If It Ain't Broke, Break It: A Spiritual Guide Through the Process of Transition

"The only thing that is constant is change," the Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said.

Change is not only essential; it is inevitable. It will happen, whether we like it or not. While change is what happens around us, Dr. Chris Bowen writes, transition is what happens in us as we respond to that change.

Writing with transparency and insight, Dr. Bowen tells the story of his own transition from a successful pastor to a sought-after entrepreneur and transitional leader. Throughout, he weaves principles he learned--sometimes the hard way--as he sought to reconcile the stirrings he was feeling in his heart with the success and fulfillment he was experiencing in his career and ministry.

Ultimately, his journey led him to find and prepare a successor, put in place an exit plan and take a leap of faith that would launch him into his destiny and change his life forever. Dr. Bowen challenges readers to evaluate their lives and take big risks, but he also provides them with a practical roadmap for achieving their dreams as they pursue their deepest passions.

DR. CHRIS BOWEN is Founder of Living Faith Tabernacles. Born and raised in South Charleston, Ohio, he moved to Atlanta after graduating high school to attend Beulah Heights University, where he received his Bachelor's degree in 1987. In 1990, Pastor Chris founded Living Faith Tabernacle in a small hotel room with 15 members. The ministry has grown at a phenomenal rate and after the seventh building project, the sanctuary on Old Dixie Highway in Forest Park, Georgia now seats 1,300 people. Dr. Bowen continued his education, receiving his Master's degree in Leadership Development at Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and his Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Oral Roberts University in April 2011. The author of many books, Dr. Bowen is a full time professor at Beulah Heights University, where he instructs both Success for Life and Marriage and Family classes. He is the Director of Dream Releaser Coaching, a motivational speaker, and travels and speaks internationally. In addition to operating in leadership of ministries, he is also a business owner and entrepreneur. Dr. Bowen resides in Jonesboro, Georgia, with his wife, Kathy. He is the proud father of two sons, and is a first time grandfather.