I heard this place of worship was pulling a lot of young people in so I wanted to see what it was all about. I felt pretty deflated with my experience there. I'll chalk the whole thing up to a 'learning experience'. 

I don't think those who are involved with this church are intentional in the dysfunction. I know there are some wonderful, caring people who attend. There is simply lots of room for improvement.

Then again, one of my friends, upon hearing the whole story of my visit to this place, quoted from the podcast 'My Favorite Murder'  - "You're in a cult. Call your dad."