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within the framework of the values of the Kingdom of God and be careful that their missionary vision is not trapped in an entrepreneurial scheme of the globalized world. The influence of the global market is a threat to the nature of the church and the sense of community. NPCs and the rest of evangelicals have to face the challenge of globalization and market demands which prefer \u2018a uniform, homogenised world culture with as few inconvenient particularities as possible\u2019 (Cox in Dempster1999: 393). Otherwise the life and mission of the church runs the risk of being tied to the economic system of the moment.\u000AOn the other hand, it is necessary to say that some NPLs have worked in positions in the government and in private enterprise, with little social relevance. They have been mostly occupied with their own political interests, and some have succumbed to the temptation of power. Some of the NPPs thought that they were going to change the world, but they weren\u2019t able to face the corruption and they did not contribute to change the prevalent unequal society (they do not have a solid theological and ethical foundation to do so). In spite of the failures of NPPs in the past, they think that politics is a means to promote the changes that the country needs. This affirmation does not necessarily mean that they have the political proposals to enable the needed changes. If these NPLs are going to make a social impact in their respective spheres of action, training in Christian character and thinking, and in social ethics, needs to be strengthened. Also, the NPPS need to be aware of the pressures of the neo-liberal system, and that they are exposed to the temptation of the ecclesiastical cooperativeness.\u000Ad. The danger of independence\u000AThe sense of autonomy of the NPCs is part of their strength which has allowed them to develop a vision, strategy and missionary outreach outside of traditional and denominational historic structures. At the same time, this autonomy could affect the development of the social capital that they generate. They tend to be very independent\u000A350\u000A