I received a backchannel question about him too. I don't really know anything. A quick Google search doesn't make him look very good. So why are the Orthodox talking with him?
"So why are the Orthodox talking with him?"
No idea. The last time we had any real discussions with the Anglicans, we got mugged.
I googled Dyer, and he is indeed the bishop I banged heads with back in the early/mid 80s at the diocesan convention in Bethlehem, PA.
I wanted to present a resolution affirming the church's position that homosexual behavior was sinful, no more or less so that other sexual sins, i.e. adultery & fornication, but a sin nevertheless.
To make a long story short, Dyer tried to convince me that while the homosexual community was making a lot of noise, no one took them seriously. In fact, he pointed to Bishop Spong as an example of an outcast within the denomination. I wasn't buying his line, but still managed to miss my opportuniy to present the resolution. (In all honesty, that was probably more my fault than his, but that's another story.)
The whole episode did provide valuable insight into the bishop's mind as well as the incentive to look elsewhere for spiritual nourishment.
The small parish I was in at the time, a Jesus loving, Bible preaching, God fearing, Spirit filled vibrant community is now closing its doors.
PS Then there was the time we decided to have a tent revival --- outside, with tent. The rest of the diocese was just about apoplectic! (GRIN!!)
Come to think of it, I'm surprised that little parish survived as long as it did!