Alternative Worship In Seekers’ Service/believers’ Worship

Churches that have adopted the format of a broad-based "seekers' service" (accompanied by a separate, more intense worship service for committed believers) are breaking new ground in the integration of worship with other aspects of Christian ministry. The dual worship format of a Sunday worship service geared to the needs of people seeking a Christian identity, together with a midweek experience of deeper worship for those who have committed themselves to Christ and to Christian growth, has been pioneered on a large scale by Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago's northwest suburbs. A growing number of churches in North America have begun to adopt this format in one variation or another. Willow Creek's uniqueness gives it high visibility among American and, to an extent, international churches and communities. The church has responded in several ways to requests from other churches for information and guidance on how they may use their resources in their own communities to incre…