Hour of Decision

== ''Hour of Decision Online'' ==
The current ''Hour of Decision Online'' program is between 30–45 minutes long, with each focusing on a particular Crusade. New episodes are released every Sunday on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's website, at hourofdecisiononline.org. It can also be accessed via the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's official app, available on the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] or [[Google Play]]. Episodes can be downloaded for offline listening.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

It usually begins with one or two musical items - often from [[George Beverly Shea]], the Crusade Choirs or other musical guests such as [[Larnelle Harris]] - and a [[Testimony|testimony of faith]] from a guest at that Crusade. Co-host Cliff Barrows shares some insights and stories from that Crusade. That is then followed by a 15–25-minute sermon from [[Billy Graham]], with a short message in between which advertises the work of the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]. The message is followed by Cliff Barrows leading listeners in the [[sinner's prayer]] before a short encouraging message from [[Anne Graham Lotz]], Billy Graham's daughter. To end, Cliff then shares a story from his personal life related to the message.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hour of Decision Online|url = http://billygraham.org/tv-and-radio/radio/hour-of-decision-online/|website = Billy Graham Evangelistic Association|accessdate = December 13, 2015}}</ref>

As of August 2014, the new online-only program has received views from 50 countries on all six continents. According to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the new non-live, online format "eliminates the strict time constraints of live radio and allows for more stories, more music and more time to share the Gospel - three things that bring delight to the hosts and the listeners."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = 91-Year-Old Cliff Barrows Uses the Web to Share the Gospel|url = http://billygraham.org/story/new-hour-of-decision-online-with-cliff-barrows-reaches-50-countries/|website = Billy Graham Evangelistic Association|accessdate = December 13, 2015}}</ref>

Billy Graham's longtime music director and crusade MC Cliff Barrows, who hosted the weekly ''Hour of Decision'', died November 15, 2016, at the age of 93. The online program continued just six more weeks with the final program released on December 22.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} For 66 years, the ''Hour of Decision'' brought the music and messages from Billy Graham crusades to listeners throughout the world. During crusade weeks, the Sunday broadcast would often contain portions of the Friday evening service, just two days old.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} That was before the days when radio stations received individual tapes, cassettes or CDs; back when the program aired on the Mutual and/or ABC Networks and stations aired the broadcast feeds live or taped them for later release.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}