‘Gentle and Lowly’ pastor fired worker ‘in retaliation’

Emily Pollok  |  World
Date posted:  26 May 2026
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‘Gentle and Lowly’ pastor fired worker ‘in retaliation’

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A judge has ruled that Gentle and Lowly author and pastor Dane Ortlund fired a female church employee in retaliation after she accused him of gender discrimination at work.

Ortlund, who serves as senior pastor at Naperville Presbyterian Church just outside Chicago, is required to pay $93,000 to Emily Hyland, the church’s former operations director, for lost wages, legal fees, and emotional distress.

Hyland was fired from her role at Naperville, which she held for seven years, in 2021. She had been a member of the church for 15 years.

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