Anyone who's packed and unpacked a truckload of house hold belongings-discarding this, squeezing that, scratchling or even breaking the other-knows the truth of the adage. Moving has a way of diminishing us, until by the seventh time we wonder whether any original material is left.

Moving also takes its toll on the intangibles. For the pastor, leaving one congregation for another is a perilat ven-ture. What if the new board turns out to be obstin.se/ What if the family is unhappy? How long will it take to win confidence and beyond that genuine friendship in the new sea of faces? What if finances stumble? What if the new pace of work proves overwhelming?

This book provides timely help for the pastor in transition Eleven specially chosen writers whose ministerial experience ranges from Episcopalian to Nazarene, from Quebec to Cali-fornia, tell of struggles they've faced, misgivings they've weighed, and solutions they've found. Together, their chap-ters provide a game plan to make relocation a positive instead of destructive event.