Promoting gospel assurance through theological depth
We live in a time of polarization, deconstruction, and rapid de-Christianization. Many people, especially in the younger generations, are searching for ultimate answers.
In August 2020, Gavin Ortlund launched Truth Unites to address these needs. Gavin’s heart burns with a passion to help those who are asking deep questions, and to serve the renewal and revitalization of the church in our time. Truth Unites exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. To accomplish this purpose, it offers resources in church history, theology, philosophy, and apologetics. Truth Unites seeks to exhibit irenicism in its defense of Protestantism and historic Christianity, and harnesses historical retrieval and theological triage to champion unity in the gospel. The topics vary from arguments for the existence of God to explorations God’s work in church history to evaluating theological disagreement in the church today, but the goal is always greater security in the love of Jesus.
“Pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted.”
Endorsements
“Given the rapid de-Christianization of Western culture, Truth Unites is just the kind of public witness that is needed in the church today—incisive and yet unifying, academically rigorous and yet broadly accessible. Christians seeking to commend our faith in today's society and to go deeper into theology, church history, or the truth of the gospel will benefit from Gavin Ortlund’s exciting ministry.”
"Gavin Ortlund's Truth Unites epitomizes the work of the pastor as public theologian. Gavin speaks the truth in love and argues for it winsomely and convincingly. With its goal of looking back in order to move forward, Truth Unites may prove to be an important catalyst for a Great Rechurching."
“Truth divides, of course; it discloses where one's allegiance truly lies, and constructs structures that demand loyalty to what God has disclosed even if the majority voices in any culture are determined to go in other directions. But as this ministry of Gavin Ortlund repeatedly shows, truth also unites. It calls men and women to a common confession of what is, of what God has disclosed, and in so doing knits their hearts and minds together.”
“Gavin Ortlund does apologetics in a tough-minded and warm-hearted way. His stout Protestant convictions come through, always couched, as 1 Peter 3:15 commands, ‘with gentleness and respect.’ Gavin's work is a blessing to the Lord's people everywhere!”
“I am excited about Truth Unites. Gavin Ortlund is one of the most dynamic and insightful voices articulating and defending the historic Christian faith and showing its profound relevance to our current moment. This ministry is sure to do important, innovative, and groundbreaking work both in its inward-facing role of serving the church by providing theological resources and its outward-facing role of giving a bold and attractive witness to God’s reality and power, holiness and love.”
“Gavin Ortlund is a gifted pastor and accomplished scholar whose educational ministry, Truth Unites, meets a need in the Christian apologetics YouTube world for offering informed and insightful knowledge of church history, theology, and biblical teaching from a Protestant perspective. Ortlund engages with questions past and present surrounding Christian faith and practice in a robust and respectful manner that is a welcome addition to the complex and necessary conversations taking place across the diverse landscape of Christianity today.”
“In an age of fragmentation and polarization, Truth Unites calls us back to the foundational truths that bind us together. Gavin Ortlund has a remarkable knack for connecting academic theology and everyday faith with intelligence and warmth. Whether you’re a curious skeptic or committed believer, you’ll find Truth Unites a valuable resource that consistently delivers great content.”
“It is easy to lose sight of the fact that how we defend the Christian faith should itself be part of the defense. Through his work at Truth Unites, Gavin Ortlund keeps this in view, combining theological scholarship, pastoral sensibility, and a gracious yet firm style of communicating. He is doing the sorely needed labor of helping those who already trust Christ to grow deeper in their understanding and trust and those yet without the Savior to consider why his claims are worthy of their more serious consideration. I’m grateful for his study, instruction, and example.”
“Gavin meets every objection to Christianity with respectful curiosity, intellectual rigor, and a sense of humor. At a time when none of us are very good at talking with people who don’t share our own worldview, Gavin has a rare gift for laboring alongside doubters and skeptics in the common project of getting closer to the truth—and learning to live with the uncertainty that is always part of our mortal condition.”
“Gavin Ortlund stands out as a voice of sanity, clarity and charity in an online environment that can so easily be characterised by rancour, confusion and misrepresentation. I am so grateful for his diligence, his intellectual range and his loving approach to issues that Christians need to think carefully about.”
"Truth Unites is a vital ministry today. I am grateful for Gavin's unwavering commitment to scripture, his willingness to address contemporary cultural issues, and his irenic engagement with others."
“Gavin Ortlund knows how to speak truth in love. I have long admired his skill of accessibly presenting complex apologetic arguments. He understands that apologetics presupposes a solid understanding of the theological tradition. He also understands that apologetic persuasion requires more than the illumination of the mind—the conviction of the heart and the stirring of godly desire. You will find here an approach to apologetics that is wise, patient, kind, thoughtful.”
“Too much contemporary discourse behaves as if one must choose between zealous concern for the truth and a posture of charity towards those who disagree. I am grateful to Gavin Ortlund for creating space at Truth Unites for a different kind of conversation. Listeners from all different backgrounds can expect thoughtful and serious-minded engagement with questions that matter.”
“There is no shortage of polarizing discussions in our current cultural moment. Through Truth Unites, Gavin addresses tough, relevant topics with pastoral kindness and scholarly clarity. He models disagreeing charitably while maintaining deep gospel conviction. I'm so grateful for this important work.”
“I am so encouraged by the ministry of Gavin Ortlund at Truth Unites. While our world has always had the need for good apologetics, Gavin expresses the truths of the Christian faith in such a clear and convincing manner and, at the same time, does so with winsomeness and grace. That combination is the key, and I am so thankful for it. I look forward to seeing how the Lord will bless this important ministry in the years to come.”
