by Nathan McConnell | Articles
The public invitation as it is handled in most fundamental churches is essentially a singular method: the altar call. As I have said, I don’t believe that the altar call is the most ideal method of the public invitation, nor do I believe it is the most...
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
So preaching sets up the invitation, or at least, it should. Preaching does not always invite (as we have seen); sometimes it merely informs. That’s OK. The important thing to keep in mind is that when a message calls for a definite decision, a call for public...
by Nathan McConnell | Articles
“The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.”—Exodus 23:19 Does it seem like a strange command to give? Don’t boil a baby goat in the milk...
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...
