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TechnoratiMinns labeled the new body as "orthodox, Anglican, mission-minded, biblically-centered."
"I would it's basically a fairly traditional Anglicanism with a passion for mission," he briefly explained.
But without recognition from the Archbishop of Canterbury – the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion – some say the new province is not keeping with Anglican tradition.
In that sense, Minns, along with several other conservative leaders, are calling for some new structures and hope their efforts will help move the Communion past the colonial era.
"I think part of the problem right now is that the Anglican Church is a global church. It started as an outgrowth of England. But in that sense, I think we’re not post-colonial," Minns noted. "So I think what we’re looking for is a structure that reflects that where there’s genuine authority given to people other than the Archbishop of Canterbury."
"For example, the primate of the Church of Nigeria, there’s 20 million members there," he continued. "It’s a far bigger province than any other province. The idea somehow that he has to ask permission from the Archbishop of Canterbury to do anything is a bit silly. It’s also a bit of the old colonial mindset."
"We’re an international church and yet right now the leadership still looks like the old British Empire. So that needs to change."
Minns will join leaders of the Common Cause Partnership, a federation representing more than 100,000 Anglican Christians in North America, at Wheaton Evangelical Free Church in Wheaton, Ill., on Dec. 3 to unveil the draft constitution for the new province and to also reaffirm biblical truth and Anglican tradition.
