Comments on: Mr. Bean is Alive and Well http://www.undertheiceberg.com/2007/05/27/mr-bean-is-alive-and-well/ Sam Metcalf's blog about a new generation of leaders for the global church. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:32:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam http://www.undertheiceberg.com/2007/05/27/mr-bean-is-alive-and-well/comment-page-1/#comment-10666 Sam Tue, 29 May 2007 18:49:12 +0000 http://www.undertheiceberg.com/2007/05/27/mr-bean-is-alive-and-well/#comment-10666 I could not agree more. Most knowledgable observers put the statistics at 60-70% of American congregations that fall into the plateaued category and it is a percentage that is sadly growing. Add to that another 10-20% which are in ecclesiological "intensive care" where they will-- or should-- fold, unless there is intentional intervention and a definitively fresh touch of God's Spirit. Mark, I like your categories of "spritually dead entertainment culture" and the "spiritually dead piety culture." Very accurate. Very sad. I could not agree more. Most knowledgable observers put the statistics at 60-70% of American congregations that fall into the plateaued category and it is a percentage that is sadly growing. Add to that another 10-20% which are in ecclesiological “intensive care” where they will—or should—fold, unless there is intentional intervention and a definitively fresh touch of God’s Spirit.

Mark, I like your categories of “spritually dead entertainment culture” and the “spiritually dead piety culture.” Very accurate. Very sad.

]]> By: Mark H http://www.undertheiceberg.com/2007/05/27/mr-bean-is-alive-and-well/comment-page-1/#comment-10650 Mark H Tue, 29 May 2007 08:33:41 +0000 http://www.undertheiceberg.com/2007/05/27/mr-bean-is-alive-and-well/#comment-10650 Welcome to the UK :-( While, from what I can gather, SOME churches in the US seem to be stuck in a spiritually dead entertainment culture, our equivalent here in the UK is a spiritually dead piety culture that equally makes you want to wretch (more so, actually). Praise God that the Spirit still brings life to any who will receive Him! Welcome to the UK :-(

While, from what I can gather, SOME churches in the US seem to be stuck in a spiritually dead entertainment culture, our equivalent here in the UK is a spiritually dead piety culture that equally makes you want to wretch (more so, actually).

Praise God that the Spirit still brings life to any who will receive Him!

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