fervor (though many of us know in ourselves that we are not as fervent as we ought to be). But among these distinctives and characteristics one feature stands out above all others: our belief in and valuing of “the baptism in the Holy Spirit.” Such is our commitment to this doctrine and practice that Frank Macchia can write: “I do not think it is an exaggeration to say that this understanding of Spirit baptism has imprinted itself on the Pentecostal psyche as the crown jewel of Pentecostal distinctives.”3