The nature of religion which refers to etymological studies clearly aims so that human life is not chaotic, so it is not surprising that all religions teach goodness. Only the lofty ideals of each religion cannot be adequately implemented among the grassroots so that it is presented precisely as violence and intolerance between adherents of one religion with another religion. Abuse in the name of religion occurs and becomes the beginning of the legitimacy of acts of violence in the cloak of religion. Reconciliation efforts are the church’s responsibility because the church has significant power in society and the church becomes a representation of God that brings the mandate and spirit of reconciliation to the world. The church is also the holder of the baton of Jesus' ministry on earth. In the historical reality of human life, Jesus is the only one who can do good and right throughout His life. The angel called him "Holy, Son of God" (Luk. 1:35), which is confirmed in Hebrews 4:15 "...but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” While other humans are only able to implement the bad, or the combination of good and evil, because of human sinfulness. Only by faith in Jesus is a man justified and put before God. Through the power of the Holy Spirit that exists within believers, a wrong thread can be decided and enabled to live life as a new creation, that is, as children of God. The study aims to look at the extent of the church's role in preparing congregation spirituality within the framework of religious moderation, and at the same time reconcile congregations who experience intimidation. The method used in this study was a mix-method, where for some parts that need enrichment, structured interviews were carried out, but in the general part, generalizations were carried out as a result of quantitative data. The respondents in the study numbered 30 people from churches in potentially intolerant areas. In the results of the data with SPSS, it is known that the church’s role in cultivating a system of values, spiritual principles, and a solid theological foundation for the congregation influenced religious moderation by 89.3%, while other factors influence the other 10.7%. Further, it is shown that only 30% of respondents feel equipped with the content of religious moderation in a structured and "prepared" spiritually in case of clashes/friction with other religious people.

Abstract. This research aimed to prove that leadership in the church plays an important role in creating a healthy and dynamic church life. This research is a field research using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The results showed that there are differences in leadership between the Indonesian Protestant Christian Church (GKPI) and the Indonesian Holy Pentecostal Church (GEPKIN), where the leadership style in GKPI is transformational, while leadership in GEPKIN applies more spiritual leadership/pastoral leadership style. The difference in leadership style shows that the leadership style must be relevant to the characteristics of the church to be able to create a healthy and dynamic church life.Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan bahwa kepemimpinan di gereja memegang peranan penting dalam menciptakan sebuah organisasi untuk mewujudkan kehidupan gereja yang sehat dan dinamis. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian lapangan dengan menggunakan gabungan antara metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan kepemimpinan antara Gereja Kristen Protestan Indonesia (GKPI) dan Gereja Pantekosta Kudus Indonesia (GEPKIN), di mana gaya kepemimpinan di GKPI adalah transformasional, sedangkan kepemimpinan di GEPKIN lebih menerapkan gaya kepemimpinan rohani/kepemimpinan pastoral. Perbedaan gaya kepemimpinan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa gaya kepemimpinan harus relavan dengan karakteristik gereja untuk dapat mewujudkan kehidupan gereja yang sehat dan dinamis.