It's through conversation, which involves truly listening to other points of view, that the 25th presiding bishop hopes the church will draw closer together. Presiding Bishop Edmond L. Browning to Chicago's recent diocesan convention. According to Griswold, it's in conversation that we see our own biases, notice how our preconceived opinions color our perceptions, give our minds and hearts a chance to be opened.
Truth is highly relational.
It is not a matter of static propositions, but it is a matter of relationships. You will know me by entering into my love. He hopes that the national church will listen to Jesus' message. And that we will seek to honor one another's perceptions of God's truth, even when those perceptions differ from our own. He takes on the mantle of chief pastor and primate during a time when the church is struggling with major social and theological issues.