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On other hand, the emphasis of NPCs on the evil forces as responsible for the poverty, undermine in some way the human responsibility about the social structure of society.\u000A3. Apostolic Christianity\u000AThe presence of miracles and prodigious signs is part of Neo-Pentecostal theology. This emphasis according to Peter Wagner has to do with the power manifested in \u2018The New Apostolic Reformation\u2019. For him the \u2018Apostolic connotes a strong focus on outreach plus a recognition of present-day apostolic ministries\u2019 (2000:14-18).59 The signs and wonders refer to the manifestations of the Spirit.\u000AThis emphasis is aligned to the \u2018new apostolic movement\u2019 to which the majority of the Guatemalan NPCs belong.60 The Neo-Pentecostal movement believes that they have the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit which is manifested in healing, liberation of spirits, spiritual warfare, prophecy, being slain in the Spirit, spiritual mapping, prophetic acts, fervent intercession, among others (Wagner 2000:14-18). In contrast with the Pentecostals, they do not place much emphasis on the baptism of the Spirit and speaking in tongues, but rather in the anointing of the Spirit for diverse manifestations.\u000AThe move of the Spirit is not only a distinctive but also an essential part of the Neo- Pentecostal movement. Sik Hong shows that the same feature exist in Argentinean NEOP. He says \u2018It is possible to observe in the centre of the Charismatic Movement the conviction that all of the signs, gifts and spiritual manifestations of the New Testament are prevailing in the contemporary church\u2019 (2001:37). This apostolic reformation refers to a return to the first years of the church. In the centre is the restoration of the five ministries named by St. Paul in the Ephesian epistle \u2018he gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be\u000A59 Peter Wagner gives this movement a new name, \u2018the new apostolic reformation\u2019. The characteristics are the following: a new name, a new authority structure, a new way of training leaders, a new ministry focus, a new worship style, new prayer forms, new finances, a new transcultural vision and a new orientation of power. (2000:14-18).\u000A60 In October 2000 the World Congress for Revival was held in Guatemala City. The central theme was the apostolic ministry. At the end of the congress, in a concentration in the National Mateo Flores football stadium the most important pastors of the Neo-Pentecostal movement were acknowledged to be apostles.\u000A 103\u000A