A New Form of Christian Thinking

My decision to further explore and learn about being a Christian is unknown to my mom. She only knows that I'm trying to find a church that I like here in Springfield that I'd like to regularly attend. She also only knows that I'm very active in CSF events and other activities here on the UIS campus. I'm afraid of telling her where my faith is leading me, for fear that she'll tell me that I've "already completed my learning about the Christian faith".
Having had to pretty much only get exposed to "traditional" Christian faith for many years- as long as I can remember- I think that I need to try something new. I've figured out that "traditional" Christian faith just doesn't suit me at all. It doesn't seem like the lessons are presented in a way that college kids would be able to understand and be able to apply to their own lives.