▁the ▁sick . ▁They ▁minister ▁the ▁Word ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁emphas is ▁on ▁walking ▁in ▁faith , ▁a ▁doctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁proph etic ▁sem in ars , ▁the ▁church ▁runs ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁Ministry ▁that ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁all ▁bel ie vers . ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁and ▁controvers y ▁The ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁emphas is ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁by ▁L W CF ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁within ▁Pent ec ost al ▁and ▁char ism atic ▁churches . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁and ▁has ▁created ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ological ▁circles ▁of ▁academ ia . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁critics ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁was ▁Or al ▁Roberts ▁University ▁Professor ▁Charles ▁Far ah , ▁who ▁published ▁From ▁the ▁P inn acle ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁Far ah ▁expressed ▁his ▁dis ill usion ment ▁with ▁the ▁teach ings , ▁which ▁he ▁argued ▁were ▁more ▁about ▁pres umption ▁than ▁faith . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁one ▁of ▁Far ah ' s ▁students , ▁Daniel ▁Ray ▁Mc Con nell , ▁submitted ▁a ▁th esis ▁to ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Or al ▁Roberts ▁University ▁arg uing ▁against ▁E . ▁W . ▁Ken y on , ▁Kenneth ▁H agin ▁and ▁the ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith . ▁ ▁Other ▁critics ▁have ▁included ▁H ank ▁Han eg ra aff , ▁Norman ▁Ge is ler , ▁Dave ▁H unt