Thanks Chris,
Don't worry, you didn't give the wrong impression.
I have been in the past diagnosed with "borderline personality disorder" so i have read into personality disorders quite a bit. I think you are right that certain personality disorders would make a person attracted to positions of power (narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder) - I think you're on to something there. I am of the opinion that the people in these churches are not mentally very well, not just the Elders but the members, too, I think they are either mentally vulnerable or very young and that's why they get sucked in.
You seem quite interested in the subject. I've found an online forum called "ex-pentecostal forums" that might interest you. It is for people who have left pentecostal/charismatic/fundamentalist/evangelical churches and have suffered bad experiences in them. There are a few people there from the UK who have been involved in the vineyard movement, the toronto blessing, the british new church movement etc. Most others have been part of other churches, mostly american, but their experiences are very similar. If you want to check it out the URL is [
expentecostalforums.yuku.com]