This past month, I had an interesting conversation with one of the United Methodist bishops on the subject of theology and the church, specifically the thriving church - of which there are few within most mainline denominations. Apparently it is possible from a casual read of this blog to conclude that I don't think theology matters much to the future of the church. I want to correct that notion. Theology matters and, just as in the first century, it is rooted in people's encounters with the Living Christ.
