He went on from the early decade of work with Jerry Falwell to grow disillusioned with Christian participation in the political process,[2] and to spend 18 years as pastor of Calvary Church, a Grand Rapids, Michigan megachurch.
His first job was to be Liberty University’s dean of men, but before long he was also teaching New Testament survey, coaching the soccer team, and taking on more administrative duties.
[8] While pastor there, Dobson mentored a number of young men who had recently entered the ministry or were considering doing so, including Rob Bell, Michael Hidalgo, Jim Samra, Brett Werner, and Marvin Williams.
[10] Dobson continued in the pastorate of Calvary Church until 2005,[8] wrote the memoir, Prayers and Promises when Facing a Life-Threatening Illness, published by Zondervan in 2007,[11] and served as an advisory editor for Christianity Today.[when?
[15] Dobson lived for much of the latter part of his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan,[12][better source needed] and his family included two sons, Kent and Daniel.
[1] The obituary, widely circulated through syndication, was by Adelle M. Banks (for the Religion News Service), and went on to state that the wrestling he did in his "Year of Living Biblically" likewise resulted in criticism, as itled the man who once helped run the now-defunct Moral Majority to vote for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time, even though he disagreed with then-Sen. Barack Obama about abortion.
/ "I felt that Mr. Obama was closer to the essence of Jesus’ teachings—compassion for the poor and the oppressed, being a peacemaker, loving your enemies and other issues," he wrote in an explanation of his decision.