"As a young minister, I once made the 'mistake' of closing a Wednesday evening service without extending a public invitation. Early the next morning, an irate husband came to my office. For the first time in years, his unsaved wife had come with him to church. 'If you had only given an invitation,' he angrily explained, 'she would have gone down the isle.'"

What follows is an explanation of five dangers of the public altar call system. You will find this presentation to be a compelling treatise on this critical subject.

Jim Ehrhard is a pastor, professor, and author. He travels extensively overseas, teaching in seminaries and Bible institutes. Jim leads Teaching Resources, a ministry he founded, based in Little Rock, Arkansas.