I’m pretty sure that IHOP believes that the command for praise and worship and prayer was never rescinded. Now that might be ok if they treated their staff and students well and did not manipulate and control them and paid them a good wage. As was done to the people in King Davids time.

They think they are on the cutting edge, there is an elitism feel to it. Prayer and meditating on scriptures is taught and practiced very well. I think prayer and teachings on prayer as well as meditating on scriptures is something like 80% of the courses they run. Most of that is positive in my opinion. Its also very seductive and its easier to get caught up in the movement when you see most of what you experience seems biblical and pleasing to God.

The other 20% is teachings on revelation and end times which is more controversial. I couldn’t say how much of what they say is true because it has not yet come to pass.