In rejecting progressive power, GAFCON may have discovered the Protestant problem it cannot solve. Worldwide Anglicans have been dealing with the problem of authority and the culture wars. There are about 80 million Anglicans in the world at the moment and a conservative coalition of provinces...

Questions surrounding the change in language from primus inter pares (“first among equals”) to “Chair of the Council” during the recent GAFCON Council gathering prompted further clarification from leaders during the afternoon sessions in Abuja. Earlier in the day, the public announcement regarding the formation of...