AAA - How does God rate us?

Of of the indicators of financial virility that George Osborne has clung to, and crowed about, is our nation's 'triple A' credit rating.

When I worked in the City of London's financial sector, one of the proudest boasts that the company I worked for had (aside for its integrity when it came to paying out - not something all can admit to) was the fact that it was a 'triple A' institution. What this meant was that regardless of circumstance, the company would always be able to meet its financial commitment. It was a safe bet and, if it ever needed money, a sound risk (in fact it means that it is effective 'no risk).

Listening to a rather good discussion on the financial probity of some nations and the state of European (and other) nations I was challenged by the assessments that some nation states received; something that got me thinking about how God (and Church itself) might adopt a credit rating system to assess, and advice, of the God ratings of both.

So here goes:

‘GGG’—Extremely strong capacity to meet spiritual commitments - does the stuff.
‘GG’—Very strong capacity to meet spiritual commitments.
‘G’—Strong capacity to meet spiritual commitments, but susceptible to distractions and changes in attitude which make them liable to just walk off when most needed.

‘ggg’—Adequate capacity to meet spiritual commitments, but subject to distractions and wavering.

‘gg‘—The lowest 'engaged with church' group - attend fairly regularly and make right noises (but never actually 'do' anything .

‘pp+’—Problems mean they struggle to be regular or engaged.
‘pp’— Problems mean that they tend to come when in need and then vanish until the next time.
 ‘pp-’—Problems mean that God is to blame for everything but they still like Church thanks to hatch, match and despatch roles.

‘AAA’—Will engage with Church, but with reluctance (and some distrust).
‘AA’—Will not engage with Church, taking every opportunity to attack and misrepresent what it is, does and believes but will still dialogue if pushed.
‘A’—Will not engage with Church and takes every opportunity to attack and misrepresent what it is, does and believes whilst not being willing to dialogue regardless.

‘D’—Dorkin

So, have a think about this embryonic model of classification and after having resolved any confusion over yourself, have a think about those around you and then have a go at working out which approach best meets their needs and brings about dialogue. You can add a minus or plus to assist the positioning of a person (churches come next) and aid your methods of engagement.

And if you can offer modifcations - please do.