Divine callings [electronic resource] : understanding the call to ministry in Black Pentecostalism / Richard N. Pitt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Church of God in Christ: pentecostal history, doctrine and polity -- "Heard a voice from heaven say": calling narratives among Black Pentecostals -- "All the world's a stage": how congregations create the called -- "A stutter and a stick": 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.

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