26 Letters

A is for Altar Call


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This week Samantha and David discuss the letter A. A letter, which here, stands for "Altar Call". An altar is call is the final act of most IFB services, but why do we have them, and where did they come from? Tune in to hear the process, history, and personal experiences with the altar call and some tips on how you can make your altar call experience successful. 
 
Here are the links to the articles we used for our research. Check them out if you want to learn more:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/a-brief-history-of-the-altar-call/
https://www.9marks.org/article/how-charles-finney-and-other-overly-emotional-preachers-made-it-difficult-to-preach-the-gospel/
https://www.fundamentallyreformed.com/2006/08/30/finney-and-altar-call/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/you-asked-should-churches-perform-altar-calls/
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