Heart of a Man
Mid-Atlantic Men's Conference

April 18th - 19th 2008
Friday Night and Saturday Morning

Location - Liberty Reformed, PCA Church 11301 Liberty Road Owings Mills, MD 21117

Guest Speaker: Former NFL Player Ray Sydnor (See Bio Below)

Cost is $35 in advance - $45 at the door
Students $15 discount

Contact Liberty Reformed, PCA Church Office @ 410-655-5466 or
office@libertyreformed.org for more details or to register or go to

http://www.heartofamanconference.com/

 

Ezekiel 36:26 - I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Sponsored by Covenant of Grace, PCA & Liberty Reformed, PCA

 

Heart of a Man Conference Speaker Bio:

Ray Sydnor

Born in Baltimore, MD in 1958, Ray grew up in Baltimore, City with his four sisters and parents, John and Eva Sydnor. A graduate of Northwestern High School, Ray lettered for three years in football and two years in basketball. He graduated as a High School All-American football and basketball player and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a full scholarship to play football. There he played football for all four years and basketball for three. During his senior year, he was selected as All-Big TEN Tight End and was subsequently drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He later was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles and was a member of their Super Bowl team in 1980.

Ray began to use drugs in high school at parties and with friends to build his self-confidence. At first it was a recreational habit, but as time went on he became more and more dependant on drugs as a social and mental crutch. In college, although playing outstanding football and basketball competitively, his life began to become complicated by his gradual addiction. After college graduation, in the NFL, Ray continued his drug abuse until finally it destroyed both his drive and initiative. As a result he was cut from the Eagles. Ray thought he could handle life, but his need for drugs ruined his football career and later stole years of his life. For 19 years, Ray was addicted to crack cocaine. After watching his life leave a trail of destruction and hurt, Ray began his recovery from addiction to crack cocaine in 1998.

Ray is currently a national speaker for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) "One Way 2 Play" Drug Free Program. Through his talks he is impacting thousands of young people challenging them to think about their life choices and to remain drug and alcohol free. He is using his life to tell youth about the dangers of drug abuse and to help them make smart decisions. He is currently Youth Pastor for Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries (which averages about 7,500 each Sunday) in Baltimore, Maryland. He formerly was the FCA Director in Baltimore City and is recognized as an outstanding communicator, who works well with local FCA Field Staff. Ray has spoken to National Football League teams such as the Cincinnati Bengals, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans.