It is a fact of modern life that all professionals, but especially pastors, need to make referrals. Successful referral is generally difficult for the untrained pastor because it involves skills found in those trained for brief psychotherapy. Like therapy, referral has an initial, middle and terminating phase. Success in making referrals is enhanced when the professionals involved know each other, when there is a positive transference, and when the referral evolves out of a skillful evaluation. In difficult cases the relay technique can help. For ministers, skill at referring is becoming a necessity for professional existence.