Palmer Chinchen

Palmer Chinchen is an author, speaker, and pastor. His new book TURE RELIGION: Taking pieces of heaven to places of Hell on Earth is changing the way people think about spiritual transformation. Palmer grew up deep in the deep Sappo jungle of Liberia West Africa where the only way in and out was by prop plane. After graduating from Biola University, with a BA and MA in Intercultural Studies, he earned a PhD in Educational Studies from Trinity International University in Illinois.

A rising voice in the missional movement, Palmer is a relevant and engaging writer and communicator who draws on his years of experience in Africa to pull listeners and readers into the fabric of his message: Give your life away to change this world and God will change you.

Justice is a significant passion for Palmer, who regularly travels to places like Haiti, Cuba and Africa to help bring healing to a broken world.

Today Palmer serves as the Lead Pastor of The Grove, an innovative gathering of believers who seek to make God famous in Arizona and around the globe. On a random Sunday called "Barefoot Sunday" the people of the Grove walked to their cars barefoot, (on a 100+ degree day) leaving a massive container full of shoes to ship overseas.