— Arlie Coles (@ArlieColes) November 27, 2025
ACNA Bishop Phil Ashey reflects on the recent ACNA leadership Crisis
But every family grows. And that growth often prompts questions for reflection and restructuring, questions about how the family not only grows together but lives together.Questions like:What happens when a family that needed strong, decisive parental leadership in its infancy reaches adolescence?Do bishops need to spend more time listening?Should clergy and laity be more intentionally involved in shaping our governance, our culture, and our common life?Should we reconsider long-standing practices such as the absence of debate on the floor of Provincial Council?Could deliberation within the separate houses of bishops, clergy, and laity strengthen our discernment, even if it requires a longer legislative process?Would allowing resolutions to be submitted and discussed more broadly help us address challenges in healthier and more unified ways?These questions aren’t merely procedural. They touch the very heart of how we walk together as God’s people.