[5] After college, Worley worked for several years as a wildlife biologist in New Mexico, where he worked on wildlife censuses, habitat delineation, and environmental assessments for the United States Forest Service, the International Boundary and Water Commission, Phelps Dodge and the White Sands Missile Range.
[3] He served a curacy in Michigan and then as an assistant priest and interim rector at an Episcopal church in Las Cruces.
[6] Worley was also a board member and teacher at Covenant Christian Academy in La Union, New Mexico.
Alongside that, we fell in love with the people of Canada," Worley told local media at the time of his return to British Columbia.
[3] However, Worley's election was subject to the approval of the bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.
Worley has held—and continues to hold—views contrary to the Discipline of the Anglican Church of Canada,” Metropolitan John Privett was quoted as saying.
Gwen Andrews, said she was "shocked" by the bishops’ decision because the diocesan search committee vetting episcopal candidates had notified Privett of Worley's background, "pointing out his missionary work under the bishop of Rwanda and asking if it posed a problem to his candidacy.
"[7] Privett later told media that his comments were "off the cuff," based on Worley's then-residence in the Diocese of Caledonia.
The dismissal resulted in the termination of Worley's Canadian residency permit, forcing the family to return immediately to the United States.
"[5] The bishops' rejection of Worley's election triggered criticism from the theologically conservative wing of the Anglican Church.
[5] In 2023, Worley was elected the second bishop of the Diocese of Cascadia to succeed Kevin Bond Allen.
[12] At the time of his election, Worley told the diocese that "the Lord put the Pacific Northwest in our hearts years ago when I distinctly heard Him tell me, 'These are your people.
"[5] On February 24, 2024, Archbishop Foley Beach consecrated and installed Worley as bishop in Shoreline, Washington.