Derek Jones is currently the center of attention in a scandal that rocked the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Derek has problems with his ego and his anger. Several people went to the Archbishop of the ACNA and complained about the way Derek treats people, which led to him being suspended, pending the completion of an investigation to see if an ecclesiastical court is necessary to charge him with violating the canons of the ACNA.

But Derek was not about to allow himself to be examined by a trial court, so he left the ACNA, took about half of his chaplains with him, and started a rival church. Anger and ego again.

Well, it seems there is more going on here than just Derek being an ecclesiastical thug. There are significant questions about the validity of his orders too. Here is the article: https://vulcanhammer.org/2025/12/29/derek-jones-and-those-wandering-acna-bishops/

Had the ACNA been more “on the ball” they could have contacted Derek’s old denomination (the Evangelical Episcopal Church) to uncover even more scandal. I knew Derek when we were both in the same diocese under Dr. Michael Simmons. I was a priest and Army chaplain, Derek was a deacon preparing for ordination to the priesthood. It seems that Derek wasn’t too happy with Dr. Simmons because he dared to follow the process involved in moving from the transititional diaconate to priesthood.

So Derek just up and left Dr. Simmons and found himself another bishop who would not only immediately ordain him to the priesthood…he would make him a bishop too! And that’s what happened to Derek.

You see, Derek has massive insecurities about appearances as well as problems with anger and ego. And when you mix all this up, you get an insecure man of little substance who takes out his anger and self-loathing on subordinates…all the while gaming systems and fooling people by “looking good” so he can “get ahead”.

In short, Derek Jones is a fraud.

In fairness to Derek, I ran afoul of him ten years ago. He was my former endorsing agent when I was with the ACNA. But Derek decided that my wife divorcing me was the right time to try to put me through a witch hunt instead of doing his due diligence and getting to the truth about my marriage and my ex-wife’s mental health challenges. And in the midst of all this, Derek violated his ordination vows by revealing privileged information in written documents.

I was angry for a long time, but not now. I believe what Derek and another bishop (Bill Murdoch) intended for evil, God intended for good and the salvation of many. Not the least of which is no longer being in the ACNA and free of the dysfunction found therein.

But I am concerned about the people still in the clutches of Derek in his little club where he gets to be the big cheese. And anything I can do to expose tyranny – especially in the Church – is part of my calling.