Not by Might, But by Prayer
by Eddy Hall
Hometown:
Goessel, Kansas
Place of Birth:
Oklahoma City
Church Affiliation:
Countryside Covenant Church in McPherson, KS
Number of Years Writing:
30
List of Other Publications and Year Published:
My writing has appeared in more than 120 periodicals including Guideposts,
Leadership Journal, and Focus on the Family Magazine.

For nine years I was coeditor of WITH: The Magazine for Radical Christian Youth, and for eight years I was coeditor of YouthGuide and assistant editor of Health & Development.

In addition, I have done extensive writing and editing of Christian education curriculum for teens and adults, and extensive editing of books for Christian publishers.

Books authored or coauthored:
When Not to Build: An Architect's Unconventional Wisdom for the Growing Church, coauthored with Ray Bowman (Baker 1992; expanded edition 2000)
When Not to Borrow: Unconventional Wisdom to Set Your Church Free, coauthored with Ray Bowman (Baker 1996)
Praying with the Anabaptists: The Secret of Bearing Fruit coauthored with Marlene Kropf (Faith & Life 1994)
The Lay Ministry Revolution: How You Can Join coathored with Gary Morsch (Baker 1995)
Ministry: It's Not Just forMinisters coauthored with Gary Morsch (Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City 1993)
Decide for Peace (Faith & Life 1995)

Education:
B.A. from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma
Employment:
Senior consultant with Living Stones Associates (www.living-stones.com), a consulting team that equips churches for healthy growth through integrated planning of ministries, staffing, facilities, and finances.
Family:

Wife — Melody.
Five children — Jonathan, Janelle, Jason, Joylin, and Jeffrey, ranging in age from 7 to 21.