<![CDATA[Leadership conflict is one of the primary triggers for congregational division in the modern church, with widespread impacts on the spiritual, social, and organizational dimensions of the Christian community. This study aims to deeply examine the dynamics of leadership conflict in the modern church through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates theological, sociological, and psychological perspectives. Using a descriptive qualitative research method based on literature reviews and case study analysis, this research identifies that church leadership conflicts stem from structural authority ambiguity, competition of visions among church elites, leadership trauma, and polarization reinforced by social media dynamics. The analytical results indicate that congregational divisions caused by leadership conflicts occur through stages that can be mapped sociologically, understood through their psychological roots, and responded to theologically via reconciliation based on the love of Christ. This study recommends a church leadership model that is accountable, inclusive, and explicitly internalizes Christian values in conflict management as a strategy to prevent and resolve congregational divisions.]]>
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