 Ortberg has been a featured speaker at many events, including


On January 21, 2020, Menlo Church issued a statement indicating that Ortberg had been placed on leave following the revelation that he had allowed church volunteer (later revealed to be his son) to work and travel with children, despite that volunteer's confession of a lifelong sexual attraction to children.Ortberg also made no effort to alert other church leadership to the situation.The issue came to light when the volunteer confessed their desires to Ortberg's son, Daniel Lavery.