Starting Theology with Communion

One starting point for me is that of the communion. Every MCC church is required to have communion available at least once a week. In this way, communion is central to the liturgy of every MCC. Also, communion is open to all, and can be served by anyone. Thus, access to the divine is central to MCC theology. Every human being has access to God, to experiencing God, and to experiencing God's love. Every human being has access to God's love without restrictions.

Thus, my theology, as a member of MCC, is grounded in an understanding of God as always accessible in some form experientially.

At this point I should add that God is also understood as personal in my theology. Just as queer people are able to experience real and meaningful romantic relationships even when explicitly not recognized by any formal institutions, so too does MCC's eucharistic theology affirm that people are able to experience real and meaningful relationships with God, even when explicitly not recognized by any formal institutions. Thus, God is personal. And God is also relational. The Lord's Supper is proof that God is capable and desirous of relation with humans.