view of one’s initiation into the Pentecostal ecclesial community. For many Pentecostals this initiatory function of Spirit-baptism is usually given a far more important place than the ‘many fillings’ afterward, as evidenced by the fact that in many Pentecostal churches, being ‘Spirit-filled’ with speaking in tongues at some point is usually regarded as one of the necessary criteria for leadership in the church (at least when it comes to the more important positions). The other criterion is, of course,