Originally Posted by
Nirvana1 
...when I leave church I always feel worse about myself. The pastor will touch on everyday things in life that we do wrong and it really makes me look at myself negatively.
Thanks for the thread, N.
Simply put, I would not attend a church that
always leaves me worse than I found it.
There is a difference between a pastor challenging his congregation to improve in the likeness of Christ and a pastor who makes a living by browbeating his flock. Thing is, what's challenging to me might be a browbeating to you.
Which brings me back to finding the right 'fit' in a church home. No doubt in the DFW metro there are a dozen of every kind of Christian church imaginable. Don't be shy to shop churches in the same manner one shops AA home groups.