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the person as well as at the level of church and communal life within the protected enclaves of the believers\u2019 (Martin 2002: 74-75).\u000AThis amalgam of social capital could constitute next alongside the other Evangelical lay people a movement for social change that is to say, the change does not necessarily have to come from above. The social change could push from the grass root instead from the politician class. These churches can have power to call together people that the parties or unions do not have. In the history of Protestantism the laity has had an essential role in its development and expansion. They have a sense of militancy which comes from the Protestant Reformation which rescued the Biblical principle of the \u2018priesthood\u2019 of all believers. Although the social role of the NPL is incipient, and despite not having an articulated theology of social responsibility, they are contributing as members of civil society in their respective spheres of influence, and could in the future cooperate in the search for social transformation favouring the country.\u000A3. Warnings and challenges for Neo-Pentecostal churches\u000Aa. The challenge for Neo-Pentecostal pastors\u000AIn the analysis it was noted that similarities and differences of opinion exist among pastors and laity regarding their understanding of their role and social presence. First, the way NPL think and live out their faith depends to a great degree on the teachings of their pastors. Their relationship to the world also depends on those teachings. In general, they follow the way that their pastors think. Secondly, at the same time the analysis shows that the opinion and position of the laity differs somewhat from the opinion of their pastors in certain social topics. The laity appear a little bit more open to discussion and to facing social-political problems of the country. But, the openness of the NPL could be neutralized by the conservative posture which the majority of the pastors display with regard to social problems.\u000A347\u000A