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CONCLUSIONS\u000AThe social thought of the Neo-Pentecostal pastors is complex, not uniform and paradoxical. In spite of this tendency, they do not limit salvation to the things of heaven and are connected to this present world. Simultaneously, they generate in their members an expectation that God can act in their lives as well as in the wider world. They motivate them to believe in God for spiritual and social transformation from their particular Neo- Pentecostal theological standpoint.\u000AThe NPS however do not define social action in sociological terms, but in religious categories. They focus their attention on the salvation of the spirit linked to daily living. In other words, most of the NPS do not discuss openly the social problems that Guatemalan society is going through. They seek improvement of life derived from salvation that is not reduced only to the spiritual sphere. Based on this approach, they orient the spiritual life of their membership, and encourage them to participate in their world. Other analysts of NEOP affirm the opposite. Paul Freston affirms that the NPS \u2018are handling several ideas and that they use in a chaotic way as they do not have an integrated theology. Today they emphasize the spiritual warfare, tomorrow education, and the day after tomorrow evangelization and after that discipleship, among others\u2019.115\u000AThe researcher observed that NPS agree with the social responsibility of the church, but they are not investing many resources in social programs. Their aid programmes are more spontaneous and they do not have much infrastructure and economic resources. Aid or social assistance occupies a secondary place. The ESH pastor has given more room for reflection on social issues and development. In practice they give greater attention to evangelism. In one of the analyzed churches the researcher found that the programme of social attendance had been abandoned to give more attention to the numerical growth of the church.\u000A 115 Paul Freston, \u2018Comment chapter IV\u2019 pfreston@calvin.edu 10.02.04\u000A233\u000A