The Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev Idris Jones has called for a new kind of covenant for the Anglican Communion. Speaking at an Inclusive Church event in Manchester on 29 September 2007, he said:

Actually I can suggest the wording of a Covenant like this – “As sisters and brothers in Christ we pledge ourselves to remain together in spite of any differences that arise.” We really do not need anything more structured in order to facilitate what began and remains in essence a relational experience.