We have to avoid the survival mentality which cripples some parts of the church. Evangelicals overall are becoming the majority of Protestant churchgoers in Britain and charismatic evangelicals are likely to become the majority of evangelicals within a couple of years. But as the vast majority of people are unreached, there is no room for complacency. I think many non-Christians are going to become increasingly disturbed about the kind of society that we're becoming and if we're not afraid to declare the truth of the gospel and the reality of judgment we will find that people are prepared to hear. And He has been protecting us from the full consequences of the lawlessness and godlessness that our nation has sunk into.
Many European countries look on the church in Britain as strong.
We need to discover a European identity so that we can engage in evangelism in the power of the Spirit across Europe. It would be the most appalling indictment on British Christians if Europe is a place we visit for holidays but never with the good news of Jesus. Some of those just need to connect into a new church. But, yes, this outpouring of the Spirit seems like a magnet drawing backsliders back to the Lord. My fear is that discipleship has become narrowed to something to be done for the first six months.