Jani Ortlund

Jani Ortlund loves to connect women with the Word of God. She serves as Executive Vice President of Renewal Ministries, speaking at women’s conferences both in the United States and abroad.

Jani’s first book, Fearlessly Feminine (Multnomah, 2000), encourages women to boldly embrace God’s design for them as women. Her second book, His Loving Law, Our Lasting Legacy: Living the Ten Commandments and Giving Them to Our Children (Crossway, 2007) offers practical ways to live out the Ten Commandments today and to teach them to the children in our lives. A Child’s First Book About Marriage: God’s Way is Always Best (Christian Focus, 2018) introduces children to the beauty of God’s design for marriage in ways they can understand and embrace. Jani’s latest book, Help! I’m Married to My Pastor: Encouragement for Ministry Wives and Those Who Love Them (Crossway, 2021) helps a pastor’s wife feel less isolated and more noticed, understood and supported.

Besides conference speaking and writing, Jani podcasts at herestoresmysoul.org. She is a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, and former elementary school teacher, with a master’s degree in education. Jani is married to Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr., pastor, author, seminary professor, and President of Renewal Ministries. The Ortlunds have four married children and fifteen grandchildren, serving Christ throughout the United States and Great Britain.