Recently I joined Global Methodist Pastor Jeffrey Rickman of the PlainSpoken podcast to discuss the state of Global Anglicanism as well as the present crises within the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).
In the podcast below, Rickman and I discuss developments around bishops in the ACNA, the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), and Canterbury, as well as within my own ACNA Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, in which I am an active layperson.
“Communal life in Christ is messy,” Rickman notes. “Methodists and Anglicans have a lot in common. I think that, by learning about them, believers in other tribes can also learn to see themselves rightly.”
Thank you to Pastor Rickman for the opportunity to speak to some of these issues.
Listeners may access the PlainSpoken podcast at the following links:
YouTube – https://youtu.be/0e1QAqlcRBE
Facebook – https://fb.watch/DjmQOo-ibQ/
Substack – https://plainspokenpod.substack.com/p/global-anglicanisms-challenges-a?r=17brpc
Rumble – https://rumble.com/v71k3li-global-anglicanisms-challenges-a-conversation-with-jeff-walton.html
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EeZWl4zCpHjBf29IUG8lB?si=cd5e08dc031f4908
Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plainspoken/id1644967342?i=1000736296977
Links from the show notes:
‘Anglican Unscripted,’ Podcast Pertaining to Anglicanism
Correspondent Arlie Coles of The Living Church
More from IRD:
GAFCON Anglicans Seek to Lead, Who Will Follow?
Anglican Chaplains Face Choice as Bishop Departs
Anglican Archbishop on Leave Amidst Allegations
Comment by Apriluser on November 15, 2025 at 7:57 pm
This is a great conversation. In the Seattle area there is an ACNA church and a UMC (not sure if they moved to the GMC) that are in the process of merging. I believe that they will remain Anglican. How wonderful to see this collaboration. Thanks be to God!