Altar Counselor's Guide, Bible College Certificate Course

Altar Counselor's Guide

As an altar worker, you serve as a counselor to those who respond to the altar call made by the minister. You are working with the minister to "reap" the spiritual fruit of men, women, and children, who have received and acted upon the Word of God.

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Course Description

Serving as an altar counselor can be an exciting and rewarding spiritual experience. You have the opportunity to "reap" spiritual fruit for the Kingdom of God. As a minister shares God's Word, he is actually "sowing" it in the hearts of those who listen. At the conclusion of the service when he provides opportunity for listeners to respond, a great spiritual harvest is ready to be reaped. As an altar worker, you serve as a counselor to those who respond to the altar call made by the minister. You are working with the minister to "reap" the spiritual fruit of men, women, boys, and girls who have received and acted upon the Word of God.

TYPES OF ALTAR CALLS

The majority of altar calls usually concern:

Salvation: A call for those who need to repent from their sins and be born-again.

Baptism of the Holy Spirit: A call for those who want to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Commitment: General calls for those who want to recommit their lives, desire a deeper walk with the Lord Jesus Christ, missionary appeals, etc.

Healing: An appeal for those who need physical, mental, or emotional healing.

Deliverance: An appeal for those needing deliverance from addictive substances, from depression, fear, anger, bitterness, other works of the flesh, demonic influences, etc.

THE ALTAR COUNSELOR'S ROLE

After an appeal is made, workers are needed to pray individually with those who respond to the call. This is the role of the altar counselor--to draw alongside of someone who has responded to the altar call and minister to them. The purpose of this training is to prepare you to be an effective altar counselor and work cooperatively with the pastoral staff.

Argis and Patricia Hulsey

President and Vice President, Harvestime International Ministries

We are so blessed to offer the anointed Harvestime International curriculum. "The purpose of Harvestime International Ministries: It was upon the spiritual harvest fields of the world that Jesus Christ constantly focused the attention of His disciples: "Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." (John 4:35) The challenge given by our Lord is for laborers, men and women who know how to reap the spiritual harvest fields of the world for the Kingdom of God. It is to this purpose that Harvestime International Network is dedicated–to recruit, train, motivate, and mobilize a network of international harvesters capable of: 1. Intercession for international spiritual harvest:…The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38) 2. Articulation of the principles of spiritual harvest: And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2) 3. Demonstration of the principles of spiritual harvest: And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) 4. Communication of the urgency of the mandate for worldwide spiritual harvest: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. (Jeremiah 8:20) 5. Mobilization of members of the Body of Christ to reap their appointed fields in worldwide, end-time harvest:…He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. (Jeremiah 5:24) If English is not your native language, please visit harvestime.org directly to take their courses in Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, – සිංහල, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, – தமிழ், Thai, Urdu. (Not all courses are available in all languages.) While you are there, please pray for their ministry and leave a donation, if you like. Then come back to our website and take the final exam in English (you can have it translated with your own software). We are a separate ministry and use their courses, with permission, for the expansion of the Gospel and preparation of the saints to go into the harvest field. Whether you need the additional languages or not, please pray for their ministry and feel free to donate to them, if you like. Their website is www. harvestime.org.