There are at least two other possible solutions. The first is for the CRC to adopt a marketing title which retains the formal title of Reader but adds a descriptive tag which reflects the modern function. A letter has already been sent to the CRC recommending that they consider the appropriateness of a new marketing title and adopt the phrase "Readers - The Church of England's Lay Ministers" within their literature, however there is a difficulty because of the potential confusion with the term "Lay Ministers Of Communion". The second is that the diocese of Oxford has made a unilateral decision to call their Readers, Licensed Lay Ministers (Mihell 1999) and this may be the catalyst for others to follow in their footsteps.

4.14 Future.

Wyatt has raised the question of whether Readers are being failed because of the church's promotion of certain types of non-stipendary ordained ministry. Whilst this was not the thrust of this dissertation a comparison with non-stipendary ministry has been undertaken by Joyce in her thesis on Readers. There are diverging views and approaches to Reader ministry which varies between individuals, parishes and dioceses. In addition there is no evidence to suggest that all Readers or clergy agree on any of the issues I researched. There were however clear indications that the majority of Readers value a distinct lay ministry and do not want to be ordained.