Divine Callings: Understanding the Call to Ministry in Black Pentecostalism

The Church Of God In Christ: History And Context -- Heard A Voice From Heaven Say: Calling Narratives Among Black Pentecostals -- All The World's A Stage: How Congregations Create The Called -- Of Priests And Prophets: The (non-) Value Of Educational Credentialing -- Don't Quit Your Day Job: Redefining Religious Work -- Chew The Meat And Spit Out The Bones: Negotiating Women's Clerical Identity -- Legitimating New Understandings Of Ministry And The Clergy. Richard N. Pitt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.