Seeker-centered Preaching

Seeker-centered preaching is directed to people who have had little or no contact with the Christian faith. Ideas are presented in a way that the secular mind can grasp, using language and concepts from everyday life. Speaking to the Secular Mind. Driving home from church the other day, I pulled behind a guy on his Harley-Davidson. I noticed a bumper sticker on the rear fender of his motorcycle, so I pulled closer. It read: SCREW GUILT. After the shock wore off, I was struck by how different his world was from the one I'd just left-and even from the world a generation ago. In my day, we felt guilty, I thought. Now, it's not only "I don't feel guilty," but "Screw guilt. " I find that unchurched people today, the ones we are called to reach, are increasingly secular. There was a time when a person's word was a guarantee, when marriage was permanent, when ethics were assumed. Not so very long ago, heaven and hell were unquestioned, and caring for the poor was an obvious part of what…