ArticleBlog | Preaching to the unconverted THE PROS AND CONS OF THE ‘SEEKER-FRIENDLY’ SERVICE
Preaching to the unconverted THE PROS AND CONS OF THE ‘SEEKER-FRIENDLY’ SERVICE
Author: Andy PeckPost Date: 10.12.15
Type the words ‘seeker-sensitive’ into any search engine and you could be forgiven for thinking that tailoring services to attract newcomers is an affront to the Christian faith. The words mean simply being consciously open to people outside church but somehow over the years they have developed negative connotations. There seem to be two main objections and the top search engine results reflect these:
According to dictionaryofchristianese.com the terms ‘seeker-friendly’ and ‘seeker-sensitive’ emerged in the 1980s and 90s. This was around the time churches such as Bill Hybels’ Willow Creek Church in Chicago and Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in California began experimenting with ways of drawing non-Christians into church by offering a brand new, contemporary kind of church
