Has the Altar Call Displaced the Sacraments?

In this episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss ways in which the altar call has displaced the sacraments, and how we can have a robust theology and practice of the sacraments while still effectively using the altar call.

Topics addressed:

  • History of the altar call
  • Altar call and baptism
  • Altar call and the Lord’s Supper
  • Sacramental practice in church history and Methodism
  • Church membership
  • The office of the keys
  • The church and salvation
  • Suggestions for using the altar call

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Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan is a husband and father, pastor of Redeemer Wesleyan Church, global trainer with Shepherds Global Classroom, and founder of holyjoys.org. He is the author of The Kids' Catechism and The Whole Counsel of God: A Protestant Catechism and Discipleship Handbook (forthcoming). Johnathan has also been published in Firebrand Magazine, the Arminian Magazine, God’s Revivalist, and the Bible Methodist Magazine.