![]() ![]() Barriers removed for the baby boomers are barriers established for Generation X and so forth. In a desire to remove artificial barriers in one generation, it creates them for the next generation. Why is this paragraph so important? Because it admits that a seeker-sensitive church is fundamentally defined by who it can reach. Shaping an effective ministry to them-a challenge we could not have envisioned five years ago-is one of our goals the next few years. ![]() Generation X, the baby busters, are suspicious of the very ministry methods that have proven so effective in reaching their parents. But a new generation with distinct needs and biases seems to require a new approach. Since our beginning in 1975, we have been known as a church for the baby boomer generation, and we have geared our outreach specifically to that group. ![]() Will the seeker-sensitive model ultimately be unable to keep up with the culture? What follows is a very important statement in one pastor’s account of his seeker-sensitive church: ![]()
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