This Introduction lays the theoretical and methodological foundation for this work through seven theses, each of which explores how Pentecostals shape the Nigerian social context through continuous actions of their faith, the instability of the social order and the systems of meaning they seek to inscribe, the social implications of their will to power, and the various understanding of power. Through an engagement with performance studies scholars and Pentecostal studies, this chapter establishes the historical and social contexts that have driven the Pentecostal desire for power.