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President of Feed the Children fired, James Dobson leaves Focus on the Family, and other transitions in the Christian world.

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Fired • Larry Jones as president of Feed the Children on Nov. 6 amid an ongoing power struggle with the charity's executives. Jones has filed a lawsuit and discouraged donations to the charity he founded in 1979.

Retiring • James Dobson, from Focus on the Family's daily radio broadcast at the end of February. The ministry's founder had resigned as president in 2003, and as chairman in February 2009. He announced last week that he will begin a new nonprofit with his son called James Dobson on the Family.

Died • Billy Joe Daugherty, pastor of Victory Christian with a network of 900 schools in 93 countries, on November 22 of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 57.

Appointed • Bruce Menser as president for Venture International, effective July 1. Leonard Rodgers, who founded Venture International in 1986, began as director for Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding on January 1. Rodgers and Menser met in 1982 when both were working for World Vision in Lebanon.

Elected • Martin Junge, as general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The Chilean pastor and former president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile will start the position in July 2010.

Resigned • Bill Anderson, president and CEO of Christian Booksellers Association (CBA). Jim Whittaker, board chairman, left in November. CBA was forced to lay off staff twice in 2009.

Elected • Carlos Campo, as president of Regent University starting in August 2010, following founder Pat Robertson's retirement. Campo works as the Virginia-based school's vice president of academic affairs.

Died • Paul Meyer, co-founder of five educational and youth charities, and philanthropist of Baylor University and over 30 charities worldwide, on October 25 in Waco, Texas. He was 81.

Died • Charles Wellborn, the former "Baptist Hour" radio preacher, academic, and writer on October 1 in Kentucky. He was 86.

Elected • Bernice King, as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The speaker, author, and minister is the first female to fill the roll once occupied by her father and co-founder of SCLC, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Laura

January 07, 2010 7:08am

TSJ, I don't understand your comment that he was "stumping for adulterers and divorcees." Help me understand your comment.

Gary

January 05, 2010 8:27am

I made a trip to Colorado Springs two summers ago with my family and stopped by Focus on the Family. It felt like a homecoming of sorts; my wife and I had used lots of theri materials, tapes, etc., in the raising of our three sons (all now college age or older). I appreciate what James Dobson has done for the American familly. I don't always agree with him politically especially their slant toward homeschooling, but I do feel like this man has done much good in the name of Jesus Christ. I'm sure that when he stepped down he hoped someone would follow that did a better job than he did. Thanks to the Dobson family for all you've done for me, my family, and many many other families.

TSJ

January 04, 2010 11:53pm

I stopped caring about James Dobson when his "family values" platform included stumping for adulterers and divorcees just because they belonged to the right political party. He's no loss, and his new organization will be just as unwelcome.

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