Theologically, the adherents of the Pentecostal movement unite around an emphasis upon the experience of the Holy Spirit in the life of the individual believer and in the fellowship of the church. The Pentecostal does not normally care to distinguish himself from evangelical believers in the fundamentals of the Christian faith—he is, by choice, “fundamental” in doctrine.2 But the Pentecostal finds his distinct raison d’être in what for him is crucial: his faith in the supernatural, extraordinary,