Andrews became rector after the congregation received parish status in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona.

It is going to change the landscape of the church.”[4] In March 2005, between 60[3] and 80[2] percent of St. James' congregation voted to leave the Episcopal Church.

[3] Andrews served as canon missioner and an AMIA network leader in addition to being rector of Living Faith.

[6] In May 2014, the Diocese of Western Anglicans elected Andrews to be the second diocesan bishop, succeeding Bill Thompson, who had announced his retirement for June 2014 for health reasons.

[7] In 2016, Andrews joined fellow ACNA Bishops Eric Menees, Mark Zimmerman, Kevin Bond Allen, and Todd Hunter to streamline the ordination process in western U.S. ACNA dioceses, with a joint exam and a joint examining board that would allow clergy ordained under the standards to serve in any participating diocese.

[8] At the provincial level, in 2020 Andrews co-chaired with Alphonza Gadsden an ACNA task force on race, racism and racial reconciliation.

[9] In August 2023, Andrews announced his intention to retire in early 2025, beginning an election process for a new Western Anglicans diocesan bishop.