This week the American Anglican Council (AAC) hosted two important gatherings of denominational leaders, heads of mission societies, and…Anglican Lawyers (oh my)! Our purpose and calling is to help the Church (not just Anglicans, but those with whom we find “Common Ground” in Christ) to become the salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) Jesus calls … Read More
This has been a very interesting week in the life of the Anglican Communion and the life of the Anglican Church in North America. I have been hearing from many people who are disappointed by the outcome of the Canterbury Primates meeting just concluded and its Communique. As I wrote recently, the final Communique … Read More
“It was confirmed that the Anglican Church of North America is not a Province of the Anglican Communion. We recognised that those in ACNA should be treated with love as fellow Christians.” Statement of the Primates Meeting 2017 The Primates Meeting of 2017 has issued its final statement. Who wrote the statement—the Archbishop … Read More
“It is simply not true to say that ACNA is part of the Anglican Communion,” he [Idowu-Fearon] said. “To be part of the Communion, a province needs to be in communion with the See of Canterbury and to be a member of the Instruments of the Communion. ACNA is not in communion with the … Read More
Many of you will have read the statement of the Global South Primates Steering Committee from their meeting in Cairo this past weekend. In the swirl of the weekly news cycle, it’s easy to look at this statement as just another murmur from the background of Anglican geopolitics. I’d like to offer a few thoughts … Read More
