A. Christian V. Snyder III, PHD-IP, MDIV
CEO, Acts Ministry Inc 

Founder, Acts Ministry Inc 
Founder, PTSDheroes.org and Good Samaritan News (GSN)
Founder, The Hero Golf Tour and Hero Days 

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 and Psychology, Northwestern University and Theological Seminary, earning a 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 therapist with reliance on many years of successfully mentoring and counseling the most difficult cases of human trials. Acts Ministry is a counseling & mentoring ministry that is in co-operation with but reaches beyond current psychotherapies and psychiatric treatments. 
Christian is a past Charter President of Rotary International and a dedicated philanthropist throughout his professional career. He has dedicated his life to funding and servicing this absolute solution to every human trial. 

“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 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 healing to our Heroes who suffer from PTSD.  We can teach any Christian PTSD client to become a Discliper/Mentor 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. Our true credentials for mentoring others begin with our own trials. My own trauma came from being falsely prosecuted and under extreme duress forced to plead guilty to business and professions code violations. The Lord knew that I would never voluntarily walk away from my “successful business” and by His loving hand, He stripped me of all worldly possessions, even my wife and son. And like so many times in Biblical history, He even changed my name to “Christian” through a messenger that was not even a believer! He knew exactly how to change my name and my heart. I needed to feel the similar persecution and imprisonment as our beloved Apostles. I needed to feel what it is like to be falsely accused as with our Lord and precious Saviour. I bled and nearly died in prison when I fought to stop a gang murder hit on a fellow inmate. My false imprisonment became my first true ministry where such empirical wisdom could never be achieved in our “free society” where Christianity has become greatly lukewarm and disobedient to The Great Commission. 

The Lord gave me this Acts Ministry vision  24 years ago when I was thrown in jail, beaten and bleeding with a ruptured eardrum, cracked ribs, teeth knocked out, and after many hours of praying on a concrete floor, I was finally shackled and taken to their “hospital room” where the Lord saved me again. As a Type 1 diabetic, those years of pain and sickness due to a prison system’s refusal of proper medical treatment were all necessary (James 1:2-4) for the Lord to fully break my prideful spirit of independence, and lead me into seminary where I created this powerful and successful healing methodology. The Acts mentoring/discipleship solution to every human trial is a long-lost ancient New Testament teaching that psychology, religion, medicine, and science have largely missed. To completely heal from past trauma, fears, anxiety, anger, addictions, divorce, resentment, grief, and every human emotional weakness; we must discover God’s purpose in life’s trials. We must embrace 2 Corinthians 5:17 to 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.”