Another Anglican Province?

Thinking Anglicans has linked to my essay on an alternative Anglican province. In response to comments on that site, I wrote:
In deciding how to respond to the turmoil roiling the Episcopal Church, we Episcopalians need to ask ourselves: What type of person do I want to be, one who insists on my rights or one who seeks to walk in love, offering myself as an offering and sacrifice to God for others? In other words, What would Jesus do? While I cannot definitively answer that question, Jesus would certainly prioritize people and relationships ahead of property.

The analogy of a thief breaking into the house seems inapt to me. The dissidents, with whom I have very strong disagreements, are not unknown thieves but my brothers and sisters in Christ. Views about the morality of same-sex relationships, the correctness of ordaining women, or any of the other issues dividing the Anglican Communion are not constitutive of Christian identity. A more apt analogy is that of a divorce, in which the family (the Episcopal Church) divides while all remain part of the larger community (the Anglican Communion and the body of Christ).

My article intentionally avoided offering proposals for resolving property issues. A necessary preliminary step is to treat one another with love, or, at a minimum, civilly. Treating family members with whom we disagree in any other way demeans us and dishonors Christ. Love and grace, not property and possessions, must take priority in our dealings with our sisters and brothers, even those from whom we are estranged. After that preliminary step, interested stakeholders can employ reason and prayer to discern the best division of assets. What I am suggesting is analogous to when two people divorce: They divide their assets based on who brought what into the relationship, who contributed what over the course of the relationship, the needs/responsibilities of each, and perhaps future earning power. Experience in helping hundreds through the painful process of divorce has firmly convinced me that mediation invariably achieves better results for all parties than does litigation. Litigation generally results in higher legal fees that diminish the assets available for each partner. More importantly, court battles increase animosity rather helping partners to reconcile themselves to the reality of the split and the benefits peaceful coexistence.