Christian Research Institute (CRI) Evaluates TPM

Christian Research Institute (CRI) Evaluates TPM.

Christian Research Institute (CRI) contacted this ministry (Theophostic Ministries) over three years ago with the desire to take an in-depth look at what is taught in the core teaching of Theophostic Prayer Ministry.
Elliot Miller, the chief editor for the CRI Journal did the investigative research. He committed hundreds of hours in dialogue with Dr. Ed Smith the founder of TPM(Theophostic Prayer Ministries).
He also carefully read through the revised 2005 edition of the Basic Training Seminar Manual clarifying with Dr. Ed Smith any troublesome issue that he found.
In addition to all of the above he invested three days in observing Ed Smith do actual ministry with people so that he could witness the process first hand.
Though Mr. Miller and Dr. Smith do not agree theologically on all points, the discussion was a warm and healthy exchange that resulted in Mr. Miller being able to give a knowledgeable report on what this ministry teaches.
" We at TPM appreciate his spirit and willingness to do this.
Also at our request, Mr. Miller provided critique and made many suggestions concerning the 2005 revised edition of the Basic Seminar Manual. We are pleased to point you in the direction of his evaluation even though it is not "glowing" in all respects it does give a fair appraisal of where we are at this time in development ",quotes Dr. Ed Smith.

Synopsis of CRI Evaluation:

"After an exhaustive evaluation, CRI detects nothing unbiblical about the core theory and practice ofTheophostic Prayer Ministry (TPM). The theory is elegant in its profound simplicity, and the anecdotal reports of its effectiveness in practice justify further investigation; nonetheless, much more scientific research needs to be done before even the more modest claims of TPM can be validated, and some of the extravagant claims seem unlikely ever to be established. CRI does have several peripheral concerns about TPM, but we have been favorably impressed by founder Ed Smith's openness to constructive criticism and change. We caution Christians who practice or receive TPM to be discerning about Smith's past teachings on the sin nature, sanctification, and satanic ritual abuse, and to be aware that, despite major improvements, there are still aspects of Smith's teaching on spiritual warfare that CRI does not endorse."

For a full length positional paper written by Elliot Miller editor of CRI Journal: Click Here