The Four Types of Fellowship in Christian Athlete Ministries

Over the course of his career, Brad Snellings has founded and led businesses focused on providing services ranging from background screening to financial services. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Brad Snellings lends his support to such organizations as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an international organization headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and is active all over the world. The organization works with organized sports teams at all levels, from youth to professional.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is organized along four different types of ministries. These ministries are called the “Four C’s” and are: coaches, campus, camp, and community.

A coach’s ministry is strictly for Christian coaches and follows the general guideline that Christianity should be at the core of athletic leadership. A campus ministry is certified by the Fellowship and led by student-athletes. Camp ministries are also certified by the fellowship and focus on a specific training experience. Finally, community ministries bring a Christian message to a larger audience through sports.                            

Fellowship of Christian Athletes to Sponsor Spring Trip to Israel

An accomplished sales and marketing executive with over two decades of experience, Brad Snellings recently launched Perimeter Educators Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., a Horace Mann agency based in Atlanta. Outside of his professional activities, Brad Snellings dedicates much of his time to ministry work and supporting organizations like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

In addition to overseeing bible study groups and camp ministries for amateur sports coaches and players, the FCA sponsors a variety of travel opportunities to historic and religiously significant locations around the world. Currently, the FCA is preparing for several upcoming trips, including a spring break excursion to Israel.

The FCA’s trip to the Holy Land will run March 4-13, 2016, and will take travelers on a trek of Israel’s Galilee region, where they will have the opportunity to visit important Biblical sites and experience the rich culture the area has to offer. Those on the tour will also spend time in well-known cities like Bethlehem, Jericho, and Jerusalem.

The cost to join the trip is $1,850, excluding the price of airfare. For more information about upcoming FCA travel opportunities, visit www.fca.org/international/go.

Using Your Golf Handicap on a New Course

Brad Snellings has more than a decade of experience as a business leader. He has excelled as a marketer over the course of his career providing screening services to churches, schools, and youth sports leagues. Outside of work, Brad Snellings enjoys playing golf. He plays with a 15 handicap in the Tampa, Florida, region.

Golfers can obtain their official United States Golf Association (USGA) handicap from their local club or a nearby USGA course. Handicaps are used to level the playing field among golfers of different skill sets. When playing on a course for the first time, players must first learn the slope rating for the specific set of tees to be used. The higher a course’s slope rating, the more difficult the tees. Next, golfers take this slope rating and divide by 113, multiplying that figure by their personal handicap. The resulting number, rounded up to the nearest whole number, is the player’s course handicap.

After a golfer has determined his or her handicap for a new course, the handicap can be applied in the typical fashion. If a player’s handicap for a new course is a 10, for example, he or she can subtract one stroke per hole for the first 10 holes. Players with a handicap exceeding 18 can subtract multiple strokes from as many holes as necessary.