Ben Folman

Ben Folman serves as the Assimilation & Administration Pastor at the Arvada Vineyard, since 2017. In this role he serves our pastors and staff through strategy development, organizational management, and helping our team be successful at what they do. Prior to this role, Ben served as lead pastor of the Westminster Vineyard and the Salida Vineyard; he got his start at the Duluth Vineyard and served as their associate pastor in the 2000s.

Having served in just about every capacity in a church over the course of two decades, Ben brings a great strength to the team, much to his delight. His inner drive for organization and excellence translates into enhancing the success and professionalism of our pastors in their roles. He also cares deeply about seeing people formed into the likeness of Jesus, and so enjoys mentoring, teaching and preaching.

Ben joined the Army Reserves after high school then attended the University of Minnesota–Duluth as an elementary education major until he sensed God’s call into ministry at age 20. He later pursued ministry training through Vineyard Leadership Institute, his local church, and as many books as he could get his hands on—and has been doing pastoral ministry his entire adult life. He married his wonderful wife, Jenny, in 2002 and has three amazing children, Sophie, Caleb and Owen. Outside of ministry, you will find him running mountain trails any chance he gets and exploring the outdoors with his family.