The consistent focus of the ministry of Lloyd Ogilvie through the years has been on the care, encouragement and support of business, political and community leaders. Beginning his ministry in Winnetka, Illinois, working with the business leaders of Chicago, he developed a deep appreciation for the impact of leaders on society and their need to receive sensitive pastoral care to live out their faith in the pressures, stresses and immense challenges of their work. This emphasis continued in his ministry as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, then for twenty-three years as Pastor of the historic First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood where he sought to enable leaders in the greater Los Angeles basin.

As a pastor of a large congregation in the communications capitol, his guiding conviction was that all Christians are called into ministry and that the role of the local church is to equip them to be a bold, articulate apostolate of hope in the structures of society. Along with a team of pastors and staff people, Dr. Ogilvie sought to lead the church as a laboratory of experimentation with new forms of church life and innovative methods of meeting the needs of the members so that they could be contagious communicators of their faith and courageous witnesses in social issues.

On January 24, 1995, Dr. Ogilvie was elected the 61st Chaplain of the United States Senate. In addition to opening the Senate each day in prayer, his duties as full-time Chaplain included counseling and spiritual care for the Senators, their families and their staffs, a combined constituency of six thousand people. Dr. Ogilvie's days were filled with meetings with Senators about spiritual and moral issues, assisting Senators' staffs with research on theological and biblical questions, speaking to five Senate Bible Study and Prayer groups, encouraging such groups as the weekly Senate Prayer Breakfast, and sharing in small discussion and reflection groups among the Senators. In Dr. Ogilvie's words, "I saw my role as Chaplain to be an intercessor for the members of the Senate family, a trusted prayer partner, and a faithful counselor to them as they sought to know and do God's will in the monumental responsibilities entrusted to them." He served as Chaplain for eight years and was on duty during our nation’s time of crisis on September 11, 2001.

In February 1996, Dr. Ogilvie was recognized by Baylor University in a worldwide survey as one of the ‘12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world’. Included on the list, in which seven denominations are represented, are Rev. Billy Graham and Dr. John Stott.

Dr. Ogilvie has begun a new phase in his life-long commitment to be an inspirational speaker. Working as President of Leadership Unlimited, he is consistently on call as a speaker, writer – he has authored 52 books plus served as General Editor of Communicators Word Books Commentary Series of the Bible – and resource consultant. He often preaches at business and professional gatherings, retreats and churches, and leads clergy conferences on the theme Preaching With Passion. The basic intention of these activities is to impact the nation by enabling present and emerging leaders to press on with wisdom, vision, charisma, and courage. He believes that the great need of our time is for spiritually empowered, morally rooted, ethically focused, men and women who through creative introspection are able to lead with a integrity, intentionality, imagination and impelling inspiration.

Recently, Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California established the Lloyd John Ogilvie Preaching Institute and the Lloyd John Ogilvie Chair of Preaching as part of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. Dr. Ogilvie will hold his Preaching With Passion Conferences at Fuller.

Dr. Ogilvie is married to Doris Kaiser Ogilvie, has three children and four grandchildren.

Website: www.drlloydjohnogilvie.com