The Holy Spirit, Women, and Mission - Hardcover

by Julie C. Ma (Author), Cecil M. Jr. Robeck (Foreword by)

This book examines how Pentecostal and charismatic women develop as leaders, how they actively engage in ministry and mission, and how the Holy Spirit enables them to carry out God's work more effectively. Although the leadership and missional abilities of women are not adequately accepted and acknowledged in the churches, many Pentecostal/charismatic communities have recognized and embraced them. And as the scope of women's ministry has broadened from local contexts to a global one, it has greatly influenced both the church and its missions. Despite still struggling for equal recognition of their service in the gospel, nothing and no one is able to stop the essential work of Spirit-led women in Christian leadership and ministry.

Author Biography

Julie C. Ma is Professor of Missiology and Intercultural Studies at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her publications include When the Spirit Meets the Spirits: Pentecostal Ministry Among the Kankana-ey Tribe in the Philippines (2000). She served as a general council and executive committee member at the Edinburgh 2010 conference.