[George W. Bush]

There is nothing that says a sermon or service cannot be designed to feed both ends of the spectrum.

As so many Spurgeon sermons amply demonstrate.

However, Spurgeon wasn't seeker-friendly in modern terms. And he did not neglect teaching strong doctrine in his primary worship service.

I think the primary emphasis of your main worship service should be to build up your flock in doctrine. Your secondary purpose is evangelism to lost souls. But if you build up a sound congregation, then converts will follow as a result. People will be inspired to lead more godly lives and to witness to or be an example of Christian life and this will do more for your church than putting a preacher in the pulpit as the church's Lone Ranger, emitting yet another seeker-friendly message which puts the faithful to sleep.

There is no avoiding the need for doctrinally sound sermons at your primary services.

[xzins]

There is nothing wrong with doctrinally sound SALVATION-oriented messages.

I think folks have some misconception that the sermon for seekers should be about mundane things like taking their kids to doctors and treating their neighbors nicely.

The point of the seeker-sensitive service is that it be EVANGLISTIC.....a proclamation of the good news.

Perhaps I have this all wrong, but that's how I intend it.

My people know that on Sunday morning, they can bring someone and have that person hear the Good News proclaimed in an understandable way as either a central or significant portion of whatever sermon is delivered.

(Incidentally, I'm on vacation this morning in Florida.)