(ChurchLeaders) John Ortberg will no longer serve as senior pastor of Menlo Church. He has resigned after 17 years in that position amid controversy over how he and Menlo have handled learning that a children’s ministry volunteer experienced sexual attraction to children. It was only a month ago that it became public knowledge the volunteer was Ortberg’s son, John (“Johnny”) Ortberg, III.
“I feel enormous sadness in this, because I love our church and cherish dreams for our future,” said Ortberg in a statement published on the church’s website on July 29.