Ben has been the Teaching Pastor at Valley Bible Church since 2005. He has served three churches in Idaho and had a concurrent career as Navy Reserve Chaplain, retiring in 2015. Ben and his wife, Tara, have six children and ten grandchildren. Dr. Orchard holds degrees from Idaho State University (B.Mus), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M), and Western Seminary (D.Min). In addition to grandkids, Ben enjoys running, swimming, fly fishing, cooking, and drinking good coffee with his wife.