1) So you are more educated. That only tells me that you have more to UNlearn because most of your education is not spiritual. You say the church should feed you ... what about feeding yourself? Pick up a book on christian apologetics and learn to first defend and then teach the word yourself.
2) Dave Ramsey is a good place to start to learn about the management of money.
3) If spiritual abuse is a problem then find a different church
4) The “good ideas” that I have heard from the youth often don’t stand up to wisdom of age. These ideas most often are along the lines of spending alms or tithes and have very little to do with actually spending time. It is often a “lets raise some money” vs “lets go do some work”. Granted raising money is important, but putting in your time is equally important.
5) All the questions that were presented as to why NOT to invite friends to church show a severely limited understanding of salvation and it’s impact on a person’s life. It seems to me that someone who is more worried about offending their friends than saving them from an eternity of torment is no friend at all.
Dave Ramsey is OK to a point.
However, as a CFP with more than 30 years experience, I am troubled by Ramsey being a former follower of Art Williams of AL Williams disrepute.
That guy was a crook and an idiot.