 4 children.
In 2006, Ortlund earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from the University of Georgia. In 2009, he earned a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary. He went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2016, concentrating in historical theology. From 2017 to 2018, Ortlund performed post-doctoral research at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School through the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding, where he conducted research on Augustine's doctrine of creation.
After finishing his Master's degree, Ortlund was on his way[vague] to become a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. Due to concerns regarding pedobaptism, he was baptized upon profession of faith by immersion and sought ordination from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference instead. He served as an associate pastor of Sierra Madre Congregational Church.
From 2018 to 2023, Ortlund served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai (American Baptist Churches USA) in Ojai, California. In October 2023, he announced his departure from the pastorate to pursue full-time ministry through digital platforms and academic roles.
Ortlund currently serves as President of Truth Unites, a Christian apologetics and theological education ministry he launched in August 2020. He holds the position of Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ortlund is a fellow of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, run by The Gospel Coalition. In addition, Ortlund is a member of the Center for Baptist Renewal, and Credo, while maintaining membership in the St. Basil Fellowship of The Center for Pastor Theologians and serving as a Visiting Scholar at Reasons to Believe.