Dr. Rob Reimer’s SOUL CARE Conference in Altoona, PA (29-31th of January, 2026) was a deep dive into healing the soul, culminating in a live deliverance (exorcism) with people manifesting, screaming, and being set free from the demonic. Dr. Reimer’s teaching hit hard. He has a professorial style of instruction, with deep knowledge of the topics, as one would expect from his doctorate and the fact that he has authored more than 7 books. Reimer focuses on a confessional lifestyle in which secrets and lies are brought into the light. The Bible says that in the light there is no darkness. My family and I walked away with a deeper understanding of how strongholds—fueled by shame and family secrets—take root. Inspired by Matthew 17:21, Reimer said he occasionally takes time for prayer and fasting, and it is in these times when he has made the most advancements in his own life – both professionally and personally. Just as Christ withdrew occasionally, these times ensure those roots never take hold again. In Matthew 17:21, Christ identifies that some strongholds can be removed only through prayer and fasting. In scripture, it says, “However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.” Praying and fasting for Dr. Reimer includes taking time away from others, like Christ did, every few weeks to be alone with his bible and the Lord.
It became apparent at the conference that most of life’s problems stem from unforgiveness. Dr. Reimer discussed the parable of the unrepentant servant found in Matthew 18:21–35. In this parable told by Jesus, A king (assumed to be Jesus, so I will capitalize these statements in this paragraph since they clearly refer to Him) decides to settle accounts with His servants. He finds one man who owes him 10,000 talents. This is equivalent to around 200,000 years of salary, a figure that no person could repay in one lifetime. This amount is equivalent to around a trillion dollars in today’s currency. Since the man can’t pay, the King orders the debtor and his family to be sold into slavery. The servant falls on his knees, begging for patience. Moved by compassion, the King does something radical: He cancels the entire debt. The same servant walks out and immediately finds a fellow servant who owes him 100 denarii (about three months’ wages). It’s a real amount of money, but so small compared to what he was just forgiven. The man with the forgiven debt grabs the man who owes him the small amount of money by the throat and demands payment. Even though the fellow servant uses the exact same plea for mercy, the first servant refuses and has him thrown into debtors’ prison. When the King hears that the man with the large forgiven debt refused to forgive a person with a very small debt, the King is furious! He calls the servant back and says, “Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” Then, the King hands him over to the jailers to be tortured until he can pay back everything he originally owed. This appears to represent being handed over to the tormenters – or demons – tying unforgiveness towards others and having demons in yourself.
Methodological considerations
Here are some practical takeaways I took from the conference. At the conference, I learned the importance of mapping out your sin patterns. You have to consider your sin and ask about your family’s sin, too; (if they are not alive, ask the Holy Spirit). You identify these patterns and break them through repentance.
For the first topic, family sin patterns, it is fairly cut-and-dry. These are the dark secrets held in a family line. Abuse, neglect, protecting someone from punishment, or keeping a family secret locked behind closed doors of emotion. This family sin pattern, which Dr. Reimer described in his life, was lust. He had to listen to God early on and confess to his wife that he, too, struggled with this sin pattern. He described this as really tough to say to his wife, and he wrestled with God over telling her, but he felt the Lord wanted him to share it with her, so he did. As you might imagine, it was initially embarrassing to talk about, but he learned quickly that he was set free by vocalizing this sin pattern; spotting it early in his life, he has been able to not be in shame and guilt and keep his marriage pure.
For personal sin patterns, they are also fairly obvious too – like the family sin patterns. This is any area of sin in your life that we grant access to continue to thrive. They follow a pattern of doing and asking Jesus for forgiveness. They seem to cycle on and on without stopping. In the conference, Dr. Reimer said, we have to talk about these sins. Confess them openly. By doing that, we remove the grip of this sin pattern. When we bring this sin into the light it’s not so unique. When we remain silent about our sin and do not confess it to others, it leads to shame, and when we are in shame, we face condemnation, which is disproportionate to Jesus’s free gift of salvation, hope, and peace. In Jesus, there is no shame. Shame is ungodly. God sets us free from condemnation because in Christ Jesus, there is no condemnation. Reimer said, “Your desire to look good can keep you from the supernational.” So, in line with this statement, he said it was incredibly important to share your sins with a friend to confess. This process of confession is letting this sin out in the open and shedding light on any dark area.
Conclusion
The SOUL CARE Conference in Altoona served as a reminder that spiritual freedom requires a disciplined pursuit of Jesus and His Biblical Truths. Dr. Rob Reimer is a master of the subject matter from both academic and pastoral perspectives. Reimer offered an experience-based roadmap for dismantling the strongholds that silence many Christians from living the “best life ever.” By witnessing the reality of a live deliverance and the breaking of demonic strongholds, it became super clear that the “open, honest, and confessional” perspective Reimer emphasizes is the only real pathway to living a full life in Christ Jesus.
The most striking takeaway from the conference was the clear connection between unforgiveness and demonic torment. The Parable of the Unrepentant Servant clearly explains the connection between harboring a simple grudge and being handed over to the tormentors – the demons. Clearly, this is not Dr. Reimer’s teaching but that of Christ’s, and it is a vital survival skill that should be practiced.
The practical methodology Reimer provided, and the way to map out family and personal sin patterns, offer a tangible way to close any doors we have inadvertently left open to the demonic. By identifying the specific areas of sin in our lives, i.e., lust, abuse, or secrecy, we can apply the Blood of Jesus Christ to these specific areas and totally close out the demonic. At the conference, I was also reminded of the importance of incorporating a regular withdrawal into prayer and fasting to deepen my connection with the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, the conference taught the other attendees that our desire to “look good” is a stronghold of sorts to consider. It can keep us from accessing the higher authority in Christ Jesus, so we need to start looking “bad” and confess our mistakes today!
To learn more about Dr. Reimer’s deliverance (exorcism) prayer, click on this link: Seated in Heavenly Realms: Witnessing the Authority of Dr. Rob Reimer’s Deliverance Prayer in Altoona, PA – Thad Dachille.net.
