Orlando, FL
The Canons Commission met from 28 Jan to 1 Feb. Patriarch Craig Bates, Bishop Njoroge (the General Secretary of East Africa), Archbishop Hines (the Primate of Southeast Asia), and Father Chris Keough (the Canon to the Ordinary of the Central Province and leader of the Church Planting Commission) were in attendance.
The focus of the meeting was to review our canons and ensure that they adequately reflect who we are and what we are called to do. The touchstone for the meeting was a simple question: “If someone who never knew us picked up our canons, would they understand convergence worship and our process of consensus?”
The meeting adjourned with the development of a presentation for the Patriarch’s Council, to be delivered by Bishop Craig Bates, which explains the philosophy behind the canons and those areas of the canons in need of revision to more adequately reflect who we are.
The Canons Commission concluded the meeting with a determination to work on the revision of the draft canons until the next Patriarch’s Council. The current canons remain valid and the new canons are not expected to be ready for adoption for a few years.
