Ben is the Pastor of Community & Member Care at Occoquan Bible Church (Woodbridge, VA). He has a BA from Multnomah Bible College (Portland, OR), an MA from Capital Bible Seminary (Lanham, MD), and a DMin in Applied Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY) where he examined pastoral ministry during the Great Plague of London (1665–1666). The Lord has blessed Ben and his wife Ricki with three children. His hobbies include teaching his children to enjoy the wilderness, and reading church history.