Anglican Perspective

The AAC visits New Wineskins 2022 at the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Asheville, NC. Canon Phil and Canon Mark talk about their experience at this missions conference with Anglicans from around the world, how the AAC plugged in to what participants are doing around the world, and how those here were able to plug in to what the AAC is doing around the world!

Canon Phil reports from the first Formed Conference to take place in Chattanooga, TN at the Anglican Church of the Redeemer. He talks with keynote speakers like Hans Boersma, Adam MacLeod, and Gerald McDermott, as well as young leaders who are church planting and pastoring in the midst of today's cultural confusion. How does critical theory, issues on social justice and human sexuality, and the nature of truth affect the day to day life of local parishes struggling to survive? These big questions require time and teaching to think through, pray about, and implement. The Formed Conference is designed to help church leaders do just that! 

To find out more about Formed and how you can get involved, visit www.americananglican.org/formed

Canon Phil finds some clarity in an interview with Archbishop James Wong (Indian Ocean), who sits on the Global South Steering Committee and signed their Communique.  Susie Leafe, of Anglican Futures, and Canon Phil both spoke with him shortly after leaving the official Lambeth press room, and he details the stance of the Global South, the challenges they will face moving forward, and the hope they have in Christ.

Canon Phil once again reports to you from Lambeth 2022. Here we have three additional interviews with Global South bishops, who this time delve into where the Anglican Communion can head if the holy remnant remains biblically faithful and missional. They share their perspectives on Lambeth, the work and mission of the Global South, and how we can move forward in faith and hope.

Canon Phil reports to you from Lambeth 2022 in Canterbury, UK. Here we have three amazing interviews with Global South bishops, who share their perspectives on Lambeth, the struggles between conservatives and progressives in the Anglican Communion, the work and mission of the Global South, and how we can move forward in faith and hope.

In this episode, Canon Phil talks with Bishop Thad Barnum and the Rev. Geoff Chapman on an upcoming conference that illustrates the work of soul care currently going on in the AAC's clergy care groups. They delve into the four directions of spiritual growth and how they're implemented in personal discipleship, especially as it pertains to our leaders and pastors. They also talk about how both clergy and laity can get involved in this process of spiritual growth.

The Rev. Cn. Phil Ashey interviews Dr. Samuel Bray, professor at Notre Dame and co-leader of the Anglican Legal Society; and Brad Littlejohn, the President and Founder of the Davenant Institute and author of Reformation Theology. They discuss the relevance of the Davenant Institute’s work as it bridges the gap between solid catechesis and the work of the local church.

Canon Phil introduces Dr. Adam MacLeod, in a special lecture for the AAC at All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City, GA.  Here Adam speaks about the importance of knowing how to answer the question, "What does it mean to be human?" and to understand why people are finding new ways to answer it, apart from the ways revealed to us in Scripture. The implications to how we answer this question affect our whole society, from cultural norms, to worldviews, to law, and to religion.

Dr. MacLeod is a Professor of Law at Faulkner. He is also a Research Fellow of the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy. He has been a Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University and a Thomas Edison Fellow in the Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property at George Mason University. He has also published more than one hundred articles, essays, and book reviews in peer-reviewed journals, law reviews, news outlets, and journals of public opinion. Adam writes and speaks about the foundations of private law and private ordering. He teaches courses concerning property, intellectual property, jurisprudence, and private law theory. He is an instructor in the James Madison Program’s graduate seminar on the Moral Foundations of Law.

Canon Phil and Canon Mark talk about The American Anglican Council's Daniel Declaration. Why now? Why Daniel? The American Anglican Council is dedicated to developing faithful leaders, equipping local congregations, and always reforming the Church. This declaration, in the spirit of Daniel and for the Anglican Church, is meant to do just that, bringing biblically-faithful principles that can help shape the Anglican church of the future. 

What's the big deal about church law? Isn't it just a bunch of dusty rules and regulations that people don't really know and shouldn't really care about? Canon Phil talks with the Hon. George Peagler and Samuel Bray, directors of the Anglican Legal Society, on the importance and relevance of canon law today, especially for the Anglican Church in North America.