  Read urlLink this for reference Don't worry, my thoughts will still be here when you return. Experiences, if done 'right', should take you out of where you are comfortable and force you to take a serious look at what you believe and why you believe it. (I don’t disagree with your definition, just wanted to post an addendum to explain where I am going with this) Unfortunately too many times the people that are participating in these Experiences are more interested in finding others who believe as they do and using that as validation for their beliefs. They then go through life never really knowing what they believe and why they believe it until it is too late.
By too late I mean that the person is faced with a major crisis in an un-controlled environment, as opposed to the Experience environment where there are (more) mature Christians who they can turn to for direction. Only through examining and testing our beliefs can we become stronger in them, as it is true with anything both spiritual and physical. ....More to come..... 
