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LaHaye served as a pastor in churches in [[South Carolina]] and [[Minnesota]] until 1956, when he moved to [[San Diego, California]] to pastor the Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now called Shadow Mountain Community Church<ref name="CT"/>), which he would do for 25 years.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="Dispatch">Banks, Adelle M. (July 28, 2016). [http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/tim-lahaye-evangelical-leader-and-left-behind-co-author-dead-at-90.html Tim LaHaye, evangelical leader and ‘Left Behind’ co-author, dead at 90]. ''dispatch.com''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye served as a pastor in churches in [[South Carolina]] and [[Minnesota]] until 1956, when he moved to [[San Diego, California]] to pastor the Scott Memorial Baptist Church (now called Shadow Mountain Community Church<ref name="CT"/>), which he would do for 25 years.<ref name="WSJ"/><ref name="Dispatch">Banks, Adelle M. (July 28, 2016). [http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/28/tim-lahaye-evangelical-leader-and-left-behind-co-author-dead-at-90.html Tim LaHaye, evangelical leader and ‘Left Behind’ co-author, dead at 90]. ''dispatch.com''. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

Tim Lahaye founded Christian Heritage College, now called [[San Diego Christian College]], and helped [[Henry Morris]] found the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="CT"/> [[Ken Ham]], the president of [[Answers in Genesis]], a Christian apologetics ministry, has referred to LaHaye as the "third founder" of the modern [[creation science]] movement.<ref>Ham, Ken (July 25, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/tim-lahaye-passes-away/ Creationist Pioneer and Popular Author Tim LaHaye Passes Away]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 7, 2016.</ref>

LaHaye founded Christian Heritage College, now called [[San Diego Christian College]], and helped [[Henry Morris]] found the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="CT"/> [[Ken Ham]], the president of [[Answers in Genesis]], a Christian apologetics ministry, has referred to LaHaye as the "third founder" of the modern [[creation science]] movement, after Morris and [[John Whitcomb]].<ref>Ham, Ken (July 25, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/ministry-news/ministry/tim-lahaye-passes-away/ Creationist Pioneer and Popular Author Tim LaHaye Passes Away]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 7, 2016.</ref>

===Political involvement===

===Political involvement===

LaHaye was very involved in the [[Christian right]] and was active in numerous Christian right organizations in the 1970s and 80s, including the [[Moral Majority]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/> In 1987, he served as honorary national co-chairman for [[Jack Kemp]]'s campaign for president but left after it was reported the he had written statements in his writings that were deemed by the media—who forget that there are such things as theological disagreements—as "anti-Catholic" and "anti-Jewish".<ref name="NYT"/> In addition, LaHaye was influential in building Evangelical support for [[George W. Bush]]'s 2000 presidential campaign and served as a spiritual advisor for [[Mike Huckabee]] during his [[Mike Huckabee 2008 Presidential Campaign|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/>

LaHaye was very involved in the [[Christian right]] and was active in numerous Christian right organizations in the 1970s and 80s, including the [[Moral Majority]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/> In 1987, he served as honorary national co-chairman for [[Jack Kemp]]'s campaign for president but left after it was reported the he had written statements in his writings that were deemed by the media—who forget that there are such things as theological disagreements—as "anti-Catholic" and "anti-Jewish".<ref name="NYT"/> In addition, LaHaye was influential in building Evangelical support for [[George W. Bush]]'s 2000 presidential campaign and served as a spiritual advisor for [[Mike Huckabee]] during his [[Mike Huckabee 2008 Presidential Campaign|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/>

During the first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, Mr. Lahaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]].

During the first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, LaHaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]].

===''Left Behind'' series===

===''Left Behind'' series===