Ben Armacost is the founder of the AIM Trainers network and is passionate about multiplying the Kingdom of God by fulfilling the Great Commission.

Born and raised on a dairy farm in Maryland, he was raised in a Christian home. At age 13, Jesus became more than a name to him, and he asked Him to be his Lord and Savior. One year later he sensed God's call to the ministry.

In 1980, Ben attended Messiah College and majored in Christian Education. He met Judy, daughter of missionaries from Zaire (Belgian Congo) Africa, and two years later were married at the campus chapel. After graduation, they served as volunteers in Zaire for one year assisting the missionaries in various roles. Ben's most significant contribution was the construction of an MAF airstrip to provide air transportation to a remote mission station.

Ben received his M.Div. degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1990. They moved to Brattleboro, Vermont and planted a church. It was during this time that Ben and Judy developed a burden to reach people who have never heard the gospel before.

In 1995, they were appointed to Australia with the IMB and have served in Tasmania since January 1996. Working under the Baptist Union of Tasmania, they planted churches and provided leadership in the denomination.

Ben began studying the phenomenon of church planting movements in late 1999 and began employing these principles in the work in Tasmania. Ben and Judy were trained as Strategy Coordinators in Singapore in 2006. Inspired by the extraordinary success of T4T, and wondering if such a method would work in Australia's secular milieu, Ben began to develop low-cost, high-accountability methods of making disciples, developing leaders, and starting churches.

In May 2010, Ben completed his D.Min. studies at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He enjoys a host of hobbies including spearfishing, beekeeping, photography, astronomy, and electronics.

The Armacosts are the proud parents of three grown children and two beloved grandchildren. Tim (25) is married to Christina and lives in in Pennsylvania with their children James and Emily. Josh (24) is in his third year of the M.Div. program at Southeastern Seminary. Joy (19) is married to Jonathan White, and both are students at California Baptist University.