It had the exclusive time for Sunday School, Christian Fellowships, Worship, and ministry activities. There was little or no competition. Teenagers seek a sense of belonging by forming gangs. These gangs often become angry in defending their turf and keep their identity. Graffiti is used to stack out the territory, red or blue bandannas are worn or tattoos are engraved on the skin to assert self identity and self worth.
Gangs can be good but they often become dangerous and hurt themselves and others.
No more is the church seen as a place of community. The church lives in an foreign land. This foreign land is trying to save itself and say no to drugs but cannot say yes to God. The church is tempted to live the way of the alien colony. It is a critical choice between competing life-styles.