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investigation revealed that the lay people from the NPCs have their own way of expressing their ideas about the role and social presence in Guatemalan society.\u000AAmong the interviewees were leaders of family groups, worship leaders, deacons and some people who were responsible for some church projects. Their ages fluctuated between nineteen to fifty years of age. They were not chosen because of their age but because they were lay people. The average age of the interviewees was between thirty and forty. Although these churches attract, and have a good group of young people as can be observed later, they also have a numerous population of young couples between the ages of twenty-eight and forty. A good number of the interviewees were among this age bracket.\u000AThe Pew Forum study, carried out in ten countries of America, Africa and Asia, affirmed that the average age of members of Pentecostal churches in Guatemala is thirty- six and among Charismatics thirty-seven (Pew Forum on Religion & Public and Life Surveys, 2006a). The opinion poll survey Cid/Gallup with regard to the age of surveyed Evangelicals in 2008 affirmed that 29.5 percent oscillate between zero to thirty years and 29.0 percent oscillate between thirty and more (Cid/ Gallup 2008).\u000AThe educational background of these NPL range between secondary education and university graduates [see the whole picture to the appendix Table 1.3]. According to the Pew Forum, Pentecostals and Charismatics have higher grade of education than the general population (Pew Forum 2006b).\u000ANotes were taken during the interview which were transcribed and coded according to the outline of the interview [See interview form in the appendix]. The names of the pastors, the lay people and observers were coded to maintain their anonymity as can be seen in the tables presented. In spite of some difficulties found along the way the pastors and lay people were open to be interviewed and to share their perspective with the researcher. When they knew what that it was about the lay people expressed themselves freely and were very open and cooperative. Although the sample is small in comparison to the size of the churches the result shows a margin of general differences of opinions given.\u000A35\u000A