Look… I understand all the critiques that a lot of Reformed folk have with the “seeker sensitive” churches. Sure, we can all tell those churches by their worship theater and entertainment extravaganza. The services are dynamic, the hair is peroxided, the teeth are whitened, and the worship team is speaking in the tongues of angels (or something).

However, methinks many Reformed folk have responded to this “sensitivity”, by saying that all focus on the perceptions or needs of the unbeliever is bad practice. In other words, they’re preaching is seeker insensitive.

The church in America is full of full-time seekers. They’re the people who “still haven’t found what they’re looking for”, for a long time. If the Church is the body of Christ, they are the parasites… receiving without any intent to give back. They contribute to the life of the church as much as Roger Ebert contributes to the film industry. The modern church has conformed their worship services to entertain these critics, and they deserve whatever condemnation we heap on them.

But for all those transients, there are people in the world who really are hurting, and who really are seekers. Despite the abuses of those who claim to being “seeker sensitive”, we need to truly be sensitive to real seekers, and the problems they really are facing in life. You’ll know them when you see them, but you need to look to find them.