by Nathan McConnell | Articles
Dr. John R. Rice used a simple method for inviting lost people to respond in his campaigns. He would say (and I’m paraphrasing a bit), “Let me ask you to do three things. Pray at your seat to trust Christ. Slip to the front. Let someone show you from the...
by Nathan McConnell | Articles
The public invitation is a fairly recent development in evangelical history. Charles Finney is credited with the initiation of a public response when he used his new method called “the anxious seat.” Finney invited those in his audience who were uncertain...
by Nathan McConnell | Articles
Once at a church in New England, I asked a group of deaf adults: “Heart: what mean?” I asked this question after a Sunday school lesson in which the word heart was signed often. For them to have understood the lesson, understanding the spiritual dynamic of the...
by Wil Rice IV | Articles
Have you ever tried to help someone who did not want help? It is a task well nigh impossible. A person who does not see his need is liable to resent you for trying to help. Take the young couple on their honeymoon. After thirty minutes of fruitless searching they have...