Preach Magazine Issue 5 - Preaching to the unconverted

FEATURE 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: WHY I LEFT YOUR SEEKERFRIENDLY CHURCH … NOT SURE YOU EVEN NOTICED… (seeker-friendly churches neglect more established believers) I WILL NEVER STEP FOOT IN A SEEKER-FRIENDLY CHURCH … THIS MODERN-DAY BAAL… (Heresy alert! The gospel is being watered down) 37

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