We have been filled with grief as we have witnessed the decline of the North American Church that was once filled with missionary zeal and yet now seems determined to bury itself in a deadly embrace with the spirit of the age.

A "low church" Evangelical Akinola emphasizes the Bible and the teachings of the apostles (apostolic tradition) in a particular way. In a later press release Akinola clarified "We want to state that our intention in amending the 2002 Constitution of the Church of Nigeria was to make clear that we are committed to the historic faith once delivered to the Saints practice and the traditional formularies of the Church.

He was a leading name of conservatives throughout the Anglican Communion including the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. Peter Jasper Akinola (born Abeokuta 27 January 1944) is the former Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. As one of the leaders of the Global South within the Anglican Communion Akinola has taken a firm stand against theological developments which he contends are incompatible with the biblical teachings of Christianity and orthodox Anglicanism notably setting himself against any revisionist interpretations of the Bible and in particular opposing same-sex blessings the ordination of non-celibate homosexuals and any homosexual practice.