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The image features a prominent, elegant book or guide cover graphic with a dark blue and gold color scheme over a scenic outdoor background. Top Banner: A dark blue bar across the top displays a gold compass rose logo on the left, alongside the title "NAVIGATING PASTORAL TRANSITIONS" in gold capital letters, with the subtitle "A FIELD GUIDE SERIES FOR CONGREATIONS AND PASTORS" underneath. Title: In the center, the word "PREPARING" is printed in large, bold, white serif capital letters. Below it, flanked by horizontal gold lines, reads "A FIELD GUIDE" in gold. Subtitle & Text: A small decorative gold leaf motif sits directly below the title, followed by three lines of gold text reading: SPIRITUAL PREPARATION. FORMING HOPE. PLANTING FOR WHAT'S NEXT. Secondary Title: Below another thin gold divider line, the phrase "A FIELD GUIDE" is repeated in gold. Background: The background shows a picturesque mountain landscape during sunrise or sunset. A cobblestone or gravel path winds down a grassy, flower-dotted hill toward a valley shrouded in light mist, illuminated by warm sunlight breaking from the right side.

Lorne Bostwick

8/17/2026

This is a combined Field Guide and Manual for Chapter 2 of Navigating Pastoral Transitions

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