John Ortberg is the Senior Pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. John's teaching around the world at conferences and churches centers on how faith in Christ can impact our everyday lives with God. He has written books on spiritual formation including, The Life You've Always Wanted, Know Doubt, The Me I Want to Be, and Who is This Man?. 

John graduated from Wheaton College and holds a Master of Divinity and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Fuller Seminary. Prior to joining MPPC, John served as a teaching pastor at Chicago's Willow Creek Community Church. John is a member of the Board of Trustees at Fuller Seminary, serves on the board for the Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation, and is a former board member of Christianity Today International. John and his wife, Nancy, have three grown children.