In his final visit as Bishop of Auckland to St Matthew's, John Paterson reflected on experience of seven years at the helm of the Anglican Consultative Council. He could relate to the disciples in a boat on a stormy sea of Galilee as the issue of ordaining a gay bishop toss and turned the Anglcan Communion. More on Bishop Paterson's extraordinary journey in ministry can be found here in the announcement of his immanent retirement http://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/Features/Barefoot.