Anglican Perspective

At Provincial Council 2026, delegates unanimously approved comprehensive revisions to Title IV, the canons that govern church discipline in the Anglican Church in North America. The vote marked the culmination of years of work, consultation, and refinement by the ACNA Governance Task Force and leaders from across the Province. In this episode of Anglican Perspective, Canon Andrew Rowell, Director...

In this episode of the Anglican Perspective Podcast, Canon Mark Eldredge sits down in Oxford, England with Susie Leafe, Director of Anglican Futures UK, for a thoughtful conversation on the future of global Anglicanism in the wake of recent developments across the Communion. Together, they discuss the installation of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the response of Gafcon and Global South leaders...

On this very special episode, Canon Mark sits down with the Dean of the ACNA, the Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs, to talk about the Gafcon G26 Council meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. What happened here, and what was the reaction on the ground? How does this Global Anglican Communion affect the life of those in the North American church, and where will we go from here?

In this episode of Anglican Perspective, we’re joined by Georgette Forney, President of Anglicans for Life, to discuss the growing importance of bioethics for the Church today. Drawing on insights from Anglicans for Life’s recent bioethics seminar, the conversation explores how Christians can think biblically and pastorally about complex issues surrounding life, dignity, and moral decision-making....

In the latest episode, Canon Mark Eldredge sits down with Bishop Phil Ashey as he reflects on the recent meeting of the College of Bishops and the significance of the communiqué that followed. He offers context for the bishops’ call to fast-track revisions to Title IV, explains the importance of the newly convened joint meeting of the ACNA Executive Committee and the College of Bishops, and consid...

In this episode, Canon Mark speaks with Canon Andrew Rowell about the Court for the Trial of a Bishop’s decision in the case of Bishop Stewart Ruch. They walk through the Court’s order, explaining what the Court was asked to decide, how the Title IV process functioned, and why the Court unanimously found Bishop Ruch not guilty on all charges. The conversation also looks ahead, reflecting on lesson...

What the province needs now more than ever is renewal in the power and confidence of the Holy Spirit. Not only the province, but the world does, too. It's only through His power that the Gospel Mission to bring the transforming love of Jesus Christ to North America will come about. In this Anglican Perspective, the Rev. Canon Mark Eldredge interviews Mr. Kyle Spradley, director of SOMA USA, a...

Canon Mark interviews long-time friend and ministry partner of the AAC, Susie Leafe, Director of Anglican Futures. They discuss the election of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the responses in England on the ground both inside and outside the Church of England, and the possible unity this may bring to the Global Anglican Communion. 

Canon Mark and the Rev. Clancy Nixon talk with the Rev. Philip DeGray Warter at New Wineskins 2025. They talk about the ongoing mission in the UK, church planting efforts, challenges, and victories as believers in England try to make sense of all the changes and difficulties found in the Church of England. Despite these difficulties, growth is happening through the power and work of God.

Canon Mark records live at New Wineskins 2025 as he sits down at New Wineskins with Kate Harris, Director of Outreach and Development  for the Anglican Church in North America to talk about ministry partnerships between the province and ministries like the AAC. What does that mean going forward and how does ministry partnership bear on the life of the province? 

Canon Mark interviews the Rev. Cn. Andrew Rowell, Director of the AAC's Anglican Governance Ministries and Chair of the ACNA Governance Taskforce. He talks about the two important subjects of today's Taskforce presentation: Title I and Title IV. Why do they matter? What do they mean for the life of the Church? And how can everyone in the province, at every level of the Church, get involv...

Canon Mark is together again with Bishop Phil Ashey, coming to our listeners from Ambridge, PA and Trinity Anglican Seminary on the opening night of Provincial Council 2025. Bishop Phil shares his experience at his first College of Bishops meeting since his consecration and his thoughts on the upcoming Council.

On this episode, Canon Mark Eldredge talks with Bishop-Elect Phil Ashey on the eve of his consecration as Bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans. They discuss the process of becoming a bishop, the role of a bishop, Phil's continuing work at the AAC, and how this whole transition has been coming together for him and his family.

In this three part series, Canon Phil Ashey and Canon Mark Eldredge spend some time with the Rev. David Hanke to talk about the needs of Anglican churches all across North America and their mission of reaching people with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. We asked him to identify the biblical values, principles, and processes that any congregation of any size anywhere can draw upon to become...

In this three part series, Canon Phil Ashey and Canon Mark Eldredge spend some time with the Rev. David Hanke to talk about the needs of Anglican churches all across North America and their mission of reaching people with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. We asked him to identify the biblical values, principles, and processes that any congregation of any size anywhere can draw upon to become...

In this three part series, Canon Phil Ashey and Canon Mark Eldredge spend some time with the Rev. David Hanke to talk about the needs of Anglican churches all across North America and their mission of reaching people with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. We asked him to identify the biblical values, principles, and processes that any congregation of any size anywhere can draw upon to become...

Canon Phil talks with Susie Leafe of Anglican Futures UK while at ACNA Assembly 2024. They discuss the situation in the Church of England, the election of a new ACNA archbishop, the significance of Assembly 2024, and the meeting in Cairo with the Global South.

Canon Phil reports to you a second time from Wittenberg, Germany, at the Wittenberg Center for Reformational Theology. This second week of their gathering, the Anderson Trane Fellows are participating in a cohort at the Center to delve deeper into the English Reformation and how it was affected by Lutheran and other influences coming into England from the Continent. Canon Phil talks this week to t...

Canon Phil reports to you from Wittenberg, Germany, at the Wittenberg Center for Reformational Theology. This week, the Anderson Trane Fellows are participating in a cohort at the Center to delve deeper into Luther's Reformation and how it affected English reformational thought. Canon Phil talks this week to the Rev. Cn. Dr. Jonathan Bailes on the Fellows program, Luther, and the future of An...

In this episode, Canon Phil talks with the Rev. Philip DeGray Warter of the Anglican Network in England. How do we partner together within the Anglican Communion to preach Christ faithfully to the nations, and what might it look like for Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GSFA) to work together? How we answer these questions at a global level affects our life at the lo...

Canon Phil talks with the Rev. Canon Charles Raven of the Relay Trust during their time at the Global South Bishops Formation training program in Uganda. They describe the kind of work that the GSFA bishops are doing through this training, the issues being tackled, and the foundation being laid for the first General Assembly of the Global South in Cairo, Egypt 2024. Both canons were invited to hel...

During the American Anglican Council's visit to St. Timothy’s Anglican Church in Marshall TX, we had the privilege of sitting down with two of their key leaders: their Rector Fr. Sean Duncan and Mrs. Edwina Thomas to hear more from their story of moving out of the Episcopal Church and into the Anglican Church in North America.

Canon Phil, Canon Mark, and Dean Andrew Rowell talk about their thoughts on Gafcon, the Kigali Commitment, and the future of the Anglican Communion.

Canon Phil interviews the Rev. Cn. Dr. Alison Barfoot, the Archbishop of Uganda’s Assistant for International Relations and Director of Communications. They discuss the work of God in Uganda through partnership with both Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, as well as her thoughts on Gafcon Kigali and the ministry happening here today.

Canon Mark speaks with the Very Rev. Andrew Rowell, Trustee of the American Anglican Council, from Gafcon Kigali in Rwanda.  They talk about what they've been seeing on the ground, the first couple days of the conference, and their hope for the future of Gafcon and the Global Anglican Communion.