From June 11-June 20, Julie and I had the honor of attending the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) New Bishops Orientation, the ACNA College of Bishops, and the annual ACNA Provincial Council in Ligonier and Ambridge, PA. I’m writing today with some personal reflections as a newly consecrated (March 29) bishop already in the thick of … Read More
Recently I had the privilege of going out for a meal with a clergy couple as part of our visitation of the Yellowstone Missionary District (Diocese of Western Anglicans), which covers the states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Utah. Our server was a very engaging young man, and the clergyperson with whom we were visiting asked … Read More
I have returned from the Gafcon “mini-conference” at Christ Church Cathedral in Plano, TX, where over 170 leaders—including 10 GAFCON archbishops, 83 bishops and other archbishops—from 25 countries across the world met from March 12-14 to renew their commitment to “reorder the Anglican Communion in joyful submission to Holy Scripture.” You can find the “Plano Statement” … Read More
In December 2024, the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO) offered a new take on the divisions within the Anglican Communion. The IASCUFO Nairobi-Cairo (2024) proposals are the official statements of the Canterbury-led and TEC-funded Anglican Communion. These IASCUFO proposals call for a “reset” of the Anglican Communion on the basis of mutual loyalty … Read More
There are two quotes from church fathers that put clergy squarely in their place: “The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops,” from St. Athanasius, and “The road to hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lampposts that light the way,” from … Read More
