Innovations
This feature movie, based on the story of a Crusade convert, pioneered the use of drama blended with factual reporting as a means of film evangelism.
What is Mr. Texas?
This soloist participated in many of the early Crusades, and was particularly known for her performance of the song “His Eye is on the Sparrow”.
Who is Ethel Waters?
This is the city where Crusades were first broadcast in America on network television channels in hour-long blocks.
What is New York?
The age of Billy Graham when his family's red brick farmhouse was built.
What is 10 years old?
This was the name of Mr. Graham’s weekly syndicated column.
What is My Answer?
The location of the 1955 Crusade that marked the first time BG would come with the official endorsement of local churches to lead a united effort to reach an entire land.
What is Scotland?
This individual not only rejected the name “The Billy Graham Hour” for the Association’s first radio broadcast program, she also came up with the winning name “Hour of Decision”
Who is Ruth Graham?
The country BG repeatedly rejected Crusade invitations from, because they would not lift apartheid conditions.
What is South Africa?
This weeks-long malady prevented BG from attending the chaplain’s training course at Harvard Divinity School, and instead led to the Youth for Christ evangelism opportunity.
What is the Mumps?
This book was Billy Graham's first best-seller, a book that remains a classic and is in use all over the world. Many men and women have been brought to Christ through reading it.
What is Peace with God?
This initiative was launched to help reach the unchurched by chartering buses in which church members could travel to Crusades but only if they brought nonchurchgoers.
What is Operation Andrew?
Billy Graham first partnered with this famous Canadian, Christian soloist and broadcaster on the radio show "Songs in the Night" in January 1944.
Who is George Beverly Shea?
This was the place of Billy Graham's first pastorate.
What is Western Springs, Illinois?
This is the place that Billy Graham gave his first testimony after becoming a Christian.
What is a small jail in Monroe, NC?
This is what Billy Graham and the Youth for Christ pioneers wore to their Saturday night rallies, to help the world know that Christianity was not a "dreary" faith.
What is loud hand painted ties and bright suits?
This audio form of mass broadcast used in theaters, concert halls, auditoriums and churches allowed people in Glasgow to hear Billy Graham 400 miles away during the Greater London crusade in 1954.
Long Distance Phone Lines
As a journalist before becoming a California minister, this talented Crusade supporter was invited by BG to spearhead the new BGEA serial publication, Decision magazine.
Who is Woody Wirt, aka Sherwood Elliot Wirt?
This was the place where Billy Graham and Ruth were married.
What is Montreat, NC at the Presbyterian Conference Center?
The first college that Billy Graham attended after high school.
What is Bob Jones College?
This was the magazine founded by Billy Graham and his father in law, Nelson Bell, 4 years before Billy Graham founded Decision Magazine in 1960.
What is Christianity Today?
The southern city where Crusades were first fully racially integrated, not just in seating arrangements, but among those who came forward after the invitation as well.
What is Chattanooga, TN?
This native South Carolinian and team member introduced the word “Crusade” to describe BG evangelism events, pointing out the word’s meaning was not confined to the actual meetings, but also included preparation and follow-up.
Who is Willis Haymaker?
The first non-western nation that BGEA accepted an invitation from to launch a crusade.
What is India?
Despite the expectation for Billy Graham to go on to theological seminary, this was Billy Graham's major at Wheaton College.
What is anthropology?
The official written agreement indicating commitment to the task of world evangelization, adopted at this Switzerland congress in 1974.
What is the Lausanne Covenant?