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God has to manifest itself in all of life and in every aspect of human culture. He says that if a believer wants to apply the principles of biblical laws in his life it is possible to transform society now. This biblical point of view shows why some of the members of these churches get immersed in education, in commerce and in politics. The majority of the NPL are occupied in their own businesses and interests. The survey applied to the NPL and the professionals shows this tendency.\u000ACaballeros notes that from a biblical perspective the ministry of the church \u2018does not distinguish between spiritual and physical work\u2019. He affirms that in reality there is only one ministry which serves man\u2019s needs from a holistic point of view (1999: 193). He considers that these aspects should not be unconnected. In his book El Evangelio Transformador de Jesucristo he describes the change that it is hoped will emerge as a result of salvation and a religious revival. He says, \u2018when I mention the word change, I am not using the word in a spiritual or religious connotation but rather in extremely practical terms. I am referring to a change which brings with it improvement in situations of economic, social, political and cultural underdevelopment which the continent is experimenting\u2019 (Caballeros 2002: 124).\u000Ab. Social programmes\u000AHistoric churches have always introduced health and education projects alongside evangelism. A good number of Latin American Evangelical churches have creative projects which benefit the community.99 According to the information collected, the majority of NPCs have started some sort of programme of social aid, or activities directed towards low income people, prisoners or the hospitalized. There appears to be more interest in social aid from the Neo-Pentecostal churches in the middle and higher classes.\u000AThe FCG church has some permanent programmes such as a medical clinic, a\u000Alaboratory for clinical analyses, medical clinics in the city as well as in the interior of the\u000A99 Yamamori, Padilla and Rake have led some workshops about holistic mission among pastors and they have studied some cases of holistic projects from local churches in Latin American. See their book Servir con los Pobres en Am\u00E9rica Latina Modelos de ministerio integral (1997).\u000A188\u000A