Your emotions aren't the enemy — your lack of control over them is. Ed Snyder equips leaders, organizations, and churches with the tools to stop reacting and start leading.
🛡️ Irving PD ChaplainCertified since 1993 · Crisis Intervention · CISM · Trauma-Informed Ministry
Ed Snyder is a pastor, author, speaker, and certified law enforcement chaplain who has spent over three decades working where life gets raw — with first responders, leaders, congregations, and everyday people who are tired of being controlled by their emotions.
As founder of Solid Rock Church in Irving, TX and co-author of Control the Beast with his wife Gayle, Ed's message is simple but convicting: lasting change begins from the inside out. You can't lead others if you can't lead yourself.
He blends biblical truth with emotional intelligence, hard-won experience with practical tools — and he delivers it in a way that sticks.
From corporate boardrooms to churches to first responder agencies — Ed brings transformational content that leaders can immediately apply.
Your biggest leadership liability isn't your strategy or your team — it's your unmanaged emotional world. This keynote exposes the beast within and gives leaders a framework to own their reactions before they destroy their influence.
Specifically designed for managers, supervisors, and team leaders who work with difficult people. Learn to recognize escalation patterns and de-escalate conflict before it costs you your culture, your case, or your career.
Communication skill is common. Real connection is rare. Ed teaches the principles that move people from talking at each other to actually hearing each other — in families, teams, and organizations.
The leaders who change the world are the ones who've changed themselves first. This session challenges audiences to stop chasing position and start building the character that sustains impact over a lifetime.
For churches, faith communities, and ministry leaders — a biblically-grounded look at the intersection of spiritual warfare and emotional intelligence. Understanding both dimensions is essential for lasting transformation.
Ed works with corporations, government agencies, law enforcement, and churches to deliver customized emotional intelligence training built around your specific culture, challenges, and goals.
Ready to bring a message your audience will never forget?
Check AvailabilityInside every person is a "beast" — unchecked emotions that wreck relationships, undermine leadership, and sabotage the life you're trying to build. Control the Beast doesn't coddle you. It confronts you.
Blending biblical insight with real-life application, Ed and Gayle give you the tools to stop being a victim of your own emotional patterns and start living with the integrity and self-mastery that changes everything.
Ed offers multiple pathways for transformation — whether you're looking for personal growth, team training, or organizational development.
The most comprehensive program Ed offers. Built for leaders who are serious about personal transformation. Own your reactions, rebuild your relationships, and lead from a position of genuine strength.
Training for managers and leaders who deal with volatile personalities. Learn to recognize escalation early and respond with confidence, not fear.
Move from surface-level communication to genuine connection. Essential for teams, leaders, and anyone who wants to be understood and actually hear others.
Every episode of the Control the Beast Podcast is a direct conversation about the things that derail good people — anger, pride, fear, unchecked emotion — and what to do about it.
Ed brings the same no-nonsense, biblically-grounded, emotionally intelligent perspective he brings to the stage. No fluff. No performance. Just truth that challenges and equips.
"Ed doesn't just talk about emotional intelligence — he lives it. His training completely changed how I lead my team and how I handle conflict at home. I finally have tools that actually work."
"I've sat through a lot of leadership training. Ed's is different. He gets to the root of what's actually going on inside — and he does it with Scripture, humor, and straight talk. Powerful."
"Our organization brought Ed in for a half-day training. The feedback was overwhelming — people said it was the best professional development they'd experienced. We're booking him again."
Ready to bring a transformational message to your church, organization, or event? Ed is available for keynotes, half-day workshops, full-day training intensives, and multi-session series.