>>You cannot “lose” your Salvation but you can surrender it. It’s a conscious act. Paul talks about it quite a bit in Hebrews. I don’t see it as a sticking point.
Bring in a liberal Methodist pastor and it becomes a real issue. He/She will preach on it a lot, always steering clear of any hint of works-based salvation, but you will get hit over the head a lot with how “we aren’t doing enough” along with the reminder that “not doing enough” while you still have resources left is a conscious act. See how that works?
The UMC way is to talk about “all we are doing” much like a Kiwanis club. All outreach has to be faith-free.
We are open-minded EXCEPT when people disagree with the liberal policies of the church. Then we are “driving people away”.
I was in an Emmaus meeting and they asked if I wanted to hold teaming at my church. My response was “It may not be my church by then”. Jaws dropped.