The election of a woman as Presiding Bishop comes at a critical time in the life of the Church of England, as it has approved the initial steps to the issue of female bishops at General Synod this summer. We recall the sentiments of the Archbishop of Canterbury in a different context to the appointment of Jeffrey John to the See of Reading when he said: "There is an obvious problem in the consecration of a bishop whose ministry will not be readily received by a significant proportion of Christians in England and elsewhere." The office of the Presiding Bishop is a symbol and principal instrument of unity in The Episcopal Church. By the election of a woman to that office, dioceses and congregations that cannot in conscience receive her ministry are placed in an increasingly impaired relationship with the larger church in this country, which is not of their own choosing. Her election is naturally seen as a further imposition of the will of the majority on the three dioceses which are regarded as non-compliant and obstructions to progress, rather than honored partners in ministry. If the Diocese of Fort Worth and the dioceses of The Episcopal Church which have accepted the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopate are to live together in accordance with Resolution III.2 of the Lambeth Conference 1998, there needs to be a way forward which acknowledges the difficulties created by the election of a woman as Presiding Bishop. We look to the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury for a solution to our dilemma, which will allow Resolution III.2 to have effect in The Episcopal Church and which will permanently allow this diocese that distinct theological integrity which Lambeth 1998 has assured to us, and which other Anglican dioceses and provinces presently enjoy. We realize that the Archbishop of Canterbury has a limited sphere in which to maneuver. We do not seek the impossible. We ask for some pastoral strategy whereby we might come under his primatial oversight and pastoral care (or that of