Grandiose narcissistic systems. In the first instance, a narcissistic system—whether a church, a denomination, a network of churches, a parachurch ministry, or another—delights in itself. Disconnected from the reality of the system’s dysfunction or narcissistic sepsis, the members collude in a collective act of glancing lovingly into the pool of water that reflects back the ideal image, just as a narcissistic pastor might.
