A. Christian Snyder, III PHD-IP, MDIV

Founder, Acts Ministry Inc (non-profit)

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Founder, Acts PTSDheroes.org 

Founder, Good Samaritan News

Founder, The Hero Days Golf Ministry

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Christian holds a Masters Degree in Divinity;

Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling - Summa Cum Laude,

Liberty University Theological Seminary; completed a Masters in Christian Leadership, a Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling pending matriculation earning a Ph.D. in Ministry Counseling, Northwestern University and Theological Seminary, scholastic dissertation (The Christian Solution to PTSD);

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Northern Arizona University, and holds a Masters Certification in Global Missions and a Masters Certification in Social Media from Liberty University. "Dr C" is not a medical doctor or licensed in any state. Acts is a lay counseling ministry protected by the constitutional separation of church and state. "Dr C" is a Charter President of Rotary International, has been a dedicated philanthropist throughout his professional career.

 

"Acts had been a calling for many years; but like so many of us that get caught up in the challenges of life only to miss the whole purpose of life.  The secret for any person to feel complete is to serve others.  The change from a focus on self to a trained and practice of serving and mentoring others is a powerful awakening and healing for our heroes with post-traumatic stress and virtually any other human condition.

When we replace those painful memory triggers with hope and purpose we bring the healing for our Heroes who suffer from PTSD.  We can teach any Christian PTSD client to become a mentor or lay counselor and bring great purpose for the trauma that would otherwise destroy these great Heroes. The qualification for mentoring anyone with PTSD is when the mentor is also experienced with their own PTSD. My own PTSD experience came 20 years ago from being falsely prosecuted and some bloody battles defending my faith and stopping a gang murder hit on a fellow inmate who was a high profile ex-Olympic runner (see the full story published here on the About page).

The Acts methodology is a long lost ancient New Testament teaching that psychology, religion, medicine, and science has largely missed.  To become completely healed from past trauma, one must become complete.  We must address both the physiological and spiritual components of humanity.  When we deny that our DNA is embedded with a soul that needs to serve, then we become just another self-centered creature. We can become introverted and even narcissistic.  In our own pain, we become useless towards caring about others and we simply cannot feel purpose without serving others. My PTSD clients actually heal me."