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Preventing Elder Tyranny: Building Cultures and Structures That Protect Against Leadership Abuse

June 5, 2025August 7, 2025

  • Randy Sedlacek
  • Biblical Leadership

Preventing Elder Tyranny: Building Cultures and Structures That Protect Against Leadership Abuse

Prevention is always better than correction. After experiencing leadership failures across multiple churches and watching the painful process of addressing elder tyranny, I've become convinced that the church's greatest need isn't just better responses to leadership abuse—it's better systems

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