The Cat and the Toaster was written by Dr. Douglas A. Hall, president of the Emmanuel Gospel Center in Boston, along with his wife, Judy Hall, and their colleague in ministry, Steve Daman. The Halls have been working in urban ministry in Boston since 1964. Dr. Hall is also an adjunct professor of urban ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Boston campus, the Center for Urban Ministerial Education. Read more about the Halls.