Three Priorities for a Strong Local Church

Raymond C. Ortlund, D.D., was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and has degrees from the University of Puget Sound, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Talbot School of Theology.

Following four pastorates spanning 31 years, including twenty years at the Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California, Dr. Ortlund served as speaker of the "Haven of R...