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Servant-Leader Intern Deidre Thornton, an active student and member of the Wesley Foundation at Tenn. State University, helps student Jonathan learn a new word at the Freedom School at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn. College students are trained by the Children's Defense Fund to serve as instructors for students in grades K-12 in Freedom Schools across the nation. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.

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Image from the eBook, Toxic Leadership: 5 People Churches Should Never Hire, from Pushpay. Image courtesy of Pushpay.
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With toxic leaders, your church’s mission is on the line

Nothing will slow down a growing church faster than a few bad hires (or, frankly, even one bad hire).

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To be a discerning church

Proper spiritual discernment can help churches re-attune themselves to God's call and find a path to the future, whether they are thriving or struggling in their ministry.

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