The ideals of the organization were very very good and christian service oriented, the organization was highly structured and well planned but the leadership lacked "compassion". The way that they interacted with the staff was heavy handed and authoritarian at times. They did however, make a great effort to listen to feedback. They valued performance over motive which I could not reconcile with my own spiritual beliefs. They demanded a great deal from the staff. We worked 17 hour days for ten day stretches. In that time we often drove long distances. During the summer that I was there (2000)- there was a major car accident. The leadership did not seem to realize that it was due to exhaustion of the staff. I hope that things have changed since then.

Although this church is friendly, warm, welcoming, and thoughtful in general, I found their lack of transparent financial information very disconcerting. The church can be one sided and controlling in some of it's decision making. There is a board but it seems as though the majority of decisions are made by one person, the senior pastor. There is a lack of emphasis on practical help in community and more empahasis on "prosperity" of the individual. There is also a very strong lack in relationship building and honesty among members, however this was several years ago and many things may have been improved.