"With every head bowed and every eye closed, if you want to join the church today, just step forward and one of our altar workers will meet you at the front and help you with this decision." This is not an uncommon way to invite people to join the membership in the average Baptist church today. Although I cannot say that this is unbiblical, I can certainly think of many reasons why it is probably unwise. With church attendance on the decline, we must also assume that biblical