There are many things that hurt a church and can potentially destroy its testimony. The primary one is poor leadership or false teachers who fail to build the church on the Word of God and keep it centered around the Gospel. Another thing that often weakens a church is a congregation that refuses to follow its leaders. As a result, strife among congregants often leads to irreversible results and exposes such things to the full view of the world around us. Therefore, every church leader and every church member must work together to keep in step with the Spirit and be faithful and obedient to the call and commands of Christ.