06 - A Healthy Community

It is critically important for cult members to understand the difference between a healthy group and an unhealthy group before leaving a religious cult. Members of the "Message" cult should learn and understand what makes the "Message" churches unhealthy. Does the pastor "preach at" people, or does he preach "for people"? Do they preach to save the lost, or are they preaching to condemn those who do not agree with their doctrine? Do they train members to critically think, learn, grow, and eventually lead? Does the church grow by exciting sinners to be saved, or does it grow only from within when new cult children are born and indoctrinated?