If this really is a place that children and young adults can get food, water, shelter and affection then those who give that to them they would have to think of them as gods.
And I would draw the conclusion that the ones on stage also think of themselves as gods. Doing gods work “Gods Army” I heard that before. Call it what it is. Leave Christ out of it. He would not be happy.
I believe you want "secession", not "succession", in your description of Abbot's border behavior (2nd and 3rd paragraphs after the blockquote).
If this really is a place that children and young adults can get food, water, shelter and affection then those who give that to them they would have to think of them as gods.
And I would draw the conclusion that the ones on stage also think of themselves as gods. Doing gods work “Gods Army” I heard that before. Call it what it is. Leave Christ out of it. He would not be happy.