Secondly, Hill possesses certain attributes that enable him to be one of God's chosen vessels for this revival. Characteristics Several features of revivalists outlined in the 1795 classic Accounts of Revivals by John Gillies apply to Steve Hill. The first feature Gillies listed was that revivalists are earnest about the 'great work of ministry on which they had entered'. Steve Hill is an evangelist. His primary passion and compassion is for the salvation of the lost.
Revivalists are also men of labour.
Gillies explained that they labour for eternity knowing that 'the time was short and the day of recompense was at hand'. Hill is convinced of the urgency of this hour. As an evangelist Hill's preaching and prayers are geared towards the salvation of the lost, the backsliders and the prodigals. It is because of his own past of crime and drug addiction that he can relate to the lost in a with insight and compassion. Revivalists are people of 'most decided doctrine'.