Tim LaHaye (1926–2016) was a noted author, minister, and nationally recognized speaker on Bible prophecy. He was founder and president of Tim LaHaye Ministries and a co-founder of the Pre-Trib Research Center. A pastor for thirty-nine years, Dr. LaHaye wrote more than fifty nonfiction books and co-authored the Left Behind series, the most successful Christian fiction venture in publishing history, with Jerry Jenkins. LaHaye and his wife were married for more than sixty years.