GAFCON on AnglicanTV.org

For church history watchers: this week brings us GAFCON aka the Global Anglican Future Conference being held in Jerusalem. This meeting is extremely important for the future of Anglicanism. In the Anglican tradition, there is a decennial (every 10 year) meeting that is held at Lambeth Palace in England, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury. EVERY Anglican bishop from across the globe is invited and the meeting is considered one of the symbols of unity. When The Episcopal Church in the US decided to split from the wider Anglican Communion through their actions in consecrating a bishop living in a sinful lifestyle, it was hoped that the rest of the church would stand up to them and call them back to righteousness. That has not happened. In fact, it has become even more apparent that there is a significant minority of the Anglican Communion that has become apostate, quite likely including the Archbishop of Canterbury -- the first among equals in terms of bishops of the Anglican Communion, and the one who calls the meeting at Lambeth. Thus, the theologically orthodox bishops of the church have obeyed Scripture and called for their own meeting -- GAFCON, where they will seek the will of God for the future of the Anglican Communion. You can watch some of the addresses from a variety of leading bishops at: AnglicanTV.org and get regular updates at VirtueOnline.org. The schism of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion is now in full bloom. Discussions appear to be focusing on how to realign the various entities.