PALMER CHINCHEN, PHD
Author, Speaker, Pastor
Inspiring people everywhere with a message that ignites faith and transforms lives.
AUTHOR
Palmer Chinchen is an author, speaker, pastor...and expatriate. His newest books JUSTICE CALLING: Live Love, Show Compassion, Be Changed and BAREFOOT TRIBE challenge people everywhere to live with purpose and make change for good.
Drawing on his years living and teaching in Africa, Palmer has become a national voice calling for collaboration, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit to change what is not right in this world. The heart of his message is, "Give your life away to change this world and God will change you."
Palmer grew up deep in the Sappo jungle of Liberia, Africa in a bamboo-mat house where the only way in and out was by prop plane. Today he lives in the Phoenix area leading Justice College and The Grove—a deeply missional church with a tribe of 2,000 weekly attendees—while he continues to write, speak and work to inspire others to make right what is wrong in this world.
SPEAKER
A rising voice in the missional movement, Palmer is a sought-after speaker on college campuses and at national conferences, addressing topics such as global development, compassion, justice, and sustainable solutions to extreme poverty.
Through Chaffee Management and as a Compassion International College Speaker, Palmer regularly speaks to thousands of college students. His speaking engagements have included institutions such as Azusa Pacific University, Biola University, Liberty University, Grand Canyon University, Moody Bible Institute, Cedarville University, and Colorado Christian University.
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Palmer Chinchen is the Lead Pastor of The Grove - in Chandler, Arizona. The Grove has grown to be a vibrant, mission-driven community known for its passion for doing justice, showing compassion and making Christ known everywhere. A gathering of Christ-followers living on mission locally and globally, bringing more of heaven to earth.
PASTOR
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
In addition to being an author and pastor, Palmer Chinchen is the President of Justice University, Christian university located on the lush 36 acre Grove campus in Chandler, Arizona. Justice University is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and grants four-year Bachelor of Arts degrees. Palmer also serves as Chancellor of African Bible Colleges, a network of universities across Africa dedicated to equipping Christian leaders for ministry and service. Through his leadership in both institutions, he continues to champion education that inspires faith, justice, and global impact.
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