birth_place subject nationality birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
rockford , illinois leadership , theology american 5 may 1957 nancy ortberg john ortberg
 john ortberg theologian , author , minister
john ortberg

john ortberg , jr. -lrb- born may 5 , 1957 , rockford , illinois -rrb- is an evangelical christian author , speaker , and senior pastor of menlo park presbyterian church in menlo park , california , an evangelical church with more than 4,000 members .
ortberg has published many books including the 2008 ecpa christian book award winner `` when the game is over , it all goes back in the box '' , and the 2002 `` christianity today '' book award winner `` if you want to walk on water , you 've got to get out of the boat '' .
another of his publications , `` the life you 've always wanted '' , has sold more than 500,000 copies as of 2008 .
on august 13 , 2012 , john ortberg 's book `` who is this man ? ''
debuted at # 3 on the new release chart at amazon.com .
