Our pastor
Our lead pastor is Ray Ortlund. He says, “I have the most wonderful wife, I love my kids and grandkids, and I love Immanuel Church. My dream is that God would use us for true revival in our city.”
Ray taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, for nine years. He has also pastored churches in California, Oregon and Georgia. Ray holds a Ph.D. from The University of Aberdeen, Scotland. In addition to a number of essays and articles, he has published five books. Ray also participated in The New Living Translation and the English Standard Version of the Bible. He contributed the introduction and study notes to the book of Isaiah in The ESV Study Bible.
Ray is the President of Renewal Ministries, a Regional Director in The Acts29 Network and serves on the Council of The Gospel Coalition. You should also read Ray's Books. More about Ray than you wanted to know.
Our officers
Elders
Pastoral Intern
Dan Orr is our Pastoral Intern with Youth and Young Adult ministries. Originally from Wheaton, Illinois, Dan graduated from Wheaton College with a BA in Business/Economics, and he is currently finishing his MDiv at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Prior to joining the Immanuel Church team in September 2010, Dan worked as an Area Director for Young Life, bringing the gospel to kids in Wheaton. Dan is so excited to be in Nashville and is passionate about seeing what only Christ can do in this city. He is married to Meghan and they have two children, Isaac and Lily.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dan Orr.
