The Theophostic Prayer Ministry Team of Carlinville Southern helps those who are hurting find peace in the midst of painful situations. We do not offer professional counseling; instead we offer to share God’s mercy, care and compassion with you during times of emotional pain through intentional focused prayer using Theophostic Prayer Ministry Principles.

What is Theophostic® Prayer Ministry?

Theo (God) Phostic (light) is intentional focused prayer that allows Jesus to bring truth to the lies people believe. It provides a way to remove the things that are holding you back from experiencing peace that Christ wants for you.

What does a prayer ministry session involve?

Choosing to:

• Understand the present situation is rarely the true cause of all our ongoing emotional pain.
• Admit what you really feel
• Choose to focus on and the feel pain.
• Connect to where you felt the same pain before.
• Identify what you believe.
• Ask God what is true.

How do I get started?

For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call the church office at 854-2837. You can read more about Theophostic Prayer Ministry at the official Theophostic website www.theophostic.com.

Carlinville Southern greatly appreciates and gives positive testimony to the benefits of Theophostic® Prayer Ministries, but it is not in any way endorsed by, officially connected to, or affiliated with Dr. Ed Smith or Theophostic® Prayer Ministries. In addition, Theophostic® is a trademark of Alathia Ministries, Inc., of Campbellsville , Kentucky and Dr. Ed Smith, its founder and developer, who is the only one who has the right to define it.

Theophostic Prayer Ministry Principles

#1: Our present situation is rarely the true cause of our ongoing emotional pain.

#2: There is a “Dual Mental Process” Going On in Each of Us. When we react negatively to a new experience, it is nearly always because of a prior experience. Our minds are designed to interpret every event with the beliefs we have acquired earlier.

#3: People Can Hold Two or More Opposing Beliefs at the Same Time. People can logically believe the truth and emotionally believe a lie.

#4: Feelings are Important Indicators of Our True Beliefs.

#5: If I Believe a Lie, the Consequences Will Be Much the Same as if It Were True. Our experiential beliefs dictate our emotional response in any given moment.

#6: To Be Free of the Lies We Believe, We Must Own Them Rather Than Deny Them. Freedom requires honestly acknowledging our emotional pain and taking responsibility for its corresponding belief.

#7: Sinful behavior is Often a Vain Attempt to Manage Our Emotional Pain. When our lie based thinking is triggered, our present situation is flooded with emotions from the past. The stronger the emotion, the more it tends to influence our present behavior.

#8: Performance Based Spirituality Is Not True Spirituality. Denial and suppression of emotion is not spiritual, it is merely controlled behavior. True spirituality is experiencing God’s power in us and being able to act appropriately in any present moment, because our minds are at rest as a consequence of what Jesus has done.

#9: When Receive Truth from God in Memories Where We Have Harbored Lie-Based Thoughts, We Can Walk in Effortless Victory in These Areas.

#10: Only an Encounter with the Presence of Jesus Through the Holy Spirit Can Free Us form the Lies We Believe (see John 16:13).

#11: People are in Emotional Bondage Due to Two Basic Factors – Belief and Choice. People tend to make choices based on what they really believe, not on what they wish they believed or say they believe.

#12: The Written Word of God is the Standard for Validating What Occurs in Ministry. (2 Timothy 3:16)

#13: Lie-based Pain Can Only Be Removed as Lies are Replaced with Truth, Whereas the Only Remedy for Sin-based Pain is the Cross of Jesus Christ.

#14: Mind Renewal is a Lifelong Process.