Ben Kaempfer

Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest Pastor Ben Kaempfer

Pastor Ben Kaempfer of Downtown Community Church in Tallahassee, Florida joins Philip Cameron for a wide-ranging conversation about what it looks like to live out kingdom values in both the church and the marketplace. Ben leads a congregation of roughly a thousand people that grew organically by serving the poor and marginalized — including a season where he spent time living homeless on the streets of Tallahassee to better understand the people he felt called to reach. "We served the marginalized and we attracted the young," Ben reflects, describing how Downtown Community Church became a hub for action-oriented faith. The conversation turns to Ben's entrepreneurial life as co-owner of Register Meats, a smoked pork sausage company now stocked in approximately a thousand grocery stores — including Publix, Walmart, and Sam's Club — across the Southeast. Ben explains that the company's growth is intentional: profits fuel social entrepreneurship projects such as coding academies designed to empower underserved communities. Ben also shares a powerful pastoral encouragement: "Don't underestimate how much God is honored by your struggle." He uses the analogy of a child making an imperfect Father's Day breakfast to illustrate how God values sincere effort over flawless performance. Discover more at downtowncommunitychurch.com and registermeats.com.