Hal Givens
Faculty - Educational Ministries, Bible and General Education
B.S. Philadelphia College of the Bible, M.R.E. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

When did you start serving at ABC? 1994

Why are you serving at ABC; what are you passionate about?
I love to teach!

A favorite passage of scripture or a favorite saying: Jeremiah 9:23-24 "This is what the Lord says: 'Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord."  My favorite saying is, "Wherever you are, be all there." -- Jim Elliot

Favorite websites, authors or books: The Chronicles of Narnia - Lewis (esp. The Last Battle); Amazing Grace - Norris; To Own a Dragon - Miller; Effective Bible Teaching - Ryken/Wilhoit; Holiness - Ryle; Loving God - Colson; Disappointment With God - Yancey; Freedom of Simplicity - Foster; Institutes of the Christian Religion - Calvin; The Last Thing We Talk About - Bayly; Amusing Ourselves to Death - Postman; Closing of the American Mind - Bloom; The Gospel According to Jesus - MacArthur; Men at Work - Will; The Literature of the Bible - Ryken; Teaching for Spiritual Growth - Downs; He Touched Me - Powell; The Life You've Always Wanted - Ortberg; The Pursuit of God – Tozer; Ragamuffin Gospel - Manning; Making All Things New - Nouwen

Personal interests, hobbies or activities: Baseball, fishing, camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, travel, auto body repair