"Differences that those of us moderates used to think were a normal part of the church have reached a point where the conservative wing of the church is no longer willing to put up with the liberal wing _ and the conservative wing is intent on winning."

The Rt. Rev. Robert M. Duncan, Moderator of the Anglican Communion Network; the Rev. Canon Martyn Minns, rector of Truro Parish, Fairfax, Virginia; Diane Knippers, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy; Mr. Hugo Blankingship, legal advisor to the American Anglican Council; and Dr. Michael Howell, alternate deputy to General Convention 2003, presented remarks and participated in a question and answer session.

“Our intention from the beginning of this was to provide an open door for those members of St. Barnabas who chose to, to remain in the Episcopal Church,” said Bishop Wimberly. “Clearly Jeff and members of his congregation have decided to pursue their lives as Christians in a different way. We, as the Episcopal Church, still have a mission and ministry in the northwest area of Austin and will meet soon to discuss plans for new work in the same area,” he added.

Among the topics covered at the one-day Summit were: Stewardship models, Evangelism through multiplication, Case studies of new Ohio plants, A review of the worldwide Communion, Matters of canon law, and the formation of a new church planting organization called Great Lakes Anglican Renewal. www.hudsonanglican.com/glar/index.html