On Sunday August 18, the ACNA Diocese of Western Anglicans announced that Canon Phil Ashey is one of two finalists in their search for a new bishop. The diocese will hold “walkabouts” in three of its deaneries (Arizona, San Diego and Los Angeles/Orange County) on September 13-15. Their next bishop will be elected at their … Read More
Photo by Liz Zirlewagen on Unsplash Last week I began a series of articles in response to a letter by an Anglican and public ministry leader named Warren Cole Smith in which he identifies four “existential challenges” he believes the ACNA has yet to face. Last week I wrote on how leadership is a fundamental … Read More
“Gentlemen,” he said holding a pigskin, “This is a football.” (Vince Lombardi’s opening comments to the 1959 Green Bay Packers as they returned for Spring Training following their loss in the last seconds of the Championship. They won next year, 1960, 37-0.) A “fundamental” is something that is a foundation, without which an entire system or … Read More
by the Very Rev. Cn. Andrew Rowell In some ways, it’s like a whole new province. While that may seem like a stretch to write, the election of our third archbishop, The Rt. (soon to be Most) Rev. Steve Wood, coupled with the ratification of substantive amendments to our canons (the ecclesiastical laws by which … Read More
Today was a very significant day in the life of our province. We were still basking in the glow of the good numbers we received late yesterday on our membership, attendance, and number of churches. I’m pleased to report that despite COVID, the ACNA rebounded. Our attendance exceeds where we were pre-COVID, in 2019 (now … Read More
