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Jim September 20th, 2008
Jim has a Masters of Divinity degree in a box beneath his bed. In his former life he was a successful Senior Pastor. That was before he walked out on institutional church and organized religion to find out what was real about his relationship with God. Since 2006 he has been chronicling his journey beginning with Divine Nobodies: Shedding Religion to Find God (and the unlikely people who help you), and then Wide Open Spaces: Beyond Paint-by-Number Christianity. His newest book, Being Jesus in Nashville, will be available in February 2012.
It makes Jim nervous to be referred to as a widely acclaimed author, but that’s better than the most recent label pinned on him, heretic. In a nutshell, Jim is an ordinary guy who likes people. He is a recovering codependent and a social media junkie who champions the idea that religion doesn’t have to divide people but can empower humankind for courageously creating a world that works for everyone. Perhaps Jim cares deeply about people because of his own troubled childhood and personal suffering.
After leaving church ministry Jim led a non-profit agency for at-risk kids, and later served as the U.S. Director of Education for International Justice Mission, an international human rights organization based in Washington, D.C. These days in addition to writing, Jim does personal coaching, leads shedding religion retreats and workshops, hosts a weekly national Divine Nobody Call, and promotes the Occupy Religion message and movement.
Jim lives in Nashville. You can find Jim at divinenobodies.com, Facebook, and Twitter or out running a trail somewhere.
As a writer – you can find out more about his books here.
As a connector – here’s one way you can connect with Jim and others on the journey.
As a social media junkie – he’s mostly on Twitter and Facebook.
As a transformation coach – here’s what that means.
I’m a speaker – contact Jim at nobody.jimpalmer@gmail.com
He’s Jessica’s dad
And an endurance athlete.
You can contact me by email at: nobody.jimpalmer@gmail.com
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