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approaches in singles studies\u2019 (1995: 856). At the same time, Bouma & Atkinson affirm that some subjects are better investigated using the quantitative method while others prefer the qualitative method. In some it is necessary to use both methods (1995: 208). They point out that the qualitative method can be appropriate when the researcher is trying to understand the nature of a person\u2019s experiences: for example, religious conversion, among other elements. According to these authors \u2018It can help us understand what lies behind any phenomenon about which little is known and to gain fresh slants on things about which quite a lot is known\u2019 (1995: 208). The weight of this investigation falls on the qualitative method.\u000A2. Churches studied\u000AFor the present investigation seven NPCs located in Guatemala City were chosen. The churches elected were: Iglesia Cristiana Verbo (Verbo Christian Church ICV), Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala (Christian Fraternity of Guatemala FCG), Iglesia el Shaddai (El Shaddai Church ESH), Iglesia Lluvias de Gracia (Rains of Grace Church LDG), Iglesia la Familia de Dios (the Family of God Church IFD), and Iglesia Visi\u00F3n de Fe (Vision of Faith Church IVF) and Casa de Dios (House of God Church).\u000AThe researcher chose these churches for the following reasons: 1) because within the Guatemalan Evangelical world they are considered as most representative of the Neo- Pentecostal movement; 2) because of their social composition, especially among the middle and upper classes; 3) those churches were the first churches called Neo-Pentecostal and because they still have their founding pastors. As will be seen later, there are differences in NEOP which arose in the 1970s in the United States.\u000AIn the process of the study, the House of God Church was eliminated from the study. The senior pastor did not accept the interview and after a long wait the questionnaire could not be distributed among the laity. Although some members of the pastoral team showed openness to be interviewed and some of them were interviewed, the questionnaire\u000A30\u000A