People: North America

Jack Hayford, who founded The Church on the Way in Los Angeles in 1969, is stepping down as senior pastor. Hayford, 65, has been named founding pastor of the church, as well as president of The King's Seminary, which he launched at the church last year. Scott Bauer, copastor with Hayford since 1996, assumes the role of senior pastor.

Robert W. Edgar, president of the Claremont School of Theology in California, has been named general secretary of the National Council of Churches. Edgar succeeds Joan Brown Campbell, who is joining the New York-based Chautauqua Institution's department of religion.

Lee Strobel is joining the staff of Saddleback Valley Community Church in Orange County, California. Strobel, who served as a teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church for 12 years, will remain on the Willow Creek Association board. He says the move will allow him to develop his writing ministry.

John A. Busby is the new national commander of the Salvation Army. Busby and his wife Elsie, who becomes national president of the Army's women's organizations, previously served as leaders of the organization's southern U.S. territory.

Scott Preissler is the new president of the Christian Stewardship Association in Milwaukee. Preissler has worked for the organization since 1996.

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How God Won When Politics Failed

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The Forgiveness Factor

Things We Ought to Know

Letters to the Editor: January 10, 2000

It Takes a Village to Fight Divorce

Why We Like Harry Potter

Forgive and Remember

Author Wendy Shalit Is Proud to Be Modest

In the Word: On the Receiving End

Take, Eat—But How Often?

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Popular Culture: The Film Dogma Is Anti-Dogma

Time for a Change

In Print: Beyond Do-Goodism

New & Noteworthy: Christian Living

Beating the Odds

Setting Captives Free

Chasing Amy

Taming the Reformation

Out of the Ashes

Paying for Free Speech

New Bibles Carry Hefty Price Tags

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Sudan: CSI Loses U.N. Status

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Methodists: Creech stripped of clergy credentials

Presbyterians Support Same-Sex Unions

Top Ten Religion Stories of the Decade

Son's Death Shakes Up Sect

Updates: January 10, 2000

Children's Literature: Parents Push for Wizard-free Reading

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Baptist Foundation of America Lands in Bankruptcy Court

Higher Education: Crumbling Family Values

Nigeria: Islamic Law Raises Tensions

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Briefs: The World

Northern Ireland: Peace at Last?

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India: Loving the Lepers

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