Rick Snyder

Rick Snyder

Global Missions Mobilization Leader

Top 3-5 Responsibilities
Discover people who are interested in learning how they can play a role in missions at TVC; Develop TVC members with pre-field training; Deploy trained missionaries to strategic opportunities on the field

When and how did the Lord save you?
I grew up in a Christian home with parents who loved Jesus deeply. In the home or in church, I regularly learned about God's story of His redemption through Jesus for all people on earth. It was around junior high when I truly saw my sin and my need for Jesus’ blood to cover me. I believed in Jesus at that point knowing that He and He alone had the power to save and reconcile me to God.

When did you come to TVC and what brought you here?
God shaped my heart to have deep compassion for the lost. I began praying for the Lord to send me where the gospel is needed most and allow my life to impact the unreached peoples of the world for the sake of Jesus being worshipped. I was able to be trained in cross-cultural ministry, and at the beginning of 2020, the Lord provided me with a new role in full-time mobilization of the church, specifically in training and equipping laborers to be sent out to places where the gospel is most needed. I joined TVC in 2023 to serve in Global Missions as a mobilizer as the church desires to train and send members to the unreached people groups. It is my joy seeing people follow Jesus and seeing the gospel be launched outward to the least reached people across the earth, so that the nations will worship our King.

Book/Movie/TV Show Recommendation and Why
The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard and Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Emerson Coleman. Both focus on Spiritual Formation by looking to Jesus - imitating His life and teaching - to live a full life.

TED Talk Subject & Why
I would talk about the importance of having crucial conversations with people and how to do it. Everyone can and should grow in relating well with others!

Childhood Dream Job
I always wanted to have a job where I could travel the world to learn about people and see every place.

Fictional Character Friend & Why
A detective of some sort because I love to read mysteries - perhaps Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot.

Favorite Hobby
Running and reading