title: Changing Pastors: A Resource for Pastoral Transitions
author: Thomas P. Sweetser S.J.
description: <b>Thomas P. Sweetser, S.J.,</b> is a writer, popular conference presenter, and the founder and director of the Milwaukee-based Parish Evaluation Project. He holds a Ph.D. from Chicago Theological Seminary in a program of study combining sociology, theology, and group process.
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  Praise for The Changeover Zone
  
  
  
  
  
  Praise for The Changeover Zone
  
  
  
  
  
  “I love how the change in a church pastor is seen not as an event but as a
  process and from various key perspectives. This will be a valuable tool for my
  coaching with pastors and churches who are entering a season of transition.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Ken Willard, leadership coach, certified church consultant, and author, Time
  Management for the Christian Leader
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  “When our church learned that both long-tenured pastors were leaving at the
  same, we knew we needed expert help. Jim Ozier led our leaders in a workshop
  based on The Changeover Zone to prepare us for this scary change. In this book
  the authors use sound biblical footing to show you what to do and how to do it
  as you go through a pastoral change.”
  
  
  
  
  
  —Cheryl Lee, SPPR Chairman, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Suffolk, VA
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  “As a pastor following a long-tenured founding pastor, I implemented the
  authors’ simple yet brilliant applications, and 