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Hmmm, and people say that if you preach doctrine you aren't seeker sensitive.

Hmmm...

Rom 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Rom 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Being a Calvinist, I don't have any scriptural reason to hope for much from these 'seekers'. Unless it is the Father drawing them to seek the Son, it can be of no use.

I think we should recognize that mankind loves religions. But they have a special and innate hatred for the doctrine of and salvation in Christ. It is offensive to those who are not regenerated by God Himself.

I guess I'm not very seeker-sensitive.

Nor am I.

The funny thing about the entire seeker sensitive movement is that in an effort to draw pagans into the church, they have made the church look just like the outside world.

Think about it.

They decry modern music, but then have heavily amped praise bands that don't sing hymns, but ditties that proclaim themes like "Jesus is my boyfriend."

Don't preach Christ crucified. That turns the unsaved off. Instead Jesus is your friend who dispenses the same advice you can get on Dr Phil. Somehow, the very "advice" that Christ dispenses is not recognized for what it really is, LAW. It will condemn the unbeliever just as quickly as the 10 Commandments.

Let's not call it a church. That turns people off. Call it a worship center that better reflects the prior two observations.

I suppose I can go on and on. At a meeting my Arminian pastor once threw out the term seeker sensitive. I asked him to show me where in Scripture the pagan was called to worship God. He looked at me quizzically and I told him God's people are called to worship Him, not the pagan, so why are we talking about tailoring the worship to the unsaved. Plus since faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, let's focus on preaching the Law and Gospel and grow the Church the way God has set out to do.

A worship service is the goal of evangelism, not the place for it....