A book and study guide to understanding how Episcopal Church and churches in the Anglican Communion may stay together in the midst of division over same-sex marriage. Jon Meacham speaks about the Unity in Mission work in this 2012 article in Time magazine following General Convention that year: content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,2119924,00.html In order to lead through General Convention 2015 and beyond, we need a solution that respects our catholicity (which is a word that describes our diversity) and allows all people to act in accordance with their faith regarding issues of human sexuality; "for whatever does not proceed from faith is sin" (Romans 14:23).  This is the work of this book: to lay before you a means by which people of differing views (while holding a different view on sexuality out of their own faith and reading of scripture) may choose unity for the mission of God in Jesus Christ first and foremost. I am seeking in this short text to answer the questions: How do people with differing views on sexuality, the blessing of same-sex relationships, and marriage stay together for the sake of the Gospel? How is it that we are able to remain one church?  UNITY IN MISSION seeks to plumb the depths of this conversation and offer a way forward for the sake of the Gospel. Using tradition, history, and scripture to capture a vision of a greater purpose than division for God's people. In 2010 The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle met Secretary James A. Baker III for a conversation at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Doyle and Baker agreed to think out possible diplomatic solutions to the crisis. Unity in Missio n is the paper which guided the "Texas Solution" through deep divisions. The stakes were enormous at a time of declining membership, seceding parishes and battles over property and endowments, the schismatic skirmishes over sexuality threatened to destroy the church. Unity in Mission was and remains the most practical approach to address those matters where progress is possible, irresolvable issues continue, and mutual respect on differing opinions remains. Unity in Mission offers no absolute edict but offers a path to the table where a conciliatory spirit can unite people across the Anglican Communion or in the local diocese or pairs to stay together for the sake of mission. The real work of unity is always through relationships. This book can help have those difficult conversations an refocus our attention from the things that divide us to the mission of Jesus Christ. The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, summarizes his autobiography in six words: "Met Jesus on pilgrimage; still walking." He is author of Unabashedly Episcopalian, Orgullosamente Episcopal, Church, and Generous Community. He and his wife JoAnne live in Houston with their daughters.