Charles+Grandison+Finney


 * Topic: Second Great Revivalism

Focus: Charles Grandison Finney

Reason for choice:

What's your point? (thesis): How Finney influenced the SGR.

What three reasons do you have that will back up your point?

1 No other preacher was as influential as Finney.

2 Over 80% of his converts stayed true to Christ and never turned back.

3 He wrote numerous books and none are as widley used to preach as his.

What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it? 1. He caused a series a revivals all through the northwest. 2. Finney caused entire towns to convert, and honor the Sabbath. 3. He caused 1,500 revivals in Rochester alone. 4.His preaching methods changed the Chruch clergy. 5. Finney's revivals spread to Evans Mill, Antwerp, Rome, Utica, Auburn, Troy, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Boston and New York.

What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it? The revivalism spread throughout numerous areas and was supported by large numbers of people.

What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it? Many chirches use his book of sermons during masses.

Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?

Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh? [] ||