Ben went to Wheaton College for his undergrad, where he studied Theology. More importantly, he met his wife Karyn there. After graduation Ben and Karyn spent three years in Connecticut. Karyn served as an English teacher; Ben worked as the youth minister in an Episcopal Church. In 2008, Ben and Karyn drove to Vancouver, where he began work on his MDiv at Regent College, while doing an apprenticeship with Artizo. Ben was able to enter into full-time ministry with St. John’s Richmond in 2011 and was ordained a priest in the Anglican Communion on February 5th, 2012. Ben joined The Artizo Institute in 2018 as The Director of Training.