Why is a Biblical Understanding of Conversion Important for Local Church Health?

Conversion Confusion

Confusion over conversion hurts the health of the local church because pastors are less likely to minister effectively without realistically assessing the spiritual state of those they serve.

If a pastor is unclear on the essentials of Christian conversion, he lacks the criteria to discern whether people are saved or not, and therefore loses his ability to minister in ways that are appropriate for the various spiritual conditions of the people he serves.
When such spiritual confusion disorients a pastor, the corporate health of the church is likely to decline because his prescriptions are based on errant diagnoses.
The result is a church full of people whose spiritual prescriptions have been filled with the wrong medicine by a doctor who is now liable for malpractice. This situation is not only unhealthy - it is dangerous, and it may very well be lethal.